Sunu nrip bibidh jatan jag mahin
Sunu nrip bibidh jatan jag mahin
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 167 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
सुनु नृप बिबिध जतन जग माहीं। कष्टसाध्य पुनि होहिं कि नाहीं॥ अहइ एक अति सुगम उपाई। तहाँ परंतु एक कठिनाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu nṛpa bibidha jatana jaga māhīṃ। kaṣṭasādhya puni hohiṃ ki nāhīṃ॥ ahai eka ati sugama upāī। tahāṃ parantu eka kaṭhināī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
O king, listen: there are many means in the world, but they are difficult to accomplish, and even then their success is uncertain. There is one method that is very easy; yet even there lies one difficulty.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, 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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