Kant samujhi man tajahu kumatihi

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 36 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कंत समुझि मन तजहु कुमतिही। सोह न समर तुम्हहि रघुपतिही॥ रामानुज लघु रेख खचाई। सोउ नहिं नाघेहु असि मनुसाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kanta samujhi mana tajahu kumatihī। soha na samara tumhahi raghupatihī॥ rāmānuja laghu rekh khacāī। sou nahiṃ nāghehu asi manusāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

O beloved, reflect in your mind and abandon bad counsel. It is not fitting for you to wage war with Raghupati. Lakshmana drew only a small line, and you could not even cross it—such is your manliness!

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 36 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari's Final Plea to Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari's earnest final plea urging Ravana to heed dharma and recognize Rama's supreme power.

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