Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 33
क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath
Kaikeyī’s Protest
मा रोदीर्मा च कार्षीस्त्वं देवि संपरिशोषणम्।।2.10.32।।अवध्यो वध्यतां को वा को वा वध्यो विमुच्यताम्।दरिद्रः को भवत्वाढ्यो द्रव्यवान्वाऽप्यकिञ्चनः।।2.10.33।।
mā rodīr mā ca kārṣīs tvaṃ devi saṃpariśoṣaṇam || (2.10.32) || avadhyo vadhyatāṃ ko vā ko vā vadhyo vimucyatām | daridraḥ ko bhavatv āḍhyo dravyavān vā 'py akiñcanaḥ || (2.10.33) ||
اے دیوی ملکہ! مت رو اور اپنے آپ کو غم سے نہ گھلاؤ۔ جو ناقابلِ قتل ہے—کہو تو اسے بھی قتل کیا جائے؛ اور جو قتل کے لائق ہے—کہو تو اسے چھوڑ دیا جائے۔ جو مفلس ہے وہ مالدار ہو جائے، اور جو مالدار ہے وہ بےسروسامان کر دیا جائے—یہی میرا عہد ہے۔
O queen shed no tears. Drain not your health. Ask me, and I shall slay one who should not be slain or release one who should be slain. I shall make a poor man rich and a wealthy man poor. (Tell me who are such people).
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The repetition underscores the same warning: unconditional promises can collide with justice; dharma demands discernment (viveka) in the use of power.
A recensional duplication reiterates Daśaratha’s attempt to stop Kaikeyī’s grief by offering sweeping concessions.
Persistence in consoling—he repeats his assurances, revealing heightened anxiety and attachment.
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