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# Lanka Kand · Doha 8

**चौ०** 
> तब रावन मयसुता उठाई। कहै लाग खल निज प्रभुताई॥  
> सुनु तैं प्रिया बृथा भय माना। जग जोधा को मोहि समाना॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> बरुन कुबेर पवन जम काला। भुजबल जितेउँ सकल दिगपाला॥  
> देव दनुज नर सब बस मोरें। कवन हेतु उपजा भय तोरें॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> नाना बिधि तेहि कहेसि बुझाई। सभाँ बहोरि बैठ सो जाई॥  
> मंदोदरीं हृदयँ अस जाना। काल बस्य उपजा अभिमाना॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> सभाँ आइ मंत्रिन्ह तेहिं बूझा। करब कवन बिधि रिपु सैं जूझा॥  
> कहहिं सचिव सुनु निसिचर नाहा। बार बार प्रभु पूछहु काहा॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> कहहु कवन भय करिअ बिचारा। नर कपि भालु अहार हमारा॥५॥

Meaning: Thereupon Rāvaṇa lifted Mandodarī and the wretch began to harp on his own glory. “Listen, darling, you are haunted by baseless fears. Which warrior in this world is my equal?(1)

“I have conquered by the might of my arm not only Varuṇa (the god presiding over the waters), Kubera (the god of riches), the wind-god, Yama (the god of punishment), and all the other regents of the quarters, but Death himself. Gods, demons and human beings are all under my control; what is the cause of your fear, then?” (2)

He thus tried to reassure her in many ways and once more went and sat in his council-chamber. Mandodarī was now convinced at heart that it was her husband’s impending death which had turned his head. (3)

Returning to his council-hall he asked his ministers: “How shall we proceed to fight the enemy?” “Listen, O lord of the demons,” replied the ministers, “why do you ask this question again and again? (4)

“What is there to be afraid of that should engage our thought? Human beings, monkeys and bears are our staple food.” (5)

**दो०** 
> सब के बचन श्रवन सुनि कह प्रहस्त कर जोरि।  
> नीति बिरोध न करिअ प्रभु मंत्रिन्ह मति अति थोरि॥८॥

Meaning: Hearing the words of all, Prahasta (Rāvaṇa’s son) said with folded hands, “Transgress not the bounds of propriety, my lord; your counsellors possess very little intelligence. (8)

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