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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.23

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

2.10.23

niśācarāṇi bhūtāni gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ
yāni cānyāni bhūtāni jānīyur bhāṣitaṃ tava

the beings that roam by night, the household deities in the homes, and whatever other beings there are — let them know what you have said.

Words: niśācarāṇi — night-roaming; bhūtāni — beings; gṛheṣu — in the houses; gṛhadevatāḥ — the household deities; yāni — which; cānyāni — and other; bhūtāni — beings; jānīyur — let (them) know; bhāṣitaṃ — what is spoken; tava — by you

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.