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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.19

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 also rebukes Kaikeyī, who runs to Bharata for protection

2.72.19

tair vākyaiḥ paruṣair duḥkhaiḥ kaikeyī bhṛśaduḥkhitā
śatrughna bhayasaṃtrastā putraṃ śaraṇam āgatā

By those harsh, grievous words Kaikeyī, deeply distressed and terrified with fear of Śatrughna, came to her son Bharata for refuge.

Words: tair vākyaiḥ — by those words; paruṣair — harsh; duḥkhaiḥ — grievous; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; bhṛśaduḥkhitā — deeply distressed; śatrughna bhayasaṃtrastā — terrified with fear of Śatrughna; putraṃ — her son; śaraṇam — for refuge; āgatā — came

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.