Dekhi tat tav sahaj sudhai
Dekhi tat tav sahaj sudhai
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 164 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
देखि तात तव सहज सुधाई। प्रीति प्रतीति नीति निपुनाई॥ उपजि परी ममता मन मोरें। कहउँ कथा निज पूछे तोरें॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi tāta tava sahaja sudhāī। prīti pratīti nīti nipunāī॥ upaji parī mamatā mana moreṃ। kahauṃ kathā nija pūche toreṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Seeing your natural straightforwardness, affection, trust, and skill in policy, great tenderness has arisen in my heart for you; therefore I tell my own story when you ask me.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 164 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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