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THE RAMAYANA
Hearing the words spoken by Kaikeyi,
Rama, being distressed, addressed the
queen in the presence of the king:
अहो धिङ्नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः ॥
"O, Fie ! O Queen, you should not tell
me such words.
अहं हि वचनाद्राशः पतेयमपि पावके ।
भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं मज्जेयमपि चार्णवे ॥
For, at the king's bidding, I would even
jump into the fire, consume virulent poison
or even be drowned in the ocean.
तद् ब्रूहि वचनं देवि राज्ञो यदभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।
करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥
Therefore, O Queen, tell me the king's
intended command. I shall carry it out.
I promise you. Rama never speaks twice."
तमार्जवसमायुक्तमनार्या सत्यवादिनम् ।
उवाच रामं कैकेयी वचनं भृशदारुणम् ॥
To that Rama who was straightforward
and truth-speaking, the ignoble Kaikeyi said
these highly cruel words:
THE RAMAYANA
Hearing the words spoken by Kaikeyi,
Rama, being distressed, addressed the
queen in the presence of the king:
अहो धिङ्नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः ॥
"O, Fie ! O Queen, you should not tell
me such words.
अहं हि वचनाद्राशः पतेयमपि पावके ।
भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं मज्जेयमपि चार्णवे ॥
For, at the king's bidding, I would even
jump into the fire, consume virulent poison
or even be drowned in the ocean.
तद् ब्रूहि वचनं देवि राज्ञो यदभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।
करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥
Therefore, O Queen, tell me the king's
intended command. I shall carry it out.
I promise you. Rama never speaks twice."
तमार्जवसमायुक्तमनार्या सत्यवादिनम् ।
उवाच रामं कैकेयी वचनं भृशदारुणम् ॥
To that Rama who was straightforward
and truth-speaking, the ignoble Kaikeyi said
these highly cruel words: