Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 4

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

सा सुहृच्चार्थकामा च तं निशम्य सुनिश्चयम्।।।।बभूव परमप्रीता सिध्दिं प्राप्येव मन्थरा।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.10.4

Transliteration

sā suhṛc cārthakāmā ca taṃ niśamya suniścayam | babhūva paramaprītā siddhiṃ prāpyeva mantharā ||

Translation

Мантхара — её доверенная, жаждущая исполнения замысла Кайкейи, — услышав твёрдое решение Кайкейи, пришла в величайшую радость, словно успех уже был достигнут.

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Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• suhṛt: a friend
• suhṛt: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (उभयलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); here ‘friend’ as predicate/apposition

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• artha-kāmā: desiring the accomplishment (of the aim)
• artha-kāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘desiring the purpose/goal (to be achieved)’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies mantharā

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); refers to niścaya

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• suniścayam: the firm resolve
• suniścayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + niścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘good/firm decision’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• parama-prītā: highly delighted
• parama-prītā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘supremely pleased’; Past participle (क्त) used adjectivally; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• siddhim: success/accomplishment
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमार्थक अव्यय)

• mantharā: Mantharā
• mantharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Manthara, Kaikeyi's friend, too, driven by a strong desire to fulfil her resolve was highly pleased and on hearing the firm determination of Kaikeyi, felt as if the accomplishment of the objective was at hand.

Characters & Entities

• Mantharā
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse warns that counsel driven by self-serving “success” can oppose dharma; delight in another’s harmful resolve is ethically suspect.

What is the narrative situation?

Mantharā reacts with joy after learning that Kaikeyī has firmly decided to act—setting the stage for the coming demand upon Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not virtue but a vice: opportunistic zeal and manipulative encouragement, contrasted implicitly with dharmic counsel.