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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.25

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

2.7.25

pāpenānṛtasantvena bāle nityaṃ sukhocite
rāmaṃ sthāpayatā rājye sānubandhā hatā hy asi

“O child ever accustomed to comfort, by that wicked one with his false conciliation, in setting Rāma in the kingdom, you along with your kin have indeed been ruined.

Words: pāpenānṛtasantvena — by the wicked one with false conciliation; bāle — O child; nityaṃ — ever, always; sukhocite — accustomed to comfort; rāmaṃ — Rāma; sthāpayatā — by (him) establishing; rājye — in the kingdom; sānubandhā — together with your kin; hatā — destroyed, ruined; hy — indeed; asi — you are

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.