Naari bachan suni bisikh samaanaa

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

नारि बचन सुनि बिसिख समाना। सभाँ गयउ उठि होत बिहाना॥ बैठ जाइ सिंघासन फूली। अति अभिमान त्रास सब भूली॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāri bachana suni bisikha samānā। sabhām̐ gayau uṭhi hota bihānā॥ baiṭhi jāi siṃghāsana phūlī। ati abhimāna trāsa saba bhūlī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Hearing the woman's words, he rose at daybreak like an arrow and went to the assembly. Seated on the throne, he bloomed with pride and forgot all fear.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 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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