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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.20

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: Kaikeyī calls the devatās and the world to witness his promise

2.10.20

tena vākyena saṃhṛṣṭā tam abhiprāyam ātmanaḥ
vyājahāra mahāghoram abhyāgatam ivāntakam

Delighted by that speech, she gave voice to her own most terrible intention, like Death itself come near.

Words: tena — by that; vākyena — speech; saṃhṛṣṭā — delighted; tam — that; abhiprāyam — intention; ātmanaḥ — her own; vyājahāra — uttered; mahāghoram — most terrible; abhyāgatam — come near, arrived; ivāntakam — like Death

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.