Chapter 11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 11.8

आत्मना चात्मजैश्चान्यैर्वृणे यं मनुजर्षभम्। तेन रामेण कैकेयि शपे ते वचनक्रियाम्॥

ātmanā cātmajaiścānyairvṛṇe yaṃ manujarṣabham| tena rāmeṇa kaikeyi śape te vacanakriyām||

English Meaning

By that Rama, O Kaikeyi, foremost of men, whom I hold dearer than my other sons, do I swear that, I will accomplish whatever you will say.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)