Soi Ravan kahun bani sahai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

सोइ रावन कहुँ बनी सहाई। अस्तुति करहिं सुनाइ सुनाई॥ अवसर जानि बिभीषनु आवा। भ्राता चरन सीसु तेहिं नावा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

soi rāvana kahuṃ banī sahāī। astuti karahiṃ sunāi sunāī॥ avasara jāni bibhīṣanu āvā। bhrātā carana sīsu tehiṃ nāvā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

For Ravana too, that favorable circumstance had now arrived. His ministers kept praising him over and over. Seizing the opportunity, Vibhishana came and bowed his head at his elder brother's feet.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 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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