Valmiki Ramayana 2.11.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11, Shloka 5
कैकेयीवरप्रार्थना · Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons
आवलिप्ते न जानासि त्वत्तः प्रियतरो मम ।
मनुजो मनुजव्याघ्राद्रामादन्यो न विद्यते ॥५॥
āvalipte na jānāsi tvattaḥ priyataro mama |
manujo manujavyāghrād rāmād anyo na vidyate ||5||
राजा ने कहा, तुम्हे पता नहीं है क्या? तुम मेरी सबसे प्यारी हो। और पुरुषों में राम से बड़ा कोई नहीं है। वो सबसे पावरफुल हैं।
O proud lady, don't you know there exists for me no woman dearer than you and no man other than Rama who is the best among men.
FAQs
It underscores the king’s declared hierarchy of love and loyalty: marital affection toward Kaikeyī and principled esteem for Rāma as the foremost man—setting the stage for a later dharmic conflict when these loyalties collide.
Daśaratha reassures Kaikeyī of her special place and simultaneously extols Rāma, before hearing her demand.
Rāma’s excellence is emphasized through the epithet manujavyāghra, implying valor, nobility, and leadership.
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