Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 7
उत्तिष्ठ मूढे किं शेषे भयं त्वामभिवर्तते। उपप्लुतामौघेन किमात्मानं न बुध्यसे
uttiṣṭha mūḍhe kiṃ śeṣe bhayaṃ tvāmabhivartate| upaplutāmaughena kimātmānaṃ na budhyase
O senseless one, why are you lying down? Get up A great fear is gripping you. Why don't you realise that you are floating in a sea of perils.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Manthara's first words are a shock: 'Get up! A great fear is gripping you!' Kaikeyi, who has no fear, is told she should have one. The accusation is the first step of the poisoning — implanting a threat where none exists.
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