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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.18

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

2.10.18

bhadre hṛdayam apy etad anumṛśśyoddharasva me
etat samīkṣya kaikeyi brūhi yat sādhu manyase

Good lady, search this very heart of mine and draw forth (your wish); considering it, Kaikeyī, tell me what you think is good.

Words: bhadre — good lady; hṛdayam — heart; apy — even; etad — this; anumṛśśyoddharasva — having examined, draw (it) forth; me — of mine; etat — this; samīkṣya — having considered; kaikeyi — O Kaikeyī; brūhi — speak; yat — what; sādhu — good; manyase — you think

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.