Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 78 Shloka 25 - Valmiki Ramayana | Japanese | Vedapath

Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78, Shloka 25

अष्टसप्ततितमः सर्गः — Śatrughna’s Fury and Bharata’s Restraint

Mantharā Episode

Devanagari script

सा पादमूले कैकेय्या मन्थरा निपपात ह।निश्श्वसन्ती सुदुःखार्ता कृपणं विललाप च।।।।

Transliteration

sā pādamūle kaikeyyā mantharā nipapāta ha |

niśśvasantī suduḥkhārtā kṛpaṇaṁ vilalāpa ca ||

Translation

マンタラーはカイケーイーの足もとに倒れ伏した。深く息をつき、悲嘆に責められて、哀れに嘆き泣いた。

Word by Word

साshe

पादमूलेat the feet (at the foot-base)

कैकेय्याःof Kaikeyī

मन्थराMantharā

निपपातfell down

हindeed (narrative particle)

निश्श्वसन्तीsighing deeply

सुदुःखार्ताseverely afflicted with grief

कृपणम्piteously, wretchedly

विललापlamented

चand

Context

And why did not Lakshmana who is strong and powerful release Rama from exile by restraining our father?

Characters & Entities

Mantharā

Kaikeyī

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse illustrates karmic and social consequence: those who incite adharma may later seek shelter in the very networks they helped destabilize.

What is the narrative situation?

After being threatened/handled by Śatrughna, Mantharā collapses before Kaikeyī in distress and begins to wail.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a cautionary lens: emotional collapse and fear show the fragility of manipulative power once consequences arrive.