एकहिं बार आस सब पूजी । अब कछु कहब जीभ करि दूजी ॥
फोरै जोग कपार अभागा । भलेउ कहत दुख रउरेहि लागा ॥
ekahiṃ bāra āsa saba pūjī | aba kachu kahaba jībha kari dūjī ||
phorai joga kapāra abhāgā | bhaleu kahata dukha raurehi lāgā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 16: Manthara feigns hurt loyalty
5 verses · 16 of 326
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Manthara feigns hurt loyalty
Manthara plays the wounded servant. All my hopes were fulfilled at one stroke, she says; shall I now speak with a second tongue? My wretched head deserves breaking, for even my good words pain you. Those who dress up lies as truth are dear to you, and I am bitter. From now on I will flatter, or keep silent. Providence made me ugly and dependent; I reap what I sowed. Whoever is king, what do I lose? Will I stop being a maid and become a queen? My nature deserves burning, for I cannot bear to see you harmed. Forgive my fault, devi. Hearing such sweet words full of hidden deceit, the queen, under the devas' maya, trusts her enemy as a friend.
कहहिँ झूठि फुरि बात बनाई । ते प्रिय तुम्हहिँ करुइ मैं माई ॥
हमहुँ कहब अब ठकुरसोहाती । नाहिं त मौन रहब दिन राती ॥
kahahim̐ jhūṭhi phuri bāta banāī | te priya tumhahim̐ karui maiṃ māī ||
hamahum̐ kahaba aba ṭhakurasohātī | nāhiṃ ta mauna rahaba dina rātī ||
करि कुरूप बिधि परबस कीन्हा । बवा सो लुनिअ लहिअ जो दीन्हा ॥
कोउ नृप होउ हमहिँ का हानी । चेरि छाड़ि अब होब कि रानी ॥
kari kurūpa bidhi parabasa kīnhā | bavā so lunia lahia jo dīnhā ||
kou nṛpa hou hamahim̐ kā hānī | ceri chār̤i aba hoba ki rānī ||
जारै जोग सुभाउ हमारा । अनभल देखि न जाइ तुम्हारा ॥
ता तेँ कछुक बात अनुसारी । छमिअ देबि बड़ि चूक हमारी ॥
jārai joga subhāu hamārā | anabhala dekhi na jāi tumhārā ||
tā tem̐ kachuka bāta anusārī | chamia debi bar̤i cūka hamārī ||
गूढ़-कपट प्रिय-बचन सुनि, तीय-अधर-बुधि रानि ।
सुर-माया-बस बैरिनिहि, सुहृद जानि पतिआनि ॥
gūr̤ha-kapaṭa priya-bacana suni, tīya-adhara-budhi rāni |
sura-māyā-basa bairinihi, suhṛda jāni patiāni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0