Kapat kuchali sivam surarajoo
Kapat kuchali sivam surarajoo
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 302 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
कपट कुचालि सीवँ सुरराजू। पर अकाज प्रिय आपन काजू॥ काक समान पाकरिपु रीती। छली मलीन कतहुँ न प्रतीती॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kapaṭa kuchāli sīvaṃ surarājū। para akāja priya āpana kājū॥ kāka samāna pākaripu rītī। chhalī malīna katahuṃ na pratītī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Indra, king of the gods, is the very limit of deceit and crooked counsel. He loves others' loss and his own gain. His conduct is like that of a crow: deceitful and impure, never trustworthy anywhere.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 302 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram and Bharata Discuss Duty”. The episode describes Rama instructing Bharata on filial obedience, righteous kingship, and devoted service.
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