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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.24

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

2.7.24

yathā hi kuryāt sarpo vā śatrur vā pratyupekṣitaḥ
rājñā daśarathenādya saputrā tvaṃ tathā kṛtā

“For just as a snake or an enemy, if disregarded, would do harm, so today King Daśaratha has dealt with you, together with your son.

Words: yathā — just as; hi — for; kuryāt — would do (harm); sarpo — a snake; vā — or; śatrur — an enemy; vā — or; pratyupekṣitaḥ — disregarded, neglected; rājñā — by the king; daśarathenādya — by Daśaratha today; saputrā — together with your son; tvaṃ — you; tathā — so; kṛtā — made, dealt with

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.