Sunat baat mridu ant kathori

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 22 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनत बात मृदु अंत कठोरी। देति मनहुँ मधु माहुर घोरी॥ कहइ चेरि सुधि अहइ कि नाहीं। स्वामिनि कहिहु कथा मोहि पाहीं॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunata bāta mṛdu anta kaṭhorī। deti manahuṃ madhu māhura ghorī॥ kahai ceri sudhi ahai ki nāhīṃ। svāmini kahihu kathā mohi pāhīṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Manthara's words sound gentle, but in the end they are harsh and terrible. It is as though she is giving poison mixed with honey. The maid says, "O Lady, do you remember a story you once told me or not?"

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 22 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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