मन्थराप्रवेशः
Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
पापेनानृतसान्त्वेन बाले नित्यसुखोचिते।रामं स्थापयता राज्ये सानुबन्धा हता ह्यसि।।।।
pāpenānṛtasāntvena bāle nityasukhocite | rāmaṃ sthāpayatā rājye sānubandhā hatā hy asi ||
ឱកូនស្រីដែលស៊ាំតែសុខសាន្ត ដោយពាក្យលួងលោមក្លែងក្លាយរបស់មនុស្សបាបនោះ—នៅពេលគាត់ស្ថាបនាព្រះរាមឡើងគ្រងរាជ្យ—អ្នកត្រូវវិនាសពិតប្រាកដ ទាំងអ្នក ព្រះរាជបុត្រា និងអ្នកទាំងអស់ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងអ្នក។
O senseless lady, you are always accustomed to comfort. With deceitful words of appeasement that vicious one (King Dasaratha) is going to install Rama in the kingdom. You along with your son have been surely ruined.
It condemns anṛta (untruth) used as consolation; dharma requires satya in counsel and restraint from manipulative speech that harms family harmony.
Mantharā culminates her argument by asserting that Kaikeyī and Bharata’s future is destroyed if Rāma is installed as heir-apparent.
Self-control and clarity are implicitly needed; the verse shows how comfort and insecurity can be exploited to derail right judgment.
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