Sachiv baid gur tini jaun priya

Doha 37 · Sundar Kand

Doha Text

सचिव बैद गुर तीनि जौं प्रिय बोलहिं भय आस। राज धर्म तन तीनि कर होइ बेगिहीं नास॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saciva baida gura tīni jauṃ priya bolahiṃ bhaya āsa। rāja dharma tana tīni kara hoi begihīṃ nāsa॥ 37 ॥

Meaning

If the minister, physician, and guru—these three—speak only pleasing words out of fear of displeasure or hope of gain, then kingdom, body, and dharma are quickly destroyed.

Context

This is Doha 37 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Warns Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari pleading with Ravana to return Sita and heed Rama's invincible power.

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