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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.8.22

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: she contrasts Rāma's close bond with Lakṣmaṇa against Bharata's vulnerability; in the wording of this translation, she now says Kaikeyī's son should leave for the forest

2.8.22

tasmād rājagṛhād eva vanaṃ gacchatu te sutaḥ
etad dhi rocate mahyaṃ bhṛśaṃ cāpi hitaṃ tava

Therefore let your son depart to the forest, straight from the royal palace; for this pleases me, and it is exceedingly to your good.

Words: tasmād — therefore; rājagṛhād eva — from the very royal palace; vanaṃ — to the forest; gacchatu — let (him) go; te sutaḥ — your son; etad dhi — for this; rocate — pleases; mahyaṃ — me, to me; bhṛśaṃ — exceedingly; cāpi — and also; hitaṃ tava — to your benefit

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.