Nari pai phiri jahahin jaum tau
Nari pai phiri jahahin jaum tau
Doha 9 · Lanka Kand
Doha Text
नारि पाइ फिरि जाहिं जौं तौ न बढ़ाइअ रारि। नाहिं त सन्मुख समर महि तात करिअ हठि मारि॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nāri pāi phiri jāhiṃ jauṃ tau na baṛhāi'a rāri। nāhiṃ ta sanmukha samara mahi tāta kari'a haṭhi māri॥ 9 ॥
Meaning
If they obtain the woman and then return, do not increase the quarrel needlessly. Otherwise, O dear one, if they do not turn back, then meet them in open battle and strike them down stubbornly.
Context
This is Doha 9 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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