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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.11.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 11: Daśaratha’s pleas fail to move Kaikeyī. Kaikeyī insists that Daśaratha honour his promise, his night-long appeals fail to change her demands

In the sequence: Kaikeyī insists on the boons and challenges Daśaratha's reputation for keeping his word

2.11.3

tvaṃ katthase mahārāja satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ
mama cemaṃ varaṃ kasmād vidhārayitum icchasi

You boast, O great king, that you speak the truth and are firm in your vows; why then do you wish to withhold this boon from me?

Words: tvaṃ — you; katthase — you boast; mahārāja — O great king; satyavādī — truth-speaking; dṛḍhavrataḥ — firm in vows; mama — from me; cemaṃ — and this; varaṃ — boon; kasmād — why; vidhārayitum — to withhold; icchasi — you wish

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.