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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.7.4

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: she asks a nurse why everyone is celebrating and why Kausalyā is distributing gifts → the nurse explains that Rāma will be installed as heir the next day

2.7.4

avidūre sthitāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhātrīṃ papraccha mantharā
uttamenābhisaṃyuktā harṣeṇārthaparā satī

Seeing a nurse standing not far off, Mantharā, filled with the highest joy and being intent on the matter, asked her:

Words: avidūre — not far off; sthitāṃ — standing; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; dhātrīṃ — a nurse; papraccha — asked; mantharā — Mantharā; uttamenābhisaṃyuktā — filled with the highest (joy); harṣeṇārthaparā — with joy, intent on the matter; satī — being

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.