Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 12: Kaikeyī Reaffirms her Demands
Text 2.12.11
कौसल्यां वा सुमित्रां वा त्यजेयमपि वा श्रियम्।
जीवितं वात्मनो रामं न त्वेवं पितृवत्सलम्॥
kausalyāṁ vā sumitrāṁ vā tyajeyam api vā śriyam
jīvitaṁ vātmano rāmaṁ na tv evaṁ pitṛ-vatsalam
kausalyām vā = Kausalyā; sumitrām vā = Sumitrā; tyajeyam = I can reject; api = even; vā śriyam = wealth; jīvitam = life; vā = or; ātmanaḥ = my; rāmam = Rāma; na = I cannot [give up]; tu = but; evam = so; pitṛ-vatsalam = who is affectionate to me, His father.
I can even reject Kausalyā, Sumitrā, my wealth or life, but I cannot [give up] Rāma who is so affectionate to me, His father.