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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.9

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

2.72.9

śatrughnaś ca tad ājñāya vacanaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
antaḥpuracarān sarvān ity uvāca dhṛtavrataḥ

And Śatrughna, understanding that speech, deeply grieved and firm in his vow, said this to all the attendants of the inner apartments:

Words: śatrughnaś ca — and Śatrughna; tad — that; ājñāya — having understood; vacanaṃ — speech; bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ — deeply grieved; antaḥpuracarān — the attendants of the inner apartments; sarvān — all; ity — thus; uvāca — said; dhṛtavrataḥ — firm in his vow

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.