क्रोधागारप्रवेशः · Entry into the Chamber of Wrath
Kaikeyī’s Protest
Setting: अयोध्या (अन्तःपुर; क्रोधागार की ओर प्रसंग)
अथ सा रुषिता देवी सम्यक्कृत्वा विनिश्चयम् ॥५॥
संविवेशाबला भूमौ निवेश्य भृकुटीं मुखे ।
atha sā ruṣitā devī samyak kṛtvā viniścayam ||5||
saṃviveśābalā bhūmau niveśya bhṛkuṭīṃ mukhe |
അപ്പോൾ ക്രോധിതയായ രാജ്ഞിദേവി, നിശ്ചയം ഉറപ്പാക്കി, മുഖത്ത് ഭ്രൂകുടി ചുളിച്ച്, ദുർബലയായി നിലത്തുകിടന്നു.
Then Kaikeyi finally took a firm decision. With a soiled body and a frowning face she lay down on the floor.
अयोध्याकाण्ड 2.10.6-2.10.8 (आभूषण-त्याग, क्रोधागार-शयन)
रामचरितमानस: कैकेयी-कोपभवन प्रसंग (अयोध्याकाण्ड)
अयोध्याकाण्ड: कोपभवन/क्रोधागार का विस्तृत वर्णन आगे
अनुष्टुप्
Solemn
मन्द्र-गम्भीर, रौद्र-छाया
Dharma stresses mastery over krodha (anger); a decision rooted in anger often leads to harm for family and kingdom.
Kaikeyī adopts the dramatic posture of grievance—lying on the floor with a frown—preparing to force Daśaratha into a promise.
Negative exemplar: the abandonment of composure expected of royalty, highlighting how emotion can be weaponized.
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