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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 72: Bharata stops Mantharā’s punishment. Śatrughna drags her across the floor, Bharata orders her release to avoid Rāma’s condemnation

In the sequence: Śatrughna grabs her, saying she should suffer for the harm she caused → her companions flee in fear

2.72.12

tataḥ subhṛśa saṃtaptas tasyāḥ sarvaḥ sakhījanaḥ
kruddham ājñāya śatrughnaṃ vyapalāyata sarvaśaḥ

Then all her circle of companions, greatly distressed, knowing Śatrughna to be enraged, fled away in every direction.

Words: tataḥ — then; subhṛśa saṃtaptas — greatly distressed; tasyāḥ — her; sarvaḥ — all; sakhījanaḥ — circle of companions; kruddham — enraged; ājñāya — having known; śatrughnaṃ — Śatrughna; vyapalāyata — fled away; sarvaśaḥ — in every direction

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.