Shloka 28
मन्थराप्रवेशः
Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
यथा हि कुर्यात्सर्पो वा शत्रुर्वा प्रत्युपेक्षितः।राज्ञा दशरथेनाद्य सपुत्रा त्वं तथा कृता।।।।
yathā hi kuryāt sarpo vā śatrur vā pratyupekṣitaḥ | rājñā daśarathenādya saputrā tvaṃ tathā kṛtā ||
顧みられぬ蛇、あるいは侮られた敵が振る舞うように、ダシャラタ王は今日、汝と汝の子をそのように扱った。
King Dasaratha has done to you and to your son the same thing as a snake or anenemy would do when ignored.
FAQs
It frames neglect as ethically dangerous; dharma in relationships and rule requires attentive fairness, not disregard that breeds hostility.
Mantharā argues that Kaikeyī and Bharata are being strategically ignored, likening it to provoking a snake/enemy.
Respectful attention to obligations is the implied virtue—presented as lacking in Daśaratha, according to Mantharā.