Kapat bori bani mridul boleu juguti

Doha 160 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

कपट बोरि बानी मृदुल बोलेउ जुगुति समेत। नाम हमार भिखारि अब निर्धन रहित निकेत॥ १६० ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kapaṭa bori bānī mṛdula boleu juguti sameta। nāma hamāra bhikhāri aba nirdhana rahita niketa॥ 160 ॥

Meaning

Soaked in deceit, he spoke in a soft voice with great cunning: 'Now my name is Bhikhari, for I am poor and without a home.'

Context

This is Doha 160 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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