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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.8

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 asks whether someone has insulted her or whether she is ill, offering treatment, gifts, punishment of an enemy, or anything else she wants

2.10.8

santi me kuśalā vaidyā abhituṣṭāś ca sarvaśaḥ
sukhitāṃ tvāṃ kariṣyanti vyādhim ācakṣva bhāmini

I have skilled physicians, well-rewarded in every way; they will make you well. Tell me your ailment, O passionate one.

Words: santi — there are; me — my; kuśalā — skilled; vaidyā — physicians; abhituṣṭāś — well-satisfied; ca — and; sarvaśaḥ — in every way; sukhitāṃ — well, happy; tvāṃ — you; kariṣyanti — they will make; vyādhim — ailment; ācakṣva — tell; bhāmini — O passionate lady

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.