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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.12.8

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: unable to escape the promise, Daśaratha renounces both her and her son

2.12.8

evaṃ pracodito rājā kaikeyyā nirviśaṅkayā
nāśakat pāśam unmoktuṃ balir indrakṛtaṃ yathā

Thus urged on by the unhesitating Kaikeyī, the king could no more loose the noose than Bali could loose the bond made by Indra.

Words: evaṃ — thus; pracodito — urged on, incited; rājā — the king; kaikeyyā — by Kaikeyī; nirviśaṅkayā — unhesitating, fearless; nāśakat — was not able; pāśam — the noose, snare; unmoktuṃ — to loose, undo; balir — Bali; indrakṛtaṃ — made by Indra; yathā — as, like

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.