ॐ दान्ताय नमः

।Om Dantaya Namah।

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तत् अप्रियम् अमित्रघ्नः वचनम् मरण उपमम् |
श्रुत्वा न विव्यथे रामः कैकेयीम् च इदम् अब्रवीत् || २-१९-१

1. raamaH = Rama; amitraghnaH = the annihilator of enemies; amitraghnaH = those words; apriyam = which were harsh; maraNopamam = equivalent to death; navivyathe = was unruffled; abrabiit = spoke; idam = these words; kaikeyiim = to Kaikeyi.

Rama the annihilator of enemies heard those harsh and deadly words but was unruffled. He spoke these words to Kaikeyi.

एवम् अस्तु गमिष्यामि वनम् वस्तुम् अहम् तु अतः |
जटा चीर धरः राज्ञः प्रतिज्ञाम् अनुपालयन् || २-१९-२

2. astu = let it be; evam = thus; aham = I; anupaalayam = shall be fulfillinging; pratiJNyaam = the promise; raajJNyaH = of the kings; gamishhyaami = shall go; vanam= to the forest; itaH = from here;vastum = to reside; jataajinadharaH = wearing braided hair and covered with a hide.

"Let it be, as you said it. I shall fulfil the king's promise, go to the forest from here to reside there, wearing braided hair and covered with a hide."

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सर्वो ह्यभिजनः श्रीमान् श्रीमतः सत्यवादिनः |
नालक्षयत् रामस्य किंचिदाकारमानने || २-१९-३६

36. sarvaH = all; abhijanaH = adjacent people; shriimaan = who were intelligent; naalakshhayata = could not see; kinchit = any small; aakaaram = hint; aanane = in the face; raamasya = of Rama; shriimataH = who was splendid; satyavaadinaH = who spoke truth.

The people adjacent to Rama could not visualise any change in the face of Rama who was dignified and truthful in his words.

Valmiki Ramayana