Malyavant ati sachiv sayana

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 40 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

माल्यवंत अति सचिव सयाना। तासु बचन सुनि अति सुख माना॥ तात अनुज तव नीति बिभूषन। सो उर धरहु जो कहत बिभीषन॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mālyavaṃta ati saciva syānā। tāsu bacana suni ati sukha mānā॥ tāta anuja tava nīti bibhūṣana। so ura dharahu jo kahata bibhīṣana॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

There was a very wise minister named Malyavan. Hearing his words, he was greatly pleased and said, “O father, your younger brother is an ornament of policy, truly virtuous in counsel. Keep in your heart what Vibhishana is saying.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 40 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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