Budh bhaesi na ta marateuN tohi
Budh bhaesi na ta marateuN tohi
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 49 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
बूढ़ भएसि न त मरतेउँ तोही। अब जनि नयन देखावसि मोही॥ तेहिं अपने मन अस अनुमाना। बध्यो चहत एहि कृपानिधाना॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
būṛha bhaesi na ta marateuṃ tohī। aba jani nayana dekhāvasi mohī॥ tehiṃ apane mana asa anumānā। badhyo cahata ehi kṛpānidhānā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
'You have grown old; otherwise I would have killed you.' 'Now do not show me your face.' Hearing Ravana's words, he (Malyavan) thought in his mind that the compassionate Lord Rama must now surely wish to kill him.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 49 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Malyavan Advises Ravana”. The episode describes elder Malyavan urging Ravana toward peace and wisdom as Ravana stubbornly refuses.
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