Kahi kahi kotik kapat kahani
Kahi kahi kotik kapat kahani
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 20 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
कहि कहि कोटिक कपट कहानी। धीरजु धरहु प्रबोधिसि रानी॥ फिरा करमु प्रिय लागि कुचाली। बकिहि सराहइ मानि मराली॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahi kahi koṭika kapaṭa kahānī। dhīraju dharahu prabodhisi rānī॥ phirā karamu priya lāgi kuchālī। bakihi sarāhai māni marālī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Speaking countless deceitful stories, she kept persuading the queen: "Have patience!" Kaikeyi's fate turned, and she came to like wicked counsel. She began to praise the heron, taking it for a swan—counting an enemy as a friend.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 20 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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