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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: the Queens approach to take leave

2.86.16

asamṛddhena kāmena sarvalokasya garhitā
kaikeyī tasya jagrāha caraṇau savyapatrapā

Kaikeyī, censured by all the world, her desire unfulfilled and ashamed, grasped his feet as well.

Words: asamṛddhena — unfulfilled; kāmena — in her desire; sarvalokasya — by all the world; garhitā — censured; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; tasya — his; jagrāha — grasped; caraṇau — the two feet; savyapatrapā — ashamed, bashful

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.