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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.14

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

2.72.14

sānukrośāṃ vadānyāṃ ca dharmajñāṃ ca yaśasvinīm
kausalyāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmaḥ sā hi no 'stu dhruvā gatiḥ

Let us go for refuge to Kausalyā — compassionate, generous, knowing dharma, and illustrious; may she be our sure recourse.

Words: sānukrośāṃ — compassionate; vadānyāṃ ca — and generous; dharmajñāṃ ca — and knowing dharma; yaśasvinīm — illustrious; kausalyāṃ — Kausalyā; śaraṇaṃ — for refuge; yāmaḥ — let us go; sā hi — for she; no — our; 'stu — may (she) be; dhruvā — sure, certain; gatiḥ — recourse

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.