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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.19

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

2.10.19

balam ātmani paśyantī na māṃ śaṅkitum arhasi
kariṣyāmi tava prītiṃ sukṛtenāpi te śape

Seeing the power you hold over me, you ought not to doubt me; I will do your pleasure — I swear it to you even by my good deeds.

Words: balam — power, strength; ātmani — over yourself; paśyantī — seeing; na — not; māṃ — me; śaṅkitum — to doubt; arhasi — you ought; kariṣyāmi — I will do; tava — your; prītiṃ — pleasure, satisfaction; sukṛtenāpi — even by (my) good deeds; te — to you; śape — I swear

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.