Kahahin jhuthi phuri baat banai

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 16 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कहहिं झूठि फुरि बात बनाई। ते प्रिय तुम्हहि करुइ मैं माई॥ हमहुँ कहबि अब ठकुरसोहाती। नाहिं त मौन रहब दिनु राती॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahahiṃ jhūṭhi phuri bāta banāī। te priya tumhahi karui maiṃ māī॥ hamahuṃ kahabi aba ṭhakura sohātī। nāhiṃ ta mauna rahaba dina rāṭī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

"Those who invent mixed truths and lies are dear to you, O mother, and I seem bitter! From now on, I too will speak only pleasant, flattering words. Otherwise, I shall remain silent day and night."

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under 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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