Shloka 2.7.29
मन्थराप्रवेशः — Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
पापेनानृतसान्त्वेन बाले नित्यसुखोचिते।रामं स्थापयता राज्ये सानुबन्धा हता ह्यसि।।।।
pāpenānṛtasāntvena bāle nityasukhocite | rāmaṃ sthāpayatā rājye sānubandhā hatā hy asi ||
O child, ever accustomed to comfort—by that sinful man’s false consolations, as he installs Rāma in the kingdom, you are indeed ruined, you and all bound to you (including your son).
O senseless lady, you are always accustomed to comfort. With deceitful words of appeasement that vicious one (King Dasaratha) is going to install Rama in the kingdom. You along with your son have been surely ruined.
It condemns anṛta (untruth) used as consolation; dharma requires satya in counsel and restraint from manipulative speech that harms family harmony.
Mantharā culminates her argument by asserting that Kaikeyī and Bharata’s future is destroyed if Rāma is installed as heir-apparent.
Self-control and clarity are implicitly needed; the verse shows how comfort and insecurity can be exploited to derail right judgment.