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Sundarkand

Dohā 9 / 60

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तरु पल्लव महुँ रहा लुकाई। करइ बिचार करौं का भाई॥ तेहि अवसर रावनु तहँ आवा। संग नारि बहु किएँ बनावा॥ बहु बिधि खल सीतहि समुझावा। साम दान भय भेद देखावा॥ कह रावनु सुनु सुमुखि सयानी। मंदोदरी आदि सब रानी॥ तव अनुचरीं करउँ पन मोरा। एक बार बिलोकु मम ओरा॥ तृन धरि ओट कहति बैदेही। सुमिरि अवधपति परम सनेही॥ सुनु दसमुख खद्योत प्रकासा। कबहुँ कि नलिनी करइ बिकासा॥ अस मन समुझु कहति जानकी। खल सुधि नहिं रघुबीर बान की॥ सठ सूने हरि आनेहि मोहि। अधम निलज्ज लाज नहिं तोही॥

taru pallava mahu~ rahā lukāī karai bicāra karauṃ kā bhāī tehi avasara rāvanu taha~ āvā saṃga nāri bahu kie~ banāvā bahu bidhi khala sītahi samujhāvā sāma dāna bhaya bheda dekhāvā kaha rāvanu sunu sumukhi sayānī maṃdodarī ādi saba rānī tava anucarīṃ karau~ pana morā eka bāra biloku mama orā tṛna dhari oṭa kahati baidehī sumiri avadhapati parama sanehī sunu dasamukha khadyota prakāsā kabahu~ ki nalinī karai bikāsā asa mana samujhu kahati jānakī khala sudhi nahiṃ raghubīra bāna kī saṭha sūne hari ānehi mohi adhama nilajja lāja nahiṃ tohī

Dohā

आपुहि सुनि खद्योत सम रामहि भानु समान। परुष बचन सुनि काढ़ि असि बोला अति खिसिआन॥9॥

āpuhi suni khadyota sama rāmahi bhānu samāna paruṣa bacana suni kāḍhi asi bolā ati khisiāna 9

MeaningHe stayed hidden among the leaves of a tree, thinking, "What shall I do, brother?" At that time Ravana came there with many women in great finery and admonished Sita in many ways, showing conciliation, bribery, fear and division. Ravana said, "Listen, fair and wise lady; I will make Mandodari and all the queens your handmaids — this is my vow; just once look toward me." Holding a blade of grass as a screen, Vaidehi spoke, remembering the most beloved Lord of Avadh: "Listen, Ten-faced one — can the glow-worm's light ever make the lotus bloom? Think this in your mind," says Janaki. "O wretch, you have no knowledge of Raghuvira's arrow. Fool, you have carried me off by stealth to a lonely place; base and shameless, have you no shame?" Hearing himself (likened) to a glow-worm and Rama to the sun, and these harsh words, he drew his sword and spoke, greatly enraged.
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He stayed hidden among the leaves of a tree, thinking, "What shall I do, brother?" At that time Ravana came there with many women in great finery and admonished Sita in many ways, showing conciliation, bribery, fear and division. Ravana said, "Listen, fair and wise lady; I will make Mandodari and all the queens your handmaids — this is my vow; just once look toward me." Holding a blade of grass as a screen, Vaidehi spoke, remembering the most beloved Lord of Avadh: "Listen, Ten-faced one — can the glow-worm's light ever make the lotus bloom? Think this in your mind," says Janaki. "O wretch, you have no knowledge of Raghuvira's arrow. Fool, you have carried me off by stealth to a lonely place; base and shameless, have you no shame?" Hearing himself (likened) to a glow-worm and Rama to the sun, and these harsh words, he drew his sword and spoke, greatly enraged.