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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.9.19

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 9: Mantharā’s plan for the boons. She recalls Kaikeyī’s rescue of Daśaratha and urges Bharata’s abhiṣeka and fourteen years of exile for Rāma

In the sequence: Mantharā tells her to enter the anger chamber, remove her finery, lie on the floor, and refuse to respond affectionately to the King

2.9.19

na hy atikramituṃ śaktas tava vākyaṃ mahīpatiḥ
mandasvabhāve budhyasva saubhāgyabalam ātmanaḥ

For the lord of the earth cannot cross your word; O simple-natured one, recognize the power of your own good fortune.

Words: na hy — for not; atikramituṃ — to transgress, overstep; śaktas — able; tava vākyaṃ — your word; mahīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth; mandasvabhāve — O simple-natured one; budhyasva — understand, recognize; saubhāgyabalam — the power of good fortune; ātmanaḥ — of yourself

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.