मन्थराप्रेरणा—वरद्वय-स्मरणं च
Manthara’s Provocation and the Recalling of Two Boons
एवमुक्ता तया देव्या मन्थरा पापदर्शिनी।रामार्थमुपहिंसन्ती कुब्जा वचनमब्रवीत्।।।।
evamuktā tayā devyā mantharā pāpadarśinī | rāmārtham upahiṃsantī kubjā vacanam abravīt ||
ملکہ کے یوں کہنے پر منتھرا—بدنظری والی، کبڑی—رام کے کام کو نقصان پہنچانے کے ارادے سے بولی۔
Thus addressed by the queen (Kaikeyi), the evil-eyed hunchback, Manthara, said with the intention to damage Rama's interest.
Dharma rejects speech driven by malice; intentional harm to the righteous (here, Rāma’s welfare) is presented as adharma.
Mantharā responds to Kaikeyī, positioning her counsel as a deliberate attempt to derail Rāma’s prospects.
The verse foregrounds the opposite of virtue—goodwill and truthfulness—by depicting calculated ill-intent and corrosive counsel.
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