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title: "Sunderkand Doha 37"
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# Sunderkand · Doha 37

Vibhīṣaṇa offers advice to Rāvaṇa and meets with an affront at the latter’s hands

**चौ०** 
> श्रवन सुनी सठ ता करि बानी। बिहसा जगत बिदित अभिमानी॥  
> सभय सुभाउ नारि कर साचा। मंगल महुँ भय मन अति काचा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> जौं आवइ मर्कट कटकाई। जिअहिं बिचारे निसिचर खाई॥  
> कंपहिं लोकप जाकीं त्रासा। तासु नारि सभीत बड़ि हासा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> अस कहि बिहसि ताहि उर लाई। चलेउ सभाँ ममता अधिकाई॥  
> मंदोदरी हृदयँ कर चिंता। भयउ कंत पर बिधि बिपरीता॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> बैठेउ सभाँ खबरि असि पाई। सिंधु पार सेना सब आई॥  
> बूझेसि सचिव उचित मत कहहू। ते सब हँसे मष्ट करि रहहू॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> जितेहु सुरासुर तब श्रम नाहीं। नर बानर केहि लेखे माहीं॥५॥

Meaning: When the perverted Rāvaṇa, who was known all the world over for his haughtiness, heard Mandodarī’s admonition, he roared with laughter: “A woman is timorous by nature, it is truly said. She entertains fear even on an auspicious occasion, for her mind is very weak. (1)

“If the monkey host comes, the poor demons would feast on them and sustain themselves. The very guardians of the spheres tremble with fear of me; how ridiculous that you, my wife, should be afraid!” (2)

So saying he laughed and embraced her and then left for his council-chamber, exhibiting great fondness for her. Mandodarī, however, felt troubled at heart and thought that providence had turned against her lord. (3)

As he occupied his royal seat in the council-chamber, he received intelligence reports that all the invading host had arrived on the other side of the ocean. He thereupon asked his councillors: “Give me proper advice.” They, however, laughed and submitted: “Only remain quiet, lord. (4)

“Your Majesty experienced no fatigue when you conquered the gods and demons. Of what account, then, can men and monkeys be?” (5)

**दो०** 
> सचिव बैद गुर तीनि जौं प्रिय बोलहिं भय आस।  
> राज धर्म तन तीनि कर होइ बेगिहीं नास॥३७॥

Meaning: When a minister, a physician, a religious preceptor—these three use pleasing words out of fear or hope of reward, the result is that dominion, health and virtue—all the three, respectively, go to ruin forthwith. (37)

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