Main apani disi kinh nihora

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 5 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

मैं अपनी दिसि कीन्ह निहोरा। तिन्ह निज ओर न लाउब भोरा॥ बायस पलिअहिं अति अनुरागा। होहिं निरामिष कबहुँ कि कागा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

maiṃ apanī disi kīnh nihorā। tinha nija ora na lāuba bhorā॥ bāyasa pali'ahiṃ ati anurāgā। hohiṃ nirāmiṣa kabahuṃ ki kāgā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

I have pleaded from my side, but they will never turn toward my side. Crows may be reared with great affection, but can they ever become abstainers from meat?

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 5 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to the Wicked”. The episode describes Tulsidas bowing to the wicked and describing their harmful, envious nature.

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