Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 7: Mantharā’s alarm, Kaikeyī’s joy · 2.7.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: Mantharā’s alarm, Kaikeyī’s joy. Mantharā warns of danger to Bharata, Kaikeyī rewards her and declares equal affection for both princes

In the sequence: The account now returns to the preparations before the planned ceremony: from the palace roof, Mantharā notices the city's decorations and crowds

2.7.1

jñātidāsī yato jātā kaikeyyās tu sahoṣitā
prāsādaṃ candrasaṃkāśam āruroha yadṛcchayā

The family bondmaid who, ever since her birth, had lived together with Kaikeyī, climbed by chance onto the palace, bright as the moon.

Words: jñātidāsī — a family bondmaid; yato — from whom, since when; jātā — born; kaikeyyās — of Kaikeyī; tu — and; sahoṣitā — who had dwelt together (with her); prāsādaṃ — the palace; candrasaṃkāśam — bright as the moon; āruroha — climbed, ascended; yadṛcchayā — by chance

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.