Mam adhin juguti nrip soi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 167 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

मम आधीन जुगुति नृप सोई। मोर जाब तव नगर न होई॥ आजु लगें अरु जब तें भयऊँ। काहू के गृह ग्राम न गयऊँ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mama ādhīna juguti nṛpa soī। mora jāba tava nagara na hoī॥ āju lageṃ aru jaba teṃ bhayūṃ। kāhū ke gṛha grāma na gayūṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

O king, that device is in my hands, but I cannot go to your city. From the time I was born until today, I have never gone to anyone's house or village.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 167 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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