Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 10: Daśaratha Meets Kaikeyī
Text 2.10.35
न ते किञ्चिदभिप्रायं व्याहन्तुमहमुत्सहे।
आत्मनो जीवितेनापि ब्रूहि यन्मनसेच्छसि॥
na te kiñcid abhiprāyaṁ vyāhantum aham utsahe
ātmano jīvitenāpi brūhi yan manasecchasi
na = cannot; te = of your; kiñcit = any; abhiprāyam = intentions; vyāhantum = obstruct; aham utsahe1 = I; ātmanaḥ = my own; jīvitena = with life; api = even; brūhi = tell me; yat = what; manasā = from your heart; icchasi = you want.
I cannot obstruct any of your intentions even with my own life. Tell me what you want from your heart.
1 Technical note: aham vyāhantum na utsahe.
Daśaratha intends to tell Kaikeyī that he can even abandon his life to please Kaikeyī.