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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.33
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
2.10.33
nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāritre kulasyāsya vināśini
kiṃ kṛtaṃ tava rāmeṇa pāpe pāpaṃ mayāpi vā
O cruel one of wicked conduct, destroyer of this family! What wrong has Rāma done you, O sinful woman, or what wrong have I done?
Words: nṛśaṃse — O cruel one; duṣṭacāritre — of wicked conduct; kulasyāsya — of this family; vināśini — O destroyer; kiṃ — what; kṛtaṃ — done; tava — to you; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; pāpe — O sinful woman; pāpaṃ — sin, wrong; mayāpi — or by me; vā — or
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.