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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.8.13

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

2.8.13

bhavitā rāghavo rājā rāghavasya ca yaḥ sutaḥ
rājavaṃśāt tu bharataḥ kaikeyi parihāsyate

Rāghava will become king, and after him whoever is Rāghava's son; but Bharata, O Kaikeyī, will be shut out from the royal succession.

Words: bhavitā — will become; rāghavo — Rāghava (Rāma); rājā — king; rāghavasya ca — and of Rāghava; yaḥ sutaḥ — who is the son; rājavaṃśāt — from the royal line; tu — but; bharataḥ — Bharata; kaikeyi — O Kaikeyī; parihāsyate — will be excluded, cast out

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.