Re kapi adham maran ab chahasi
Re kapi adham maran ab chahasi
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 31 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
रे कपि अधम मरन अब चहसी। छोटे बदन बात बड़ि कहसी॥ कटु जल्पसि जड़ कपि बल जाकें। बल प्रताप बुधि तेज न ताकें॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
re kapi adham marana aba cahasī। choṭe badana bāta baṛi kahasī॥ kaṭu jalpasi jaḍa kapi bala jākeṃ। bala pratāpa budhi teja na tākeṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
O vile monkey, you now seem to desire death. With such a small face, you speak such big words. O foolish monkey, the one whose strength you rely on has no strength, glory, intelligence, or radiance.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 31 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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