Nana bidhi kari katha suhai

Chaupai 6, Under Doha 28 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

नाना बिधि करि कथा सुहाई। राजनीति भय प्रीति देखाई॥ कह सीता सुनु जती गोसाईं। बोलेहु बचन दुष्ट की नाईं॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nānā bidhi kari kathā suhāī। rājānīti bhaya prīti dekhāī॥ kaha sītā sunu jatī gosāīṃ। bolehu bacana duṣṭa kī nāīṃ॥ 6 ॥

Meaning

Ravana, in many charming ways, spun tales and displayed statesmanship, fear, and affection before Sita. Sita said, 'Listen, ascetic lord. You have spoken like a wicked man.'

Context

This is Chaupai 6, Under Doha 28 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Sita's Abduction and Lament”. The episode describes Ravana's deceitful abduction of Sita and her grief-stricken lament in the forest.

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