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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.38.5

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 38: Kausalyā imagines Rāma’s return. Fearing Kaikeyī and the hardships facing Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa, she longs for her son’s homecoming and embrace

In the sequence: Kausalyā tells Daśaratha that Kaikeyī has gained her wish and will now be free to intimidate her

2.38.5

pātayitvā tu kaikeyyā rāmaṃ sthānād yatheṣṭataḥ
pradiṣṭo rakṣasāṃ bhāgaḥ parvaṇīvāhitāgninā

By Kaikeyī, having cast Rāma down from his station just as she pleased, a portion has been assigned to the demons, as at the new moon by one whose fire is kindled.

Words: pātayitvā — having cast down, brought down; tu — but; kaikeyyā — by Kaikeyī; rāmaṃ — Rāma; sthānād — from his position, station; yatheṣṭataḥ — just as she pleased; pradiṣṭo — assigned, allotted; rakṣasāṃ — of the demons; bhāgaḥ — a portion, share; parvaṇīvāhitāgninā — as at the moon-festival by one with fire kindled

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.