Hansi boleu dasamauli tab kapi kar

Doha 23 (च) · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

हँसि बोलेउ दसमौलि तब कपि कर बड़ गुन एक। जो प्रतिपालइ तासु हित करइ उपाय अनेक॥ २३ (च) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

haṃsi boleu dasamauli taba kapi kara baḍa guna eka। jo pratipālai tāsu hita karai upāya aneka॥ 23 (च) ॥

Meaning

Then Ravana laughed and said, 'This is one great quality in a monkey: whoever nourishes him, he tries in many ways to do that person good.'

Context

This is Doha 23 (च) from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.

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Angada's Dialogue with Ravana

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