Tumhahi na sochu sohag bal nij

Doha 17 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

तुम्हहि न सोचु सोहाग बल निज बस जानहु राउ। मन मलीन मुह मीठ नृपु राउर सरल सुभाउ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tumhahi na socu sohāga bala nija basa jānahu rāu। mana malīna muha mīṭha nṛpu rāura sarala subhāu॥ 17 ॥

Meaning

You feel secure in the false strength of your marital favor and think the king is under your control. But the king is inwardly impure and outwardly sweet! And your own nature is simple—you do not know guile.

Context

This is Doha 17 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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