Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 34
क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath
Kaikeyī’s Protest
अहं चैव मदीयाश्च सर्वे तव वशानुगाः।न ते किञ्चिदभिप्रायं व्याहन्तुमहमुत्सहे।।।।
ahaṃ caiva madīyāś ca sarve tava vaśānugāḥ | na te kiñcid abhiprāyaṃ vyāhantum aham utsahe ||
Aku dan segala yang menjadi milikku, semuanya tunduk menurut kehendakmu; aku tidak akan berani sedikit pun menghalangi maksudmu.
My kins and I are under your control. I will make no effort to go even a little againstyour wishes.
FAQs
Dharma values loyalty, but not at the cost of righteousness; surrendering judgment entirely to another’s desire risks abandoning the king’s duty to truth and justice.
Daśaratha tries to reassure Kaikeyī by declaring that he and his household will follow her wishes without resistance.
Loyalty and pliancy—presented in a way that foreshadows ethical peril when loyalty becomes uncritical.
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