Nidharak baithi kahai katu bani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

निधरक बैठि कहइ कटु बानी। सुनत कठिनता अति अकुलानी॥ जीभ कमान बचन सर नाना। मनहुँ महिप मृदु लच्छ समाना॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nidharaka baiṭhi kahai kaṭu bānī। sunata kaṭhinatā ati akulānī॥ jībha kamāna bacana sara nānā। mānahuṃ mahipa mṛdu laccha samānā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Kaikeyi sat there fearlessly, speaking such bitter words that even harshness itself seemed greatly agitated upon hearing them. The tongue is the bow, the words are many arrows, and the king himself seems like a tender target.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Rama Accepts Kaikeyi's Command”. The episode describes Rama calmly accepting Kaikeyi's command of exile and Bharata's coronation with joyful obedience.

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