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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.11

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: furious, Mantharā goes to Kaikeyī and tells her to get up: a disaster is approaching while she lies unaware

2.7.11

aniṣṭe subhagākāre saubhāgyena vikatthase
calaṃ hi tava saubhāgyaṃ nadyaḥ srota ivoṣṇage

“O ill-fated one with the look of a favoured woman, you boast of your good fortune; but your good fortune is fleeting, like the current of a river in the hot season.

Words: aniṣṭe — O ill-fated one; subhagākāre — O you with the look of a fortunate woman; saubhāgyena — of your good fortune; vikatthase — you boast; calaṃ — fleeting, unsteady; hi — for; tava — your; saubhāgyaṃ — good fortune; nadyaḥ — of a river; srota — the current; ivoṣṇage — as in the hot season

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.