अष्टसप्ततितमः सर्गः — Śatrughna’s Fury and Bharata’s Restraint
Mantharā Episode
आमन्त्रयत कृत्स्न श्च तस्या स्सर्व स्सखीजनः।यथाऽयं समुपक्रान्तो निश्शेषां नः करिष्यति।।।।
āmantrayata kṛtsnaś ca tasyāḥ sarvaḥ sakhījanaḥ | yathāyaṃ samupakrānto niḥśeṣāṃ naḥ kariṣyati ||
ତାହାର ସମସ୍ତ ସଖୀଜନ ପରସ୍ପରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କଲେ: “ଯେପରି ଏ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଛି, ସେ ଆମକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନିଶ୍ଶେଷ କରିଦେବ—କାହାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଛାଡ଼ିବ ନାହିଁ।”
All her companions conversed among themselves. The way he began, it looks he will finish all of us.
The verse reflects a social ethic: when power turns to rage, the vulnerable seek protection. Dharma requires that strength be tempered by fairness and restraint.
The attendants, frightened by Śatrughna’s aggressive action, urgently discuss how to save themselves.
Practical prudence under danger—seeking a way to survive by finding lawful refuge rather than escalating conflict.