Dikh manthara nagaru banava

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 13 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

दीख मंथरा नगरु बनावा। मंजुल मंगल बाज बधावा॥ पूछेसि लोगन्ह काह उछाहू। राम तिलकु सुनि भा उर दाहू॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dīkha maṃtharā nagaru banāvā। mañjula maṃgala bāja badhāvā॥ pūchesi loganha kāha uchāhū। rāma tilaku suni bhā ura dāhū॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Manthara saw that the city had been decorated, and delightful, auspicious songs of celebration were resounding. She asked the people what the festivity was about; hearing that it was Rama’s coronation, her heart burned with jealousy.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 13 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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