Kah Angad salajj jag mahian

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 29 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कह अंगद सलज्ज जग माहीं। रावन तोहि समान कोउ नाहीं॥ लाजवंत तव सहज सुभाऊ। निज मुख निज गुन कहसि न काऊ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaha aṅgada salajja jaga māhīṃ। rāvana tohi samāna kou nāhīṃ॥ lājavanta tava sahaja subhāū। nija mukha nija guna kahasi na kāū॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Angad said, "Ravana, there is no one in this world as modest as you. Bashfulness is your very natural disposition. You never speak of your own virtues yourself."

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 29 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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