Gurrh kapat priy bachan suni tiy

Doha 16 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

गूढ़ कपट प्रिय बचन सुनि तीय अधरबुधि रानि। सुरमाया बस बैरिनिहि सुहृद जानि पतिआनि॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gūḍha kapaṭa priya bacana suni tīya adharabudhi rāni। suramāyā basa bairinihi suhṛda jāni patiāni॥ 16 ॥

Meaning

The dim-witted queen Kaikeyi, under the spell of divine illusion, heard Manthara's secret, deceitful, yet sweet words and trusted the enemy woman as a true well-wisher.

Context

This is Doha 16 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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