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Valmiki Ramayana 2.9.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 4

मन्थराप्रेरणा—वरद्वय-स्मरणं च

Manthara’s Provocation and the Recalling of Two Boons

एवमुक्ता तया देव्या मन्थरा पापदर्शिनी।रामार्थमुपहिंसन्ती कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.9.4

evam uktā tayā devyā mantharā pāpa-darśinī |

rāmārtham upahiṁsantī kaikeyīm idam abravīt ||

ពេលព្រះនាងកៃកេយីបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលដូច្នេះ មន្ធរា—អ្នកមានទស្សនៈអាក្រក់—ដោយបំណងធ្វើបាបដល់ការងាររបស់ព្រះរាម បាននិយាយពាក្យទាំងនេះទៅកាន់ព្រះនាងកៃកេយី។

एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक
उक्ताhaving been addressed
उक्ता:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण; agreeing with ‘मन्थरा’)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मन्थरा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
तयाby her
तया:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ (by her)
देव्याby the queen
देव्या:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘तया’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य (the queen)
मन्थराManthara
मन्थरा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्थरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
पापदर्शिनीevil-minded
पापदर्शिनी:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपापदर्शिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (evil-minded/evil-seeing)
रामार्थम्Rama's interest
रामार्थम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य अर्थः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपहिंसन्ती इत्यस्य कर्म
उपहिंसन्तीharming/destroying
उपहिंसन्ती:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootउप-हिंस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मन्थरा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
कैकेयीम्to Kaikeyi
कैकेयीम्:
Sampradāna/Karma (सम्प्रदान/कर्म; to Kaikeyi)
TypeNoun
Rootकैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Thus, having been made to accept the evil design as a beneficial objective, Kaikeyi understood (the entire matter) and in delight spoke to Manthara.

M
Mantharā
K
Kaikeyī
R
Rāma

FAQs

The verse warns that adharma often begins with intention: when speech is driven by malice and envy, it becomes a force that harms the righteous (here, Rāma’s rightful cause).

Kaikeyī has engaged Mantharā in conversation; the narration signals that Mantharā is about to deliver a manipulative speech aimed at obstructing Rāma.

By contrast (implicitly), Rāma’s dharmic legitimacy is highlighted—his “interest/cause” is something that can be harmed only through deceit and intrigue.

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