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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.11.4

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: he protests that Rāma's departure will kill him and sees disgrace whichever way he turns

2.11.4

evam uktas tu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathas tadā
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddho muhūrtaṃ vihvalann iva

Thus addressed by Kaikeyī, King Daśaratha then, enraged, after being for a moment as if reeling, replied:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — and; kaikeyyā — by Kaikeyī; rājā — the king; daśarathas — Daśaratha; tadā — then; pratyuvāca — replied; tataḥ — then; kruddho — enraged; muhūrtaṃ — for a moment; vihvalann — reeling, bewildered; iva — as if

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.