Nana bidhi tehi kahesi bujhai
Nana bidhi tehi kahesi bujhai
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 8 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
नाना बिधि तेहि कहेसि बुझाई। सभाँ बहोरि बैठ सो जाई॥ मंदोदरीं हृदयँ अस जाना। काल बस्य उपजा अभिमाना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nānā bidhi tehi kahesi bujhāī। sabhāṃ bahori baiṭha so jāī॥ maṃdodarīṃ hṛdayaṃ asa jānā। kāla basya upajā abhimānā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Mandodari tried to explain to him in many ways, [but Ravana would not listen], and he went back and sat in the assembly. Mandodari understood in her heart that, being under the sway of Time, her husband’s pride had arisen.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 8 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Counsels Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari's tearful plea to Ravana to return Sita and his tense exchange with Prahasta.
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