Saral kabit kirati bimal soi adarahim

Doha 14 (a) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

सरल कबित कीरति बिमल सोइ आदरहिं सुजान। सहज बयर बिसराइ रिपु जो सुनि करहिं बखान॥ १४ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sarala kabita kīrati bimala soi ādarahīṃ sujāna। sahaja bayara bisarāi ripu jo suni karahiṃ bakhāna॥ 14 (a) ॥

Meaning

Wise people honor that poetry which is simple and describes pure glory, and which even enemies, upon hearing it, forget their natural enmity and begin to praise.

Context

This is Doha 14 (a) from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to Poets”. The episode describes Tulsidas humbly honoring great past poets and resolving to compose Raghupati's story.