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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.17

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

2.72.17

tena bhāṇḍena saṃkīrṇaṃ śrīmadrājaniveśanam
aśobhata tadā bhūyaḥ śāradaṃ gaganaṃ yathā

Strewn with those ornaments, the splendid royal palace then shone all the more, like the autumn sky studded with stars.

Words: tena bhāṇḍena — with those ornaments; saṃkīrṇaṃ — strewn, covered; śrīmadrājaniveśanam — the splendid royal palace; aśobhata — shone; tadā — then; bhūyaḥ — all the more; śāradaṃ — autumnal; gaganaṃ — the sky; yathā — like

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.