भरतस्तु द्वितीयेन यौवराज्याधिपोस्तु मे । मंथरावचनान्मूढा वरमेतमयाचत
bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipostu me | maṃtharāvacanānmūḍhā varametamayācata
Et par la seconde : que Bharata devienne, pour moi, le maître de la dignité d’héritier. Égarée par les paroles de Mantharā, elle demanda cette grâce.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Kaikeyī, influenced by Mantharā, demands Bharata’s elevation; the court’s auspicious preparations for coronation are shadowed by intrigue.
Bad counsel distorts judgment; dharma declines when decisions are driven by attachment and manipulation.
None is specified; the verse focuses on moral causality in royal dharma.
None.