Valmiki Ramayana 2.7.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 7, Shloka 22
मन्थराप्रवेशः
Manthara Observes Ayodhya and Incites Kaikeyi
तव दुःखेन कैकेयि मम दुःखं महद्भवेत्।त्वद्वृद्धौ मम वृद्धिश्च भवेदत्र न संशयः।।।।
tava duḥkhena kaikeyi mama duḥkhaṃ mahad bhavet | tvadvṛddhau mama vṛddhiś ca bhaved atra na saṃśayaḥ ||
โอ ไกเกยี ด้วยความทุกข์ของพระองค์ ความทุกข์ของข้าพเจ้าก็จักใหญ่หลวง; และด้วยความรุ่งเรืองของพระองค์ ความรุ่งเรืองของข้าพเจ้าก็จักเพิ่มพูน—ไม่ต้องสงสัยเลย
O Kaikeyi, your sorrow will augment my sorrow. Your prosperity would mean my prosperity. There is no doubt about this.
FAQs
It underlines the power of counsel rooted in claimed loyalty; dharma demands that advice be truthful and beneficial, not merely aligned with self-interest.
Mantharā asserts shared fate with Kaikeyī to strengthen her influence and make her warning persuasive.
Solidarity is invoked as a virtue, though the broader episode questions the sincerity and moral direction of that solidarity.
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