Evamastu kahi kapatamuni bola kutil bahori

Doha 165 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

एवमस्तु कहि कपटमुनि बोला कुटिल बहोरि। मिलब हमार भुलाब निज कहहु त हमहि न खोरि॥ १६५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

evamastu kahi kapaṭamuni bolā kuṭila bahori। milaba hamāra bhulāba nija kahahu ta hamahi na khori॥ 165 ॥

Meaning

Saying “Evamastu” (“So be it”), that crooked, deceitful sage spoke again: “But do not tell anyone about meeting me or about losing your way; if you do, then it will not be our fault.”

Context

This is Doha 165 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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