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सीता तैं मम कृत अपमाना। कटिहउँ तव सिर कठिन कृपाना॥ नाहिं सपदि मानु मम बानी। सुमुखि होति जीवन हानी॥ स्याम सरोज दाम सम सुंदर। प्रभु भुज करि कर सम दसकंधर॥ सो भुज कंठ कि तव असि घोरा। सुनु सठ अस प्रवान पन मोरा॥ चंद्रहास हरु मम परितापं। रघुपति बिरह अनल संजातं॥ सीतल निसित बहसि बर धारा। कह सीता हरु मम दुख भारा॥ सुनत बचन पुनि मारन धावा। मयतनयाँ कहि नीति बुझावा॥ कहेसि सकल निसिचरिन्ह बोलाई। सीतहि बहु बिधि त्रासहु जाई॥ मास दिवस महुँ कहा माना। तौ मैं मारबि काढ़ि कृपाना॥

sītā taiṃ mama kṛta apamānā kaṭihau~ tava sira kaṭhina kṛpānā nāhiṃ ta sapadi mānu mama bānī sumukhi hoti na ta jīvana hānī syāma saroja dāma sama suṃdara prabhu bhuja kari kara sama dasakaṃdhara so bhuja kaṃṭha ki tava asi ghorā sunu saṭha asa pravāna pana morā caṃdrahāsa haru mama paritāpaṃ raghupati biraha anala saṃjātaṃ sītala nisita bahasi bara dhārā kaha sītā haru mama dukha bhārā sunata bacana puni mārana dhāvā mayatanayā~ kahi nīti bujhāvā kahesi sakala nisicarinha bolāī sītahi bahu bidhi trāsahu jāī māsa divasa mahu~ kahā na mānā tau maiṃ mārabi kāḍhi kṛpānā

Dohā

भवन गयउ दसकंधर इहाँ पिसाचिनि बृंद। सीतहि त्रास देखावहि धरहिं रूप बहु मंद॥10॥

bhavana gayau dasakaṃdhara ihā~ pisācini bṛṃda sītahi trāsa dekhāvahi dharahiṃ rūpa bahu maṃda 10

Meaning"Sita, you have insulted me; I will cut off your head with this cruel sword. If not, then quickly heed my words, fair one — else your life is forfeit." (Sita said:) "The Lord's arm — lovely as a wreath of dark-blue lotuses, like an elephant's trunk — (alone befits) my neck; (can) your dreadful sword (compare)? Listen, fool, such is my firm resolve." (To the sword she said:) "O Chandrahasa, remove my torment, born of the fire of separation from Raghupati; you flow a cool, sharp, excellent stream — take away my heavy sorrow." Hearing this he ran again to kill her; Maya's daughter (Mandodari) restrained him with counsel. He summoned all the demonesses and said, "Go, terrify Sita in every way; if within a month she does not heed my word, I will draw my sword and slay her." The Ten-headed one went to his palace; here the hordes of she-demons, taking many vile forms, showed Sita terror.
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What is the meaning of Sundarkand Dohā 10?
"Sita, you have insulted me; I will cut off your head with this cruel sword. If not, then quickly heed my words, fair one — else your life is forfeit." (Sita said:) "The Lord's arm — lovely as a wreath of dark-blue lotuses, like an elephant's trunk — (alone befits) my neck; (can) your dreadful sword (compare)? Listen, fool, such is my firm resolve." (To the sword she said:) "O Chandrahasa, remove my torment, born of the fire of separation from Raghupati; you flow a cool, sharp, excellent stream — take away my heavy sorrow." Hearing this he ran again to kill her; Maya's daughter (Mandodari) restrained him with counsel. He summoned all the demonesses and said, "Go, terrify Sita in every way; if within a month she does not heed my word, I will draw my sword and slay her." The Ten-headed one went to his palace; here the hordes of she-demons, taking many vile forms, showed Sita terror.