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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.66.22

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Kaikeyī’s disclosure. Bharata learns that Daśaratha died calling for the exiles, Kaikeyī admits arranging Rāma’s banishment and urges him to claim the throne

In the sequence: he explains that he had expected the summons to concern Rāma's abhiṣeka or a sacrifice, and asks what illness killed their father → still unaware of the exile, he assumes Rāma and the others were present to perform the funeral

2.66.22

tad idaṃ hy anyathā bhūtaṃ vyavadīrṇaṃ mano mama
pitaraṃ yo na paśyāmi nityaṃ priyahite ratam

“But now this has turned out otherwise, and my heart is torn asunder, since I do not see my father, ever devoted to my welfare and delight.”

Words: tad idaṃ — this; hy — indeed; anyathā — otherwise; bhūtaṃ — become; vyavadīrṇaṃ — torn asunder; mano — heart, mind; mama — my; pitaraṃ — father; yo — I who; na — not; paśyāmi — see; nityaṃ — ever; priyahite — in what is dear and beneficial; ratam — devoted

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.