Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78, Shloka 19
अष्टसप्ततितमः सर्गः — Śatrughna’s Fury and Bharata’s Restraint
Mantharā Episode
स बली बलवत्क्रोधाद्गृहीत्वा पुरुषर्षभः।कैकेयीमभिनिर्भर्त्स्य बभाषे परुषं वचः।।।।
sa balī balavat krodhād gṛhītvā puruṣarṣabhaḥ | kaikeyīm abhinirbhartsya babhāṣe paruṣaṃ vacaḥ ||
力強く人中の雄たる彼は、激しい怒りにとらわれてそれを掴み、カイケーイーを威して、荒々しい言葉を放った。
The mighty and the best of men Satrughna seized with fury, forcibly caught hold of that hunchback and censured Kaikeyi with harsh words.
FAQs
Accountability for adharma is demanded, but the method matters: dharma permits moral censure of wrongdoing while cautioning against cruelty and uncontrolled rage.
Śatrughna, furious, escalates from physically seizing Mantharā to verbally attacking Kaikeyī, whom he holds responsible for the calamity.
Moral intolerance of injustice (a protective impulse), though compromised by harsh speech—showing the need to align righteous intent with righteous conduct.