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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.6

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: a doorkeeper seizes Mantharā as she appears in the palace and brings her before him

2.72.6

liptā candanasāreṇa rājavastrāṇi bibhratī
mekhalā dāmabhiś citrai rajjubaddheva vānarī

smeared with the finest sandal-paste, wearing royal garments, girdles and diverse cords — like a she-monkey bound with a rope.

Words: liptā — smeared; candanasāreṇa — with the finest sandal-paste; rājavastrāṇi — royal garments; bibhratī — wearing, bearing; mekhalā — girdles, waist-bands; dāmabhiś — with cords, strings; citrai — variegated; rajjubaddheva — like one bound with a rope; vānarī — a she-monkey

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.