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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.41

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.

2.10.41

sa bhūmipālo vilapann anāthavat striyā gṛhīto dṛhaye 'timātratā
papāta devyāś caraṇau prasāritāv ubhāv asaṃspṛśya yathāturas tathā

That protector of the earth, wailing helplessly, seized past all measure in his heart by the woman, fell down — yet without quite touching the queen's two outstretched feet, like a sick man.

Words: sa — that; bhūmipālo — protector of the earth; vilapann — lamenting; anāthavat — like one helpless; striyā — by the woman; gṛhīto — seized; dṛhaye — in (his) heart; 'timātratā — past all measure; papāta — fell; devyāś — of the queen; caraṇau — the two feet; prasāritāv — outstretched; ubhāv — both; asaṃspṛśya — without (quite) touching; yathāturas — like a sick man; tathā — so, thus

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.