Nij bikalata bichari bahori
Nij bikalata bichari bahori
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 6 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
निज बिकलता बिचारि बहोरी। बिहँसि गयउ गृह करि भय भोरी॥ मंदोदरीं सुन्यो प्रभु आयो। कौतुकहीं पाथोधि बँधायो॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
Nija bikalatā bicāri bahorī। Bihasi gayau gṛha kari bhaya bhorī॥ Maṃdodarīṃ sunyo prabhu āyo। Kautukahīṃ pāthodhi baṃdhāyo॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Then, reflecting on his own agitation, he went back to the palace, laughing outwardly and casting fear aside. Mandodari heard that Lord Rama had arrived and had bound the ocean as a sport.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 6 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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