Budh puran shruti sanmat bani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

बुध पुरान श्रुति संमत बानी। कही बिभीषन नीति बखानी॥ सुनत दसानन उठा रिसाई। खल तोहि निकट मृत्यु अब आई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

budha purāna śruti saṃmata bānī। kahī bibhīṣana nīti bakhānī॥ sunata dasānana uṭhā risāī। khala tohi nikaṭa mṛtyu aba āī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Vibhishana spoke words of policy approved by the learned, the Purāṇas, and the Vedas. Hearing this, Ravana rose in anger and said, “Wretch, your death has now come near!”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Vibhishan Counsels Ravan”. The episode describes Vibhishana's righteous counsel to Ravana, his humiliation, and his resolve to leave Lanka.

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