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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.30

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: Kaikeyī instead rewards her with an ornament: she is glad to hear the news and says she makes no distinction between Rāma and Bharata.

2.7.30

rāme vā bharate vāhaṃ viśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye
tasmāt tuṣṭāsmi yad rājā rāmaṃ rājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

“I see no difference between Rāma and Bharata; therefore I am pleased that the king will consecrate Rāma in the kingdom.

Words: rāme — in (regard to) Rāma; vā — or; bharate — in (regard to) Bharata; vāhaṃ — or I; viśeṣaṃ — difference; nopalakṣaye — I do not perceive; tasmāt — therefore; tuṣṭāsmi — I am pleased; yad — that; rājā — the king; rāmaṃ — Rāma; rājye — in the kingdom; 'bhiṣekṣyati — will consecrate

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.