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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.8.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 8: Mantharā turns Kaikeyī’s mind. Kaikeyī defends Rāma, Mantharā argues that his descendants will exclude Bharata’s line and urges Rāma’s exile

In the sequence: Mantharā argues that Rāma's own son will succeed him, shutting Bharata's branch out of the royal line

2.8.12

anarthadarśinī maurkhyān nātmānam avabudhyase
śokavyasanavistīrṇe majjantī duḥkhasāgare

“Blind to the disaster ahead, out of folly you do not perceive yourself sinking in an ocean of sorrow spread wide with grief and calamity.

Words: anarthadarśinī — failing to see the coming ruin; maurkhyān — out of folly; nātmānam — not yourself; avabudhyase — you perceive; śokavyasanavistīrṇe — spread wide with grief and calamity; majjantī — sinking; duḥkhasāgare — in an ocean of sorrow

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.