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Chaupai 1, Under Doha 168 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जानि नृपहि आपन आधीना। बोला तापस कपट प्रबीना॥ सत्य कहउँ भूपति सुनु तोही। जग नाहिन दुर्लभ कछु मोही॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāni nṛpahi āpana ādhīnā। bolā tāpasa kapaṭa prabīnā॥ satya kahauṃ bhūpati sunu tohī। jaga nāhina durlabha kacha mohī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Seeing the king as under his control, the clever ascetic said, “Listen, O king, I speak the truth to you: in this world, nothing is difficult to obtain for me.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 168 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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