Puni kapi kahee neeti bidhi naanaa

Chaupai 5, Under Doha 35 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

पुनि कपि कही नीति बिधि नाना। मान न ताहि कालु निअराना॥ रिपु मद मथि प्रभु सुजसु सुनायो। यह कहि चल्यो बालि नृप जायो॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

puni kapi kahī nīti bidhi nānā। māna na tāhi kālu niarānā॥ ripu mada mathi prabhu sujasu sunāyo। yaha kahi calyo bāli nṛpa jāyo॥ 5 ॥

Meaning

Again Angada spoke in many different ways of policy, but Ravana did not accept it, because his end was near. Crushing the enemy's pride, Angada praised the glory of Lord Rama, and then the son of King Bali departed, saying this.

Context

This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 35 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.

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