Sevahim arandu kalaptaru tyagi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 42 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सेवहिं अरँडु कलपतरु त्यागी। परिहरि अमृत लेहिं बिषु मागी॥ तेउ न पाइ अस समउ चुकाहीं। देखु बिचारि मातु मन माहीं॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sevahiṃ araṃḍu kalapataru tyāgī। parihari amṛta lehiṃ biṣu māgī॥ teu na pāi asa samau cukāhīṃ। dekhu bicāri mātu mana māhīṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Those who abandon the wish-fulfilling tree to serve the castor plant, and give up nectar to ask for poison—O mother, think in your heart: such fools would never miss a chance like this.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 42 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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