Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 78: Śatrughna Punishes Mantharā
Text 2.78.24
भरतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणानुजः।
न्यवर्तत ततो रोषात्तां मुमोच च मन्थराम्॥
bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śatrughno lakṣmaṇānujaḥ
nyavartata tato roṣāt tāṁ mumoca ca mantharām
bharatasya = of Bharata; vacaḥ = these words; śrutvā = upon hearing; śatrughnaḥ = Śatrughna; lakṣmaṇa-anujaḥ = Lakṣmaṇa’s younger brother; nyavartata tataḥ = restrained; roṣāt = His fury; tām1 mumoca = released; ca = and; mantharām = Mantharā.
Upon hearing these words of Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa’s younger brother Śatrughna restrained His fury and released Mantharā.
1 Technical note: tām mantharām.