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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Kaikeyī claims the two boons. Bound by his promise, Daśaratha hears her demands for Bharata’s abhiṣeka and Rāma’s exile, then collapses and pleads

In the sequence: Daśaratha assures her of his love and swears to satisfy her

2.10.17

avalipte na jānāsi tvattaḥ priyataro mama
manujo manujavyāghrād rāmād anyo na vidyate

O proud one, do you not know? No man dearer to me than you exists — none other than Rāma, that tiger among men.

Words: avalipte — O proud, arrogant one; na — not; jānāsi — you know; tvattaḥ — than you; priyataro — dearer; mama — to me; manujo — a man; manujavyāghrād — than the tiger among men; rāmād — than Rāma; anyo — other; na — not; vidyate — exists

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.