Manthara

A servant with no title, no lineage and no cult, who is nonetheless the first cause of the longest story in the tradition. She is exactly the kind of figure a registry built outward from famous names will never reach, which is the argument for censusing a tradition by its plot rather than by its pantheon.

Relations

• servant of: KaikeyiIn-batch.Reference treatment of Manthara as Kaikeyi's maid. (secondary)
• incited: KaikeyiA second, separate edge, because the service and the incitement are different facts and only the second one matters to the plot.Reference treatment: Manthara poisoned Kaikeyi's mind with the idea that the throne rightfully belonged to Bharata. (secondary)

Sources

• Manthara is Kaikeyi's maid, who persuades her that the throne belongs to Bharata and that Rama should be exiled for fourteen years.: Reference treatments of Manthara and of Kaikeyi's boons. (secondary)