Karai bichari kubuddhi kujati

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 13 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

करइ बिचारु कुबुद्धि कुजाती। होइ अकाजु कवनि बिधि राती॥ देखि लागि मधु कुटिल किराती। जिमि गवँ तकइ लेउँ केहि भाँती॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

karai bicāru kubuddhi kujātī। hoi akāju kavani bidhi rātī॥ dekhi lāgi madhu kuṭila kirātī। jimi gavaṃ takai leuṃ kehi bhāṃtī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

That wicked, low-born maid began to think how the matter might be spoiled that very night, just as a crooked forest-woman lies in ambush on seeing a honeycomb, wondering how to tear it down.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, 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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