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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.12.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Daśaratha summons Rāma. Kaikeyī insists on the promise, Daśaratha repudiates her & Bharata, Sumantra leaves unaware of the exile

In the sequence: she answers that he should summon Rāma and carry out the arrangement

2.12.14

sthāpya rājye mama sutaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ vanecaram
niḥsapatnāṃ ca māṃ kṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi

Having set my son upon the throne, having made Rāma a forest-dweller, and having made me free of rivals, you will have accomplished your purpose.”

Words: sthāpya — having established; rājye — in the kingdom, on the throne; mama — my; sutaṃ — son; kṛtvā — having made; rāmaṃ — Rāma; vanecaram — a forest-dweller; niḥsapatnāṃ — free of rivals (co-wives); ca — and; māṃ — me; kṛtvā — having made; kṛtakṛtyo — having accomplished your purpose; bhaviṣyasi — you will become

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.