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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.15

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: he drags her across the floor, scattering her ornaments

2.72.15

sa ca roṣeṇa tāmrākṣaḥ śatrughnaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
vicakarṣa tadā kubjāṃ krośantīṃ pṛthivītale

And Śatrughna, tormentor of foes, his eyes red with rage, then dragged the screaming hunchback along the ground.

Words: sa ca — and he; roṣeṇa — with rage; tāmrākṣaḥ — copper-red-eyed; śatrughnaḥ — Śatrughna; śatrutāpanaḥ — tormentor of foes; vicakarṣa — dragged; tadā — then; kubjāṃ — the hunchback; krośantīṃ — screaming; pṛthivītale — on the ground

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.