Character of the Valmiki Ramayana

Dasharatha

दशरथ

The king of Ayodhya, who kept his word to a queen and died of the grief that keeping it cost him.

Key episodes

Questions to explore

  • Was Dasharatha noble or weak to honour Kaikeyi's boons?
  • Why couldn't a king simply refuse?

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