Bade saneh laghunha par karahin

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 167 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बड़े सनेह लघुन्ह पर करहीं। गिरि निज सिरनि सदा तृन धरहीं॥ जलधि अगाध मौलि बह फेनू। संतत धरनि धरत सिर रेनू॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

baḍe saneha laghunha para karahīṃ। giri nija sirani sadā tṛna dharahīṃ॥ jaladhi agādha mauli baha phenū। santata dharani dharata sira renū॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Great people always show affection to those beneath them. Mountains constantly bear grass upon their peaks. The fathomless ocean bears foam upon its head, and the earth ever bears dust upon its head.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 167 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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