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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 90: Lakṣmaṇa suspects Bharata’s army. He recognizes the banner, assumes an attack and urges Rāma to extinguish the fire, hide Sītā and prepare to fight

In the sequence: his anger grows into threats against Bharata, Kaikeyī, and the army.

2.90.21

kaikeyīṃ ca vadhiṣyāmi sānubandhāṃ sabāndhavām
kaluṣeṇādya mahatā medinī parimucyatām

And I shall slay Kaikeyī, with her adherents and kinsmen; let the earth today be rid of a great defilement.

Words: kaikeyīṃ ca — and Kaikeyī; vadhiṣyāmi — I shall slay; sānubandhāṃ — with her adherents; sabāndhavām — with her kinsmen; kaluṣeṇādya — of a defilement, today; mahatā — great; medinī — the earth; parimucyatām — let it be freed, rid

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.