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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.32

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 collapses, then revives and asks what Rāma has done to deserve this

2.10.32

cireṇa tu nṛpaḥ saṃjñāṃ pratilabhya suduḥkhitaḥ
kaikeyīm abravīt kruddhaḥ pradahann iva cakṣuṣā

After a long while the king, regaining consciousness, deeply grieved and enraged, spoke to Kaikeyī as if burning her with his gaze:

Words: cireṇa — after a long time; tu — but; nṛpaḥ — the king; saṃjñāṃ — consciousness; pratilabhya — having regained; suduḥkhitaḥ — deeply grieved; kaikeyīm — to Kaikeyī; abravīt — said; kruddhaḥ — enraged; pradahann — burning; iva — as if; cakṣuṣā — with (his) eye

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.