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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.17

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: Mantharā presents Rāma's succession as a threat to Kaikeyī and Bharata, claiming that Daśaratha has used Bharata's absence to give Kausalyā's family the advantage

2.7.17

sāsmy agādhe bhaye magnā duḥkhaśokasamanvitā
dahyamānānaleneva tvaddhitārtham ihāgatā

“I am sunk in bottomless fear, filled with sorrow and grief, as if burning in fire; I have come here for your welfare.

Words: sāsmy — I am she; agādhe — in bottomless; bhaye — in fear; magnā — sunk; duḥkhaśokasamanvitā — filled with sorrow and grief; dahyamānānaleneva — as if by a burning fire; tvaddhitārtham — for the sake of your welfare; ihāgatā — come here

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.