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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.36

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: he says he could surrender his Kingdom or his life but cannot live without Rāma → he begs Kaikeyī to change her mind and falls toward her feet.

2.10.36

jīvaloko yadā sarvo rāmasyeha guṇastavam
aparādhaṃ kam uddiśya tyakṣyāmīṣṭam ahaṃ sutam

When the whole world of the living here sings the praise of Rāma's virtues, for what offence shall I abandon my beloved son?

Words: jīvaloko — the world of the living; yadā — when; sarvo — all, whole; rāmasyeha — Rāma's, here; guṇastavam — (sings) the praise of virtues; aparādhaṃ — offence; kam — what; uddiśya — pointing to, with reference to; tyakṣyāmīṣṭam — shall I abandon the beloved; ahaṃ — I; sutam — son

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.