Bihamsa nari bachan suni kana

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 16 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

बिहँसा नारि बचन सुनि काना। अहो मोह महिमा बलवाना॥ नारि सुभाउ सत्य सब कहहीं। अवगुन आठ सदा उर रहहीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bihaṃsā nāri bacana suni kānā। aho moha mahimā balavānā॥ nāri subhāu satya saba kahahīṃ। avaguna āṭha sadā ura rahahīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Hearing his wife's words, Ravana laughed loudly and said, “Ah, the greatness of delusion is very powerful! The nature of women is such that they always speak truthfully: eight faults always remain in the heart.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 16 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Praises Rama Again”. The episode describes Mandodari's heartfelt plea to Ravana to abandon enmity and surrender to Rama's divine glory.

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