मन्थराप्रवेशः
Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
धात्र्यास्तु वचनं शृत्वा कुब्जा क्षिप्रममर्षिता।कैलासशिखराकारा त्प्रासादादवरोहत।।।।
dhātryās tu vacanaṃ śrutvā kubjā kṣipram amarṣitā | kailāsaśikharākārāt prāsādād avarohata ||
Al oír las palabras de la nodriza, la jorobada, presa de ira, descendió de prisa del palacio que se alzaba como la cumbre del monte Kailāsa.
The malevolent Manthara on fire with fury reached Kaikeyi lying upon her couch and said:
The verse foreshadows how uncontrolled resentment disrupts dharma: indignation becomes the motive force that soon undermines rightful succession and family harmony.
Mantharā, angered by the news of Rāma’s installation, hastens down from the palace to act.
A negative trait is highlighted—Mantharā’s impulsive anger—serving as a moral contrast to Rāma’s jitakrodha.