Sunu matimand dehi ab pura
Sunu matimand dehi ab pura
Chaupai 5, Under Doha 29 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
सुनु मतिमंद देहि अब पूरा। काटें सीस कि होइअ सूरा॥ इंद्रजालि कहुँ कहिअ न बीरा। काटइ निज कर सकल सरीरा॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu matimanda dehi aba pūrā। kāṭeṃ sīsa ki hoi'a sūrā॥ indrajāli kahuṃ kahi'a na bīrā। kāṭai nija kara sakala sarīrā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
Listen, you dull-witted fool, enough now. Does cutting off one's head make one a hero? One who performs magic tricks is not called brave, even if he cuts his own body apart with his own hands.
Context
This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 29 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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