Valmiki Ramayana 2.78.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78, Shloka 24

अष्टसप्ततितमः सर्गः · Śatrughna’s Fury and Bharata’s Restraint

Mantharā Episode

Devanagari script

भरतस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणानुजः ।

न्यवर्तत ततो रोषात्तां मुमोच च मन्थराम् ॥२४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.78.24

Transliteration

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śatrughno lakṣmaṇānujaḥ |

nyavartata tato roṣāt tāṁ mumoca ca mantharām ||24||

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำของพระภรตะแล้ว ศัตรุฆนะ—น้องของพระลักษมณ์—ก็ระงับโทสะ และปล่อยนางมันถราเสีย

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Word by Word

• भरतस्य: of Bharata
• भरतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• शत्रुघ्नः: Shatrughna
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• लक्ष्मणानुजः: Lakshmana's younger brother
• लक्ष्मणानुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लक्ष्मणस्य अनुजः)

• न्यवर्तत: desisted, restrained himself
• न्यवर्तत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः नि- (न्यादेशः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• रोषात्: from anger
• रोषात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to mantharām)

• मुमोच: released, let go
• मुमोच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मन्थराम्: Mantharā
• मन्थराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Hearing the words of Bharata, Satrughna, the younger brother of Lakshmana restrained his fury and also released Manthara.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Mantharā

FAQs

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

Listening to righteous counsel and mastering anger is itself dharma; restraint prevents compounding one wrong with another.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata intervenes, and Śatrughna—though furious—halts and lets Mantharā go.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śatrughna’s capacity for self-restraint: despite intense anger, he submits to dharmic guidance.