Valmiki Ramayana 2.8.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8, Shloka 1
मन्थराकैकेयीसंवादः · Mantharā’s Counsel to Kaikeyī
Ayodhyā’s Succession Alarm
मन्थरा त्वभ्यसूयैनामुत्सृज्याभरणं च तत् ।
उवाचेदं ततो वाक्यं कोपदुःखसमन्विता ॥१॥
mantharā tv abhyasūyainām utsṛjya ābharaṇaṃ ca tat |
uvāca idaṃ tato vākyaṃ kopa-duḥkha-samanvitā ||1||
എന്നാൽ മന്തറ അവളോടുള്ള അസൂയകൊണ്ട് ആ ആഭരണം തള്ളിക്കളഞ്ഞു; പിന്നെ കോപവും ദുഃഖവും നിറഞ്ഞ് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.
Annoyed with Kaikeyi and filled with rage and sorrow, Manthara discarded the ornament (gifted to her) and said these words:
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The verse warns that envy and resentment distort judgment; when emotions govern speech, dharma and truth are easily undermined.
Mantharā begins to manipulate Kaikeyi: she rejects the gift and, in agitation, prepares to deliver provocative counsel.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue needed is self-control (dama); Mantharā is shown as lacking it, driven by kopa and duḥkha.
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