Sahas anrit chapalata maya

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 16 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

साहस अनृत चपलता माया। भय अबिबेक असौच अदाया॥ रिपु कर रूप सकल तैं गावा। अति बिसाल भय मोहि सुनावा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sāhasa anṛta capalatā māyā। bhaya abibeka asauca adayā॥ ripu kara rūpa sakala taiṃ gāvā। ati bisāla bhaya mohi sunāvā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Courage, falsehood, fickleness, illusion, fear, lack of discernment, impurity, and cruelty—these are the enemy's forms, as you have sung them, and you have told me of a very great fear.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 16 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Praises Rama Again”. The episode describes Mandodari's heartfelt plea to Ravana to abandon enmity and surrender to Rama's divine glory.

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