Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 7: Mantharā Instructs Kaikeyī to Stop the Coronation
Text 2.7.28
यथा हि कुर्यात्सर्पो वा शत्रुर्वा प्रत्युपेक्षितः।
राज्ञा दशरथेनाद्य सपुत्रा त्वं तथा कृता॥
yathā hi kuryāt sarpo vā śatrur vā pratyupekṣitaḥ
rājñā daśarathenādya saputrā tvaṁ tathā kṛtā
yathā hi = just as; kuryāt = one would; sarpaḥ vā = a snake; śatruḥ = an enemy; vā = or; pratyupekṣitaḥ = keep away from; rājñā = King; daśarathena = Daśaratha; adya = today; saputrā = and your son; tvam = you; tathā kṛtā = has kept away from.
1 It should be noted that Daśaratha was a good husband with no history of deceiving any of his wives.