Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 9: Kaikeyī Convinced by Mantharā
Text 2.9.18
स त्वयोक्तः पतिर्देवि यदेच्छेयं तदा वरौ।
गृह्णीयामिति तत्तेन तथेत्युक्तं महात्मना॥
sa tvayoktaḥ patir devi yadeccheyaṁ tadā varau
gṛhṇīyām iti tat tena tathety uktaṁ mahātmanā
saḥ1 tvayā = you; uktaḥ = told; patiḥ = your husband; devi = O Queen; yadā = when; iccheyam = I want; tadā varau = the two boons; gṛhṇīyām iti = I will accept; tat = then; tena = that; tathā iti = alright; uktam = said; mahā-ātmanā = great soul Daśaratha.
O Queen, you told your husband, “I will accept the two boons when I want.” That great soul Daśaratha then said, “Alright.”
1 Technical note: saḥ patiḥ.
Daśaratha agreed to grant her those two boons as and when she desired.
How did Mantharā know this? That is stated in the next verse.