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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.8.14

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

2.8.14

na hi rājñaḥ sutāḥ sarve rājye tiṣṭhanti bhāmini
sthāpyamāneṣu sarveṣu sumahān anayo bhavet

For not all a king's sons succeed to the throne, O proud lady; were they all to be installed, a very great disorder would arise.

Words: na hi — for not; rājñaḥ — of the king; sutāḥ — sons; sarve — all; rājye — in the kingship; tiṣṭhanti — stand, remain; bhāmini — O passionate/proud lady; sthāpyamāneṣu — if they were being installed; sarveṣu — all; sumahān — a very great; anayo — disorder, misrule; bhavet — would arise

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.