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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.12

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

2.7.12

evam uktā tu kaikeyī ruṣṭayā paruṣaṃ vacaḥ
kubjayā pāpadarśinyā viṣādam agamat param

Thus addressed harshly by the angry hunchback of malicious mind, Kaikeyī fell into deep dejection.

Words: evam — thus; uktā — addressed; tu — but; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; ruṣṭayā — by the angry (one); paruṣaṃ — harsh; vacaḥ — words; kubjayā — by the hunchback; pāpadarśinyā — of malicious mind; viṣādam — dejection; agamat — went to, fell into; param — deep, great

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.