Namu manthara mandamati cheri kaikai keri

Doha 12 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

नामु मंथरा मंदमति चेरी कैकइ केरि। अजस पेटारी ताहि करि गई गिरा मति फेरि॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāmu maṃtharā mandamati cerī kaikai keri। ajasa peṭārī tāhi kari gaī girā mati pherī॥ 12 ॥

Meaning

There was a dull-witted maid of Kaikeyi named Manthara. Turning her into a vessel of infamy, Saraswati departed after bending her mind awry.

Context

This is Doha 12 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Saraswati Turns Manthara's Mind”. The episode describes Saraswati turning Manthara's mind and her scheming to incite Kaikeyi to claim her boons.

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