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title: "Sunderkand Doha 9"
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# Sunderkand · Doha 9

**चौ०** 
> तरु पल्लव महुँ रहा लुकाई। करइ बिचार करौं का भाई॥  
> तेहि अवसर रावनु तहँ आवा। संग नारि बहु किएँ बनावा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> बहु बिधि खल सीतहि समुझावा। साम दान भय भेद देखावा॥  
> कह रावनु सुनु सुमुखि सयानी। मंदोदरी आदि सब रानी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> तव अनुचरीं करउँ पन मोरा। एक बार बिलोकु मम ओरा॥  
> तृन धरि ओट कहति बैदेही। सुमिरि अवधपति परम सनेही॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनु दसमुख खद्योत प्रकासा। कबहुँ कि नलिनी करइ बिकासा॥  
> अस मन समुझु कहति जानकी। खल सुधि नहिं रघुबीर बान की॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> सठ सूनें हरि आनेहि मोही। अधम निलज्ज लाज नहिं तोही॥५॥

Meaning: Concealing himself among the leaves of a tree he mused within himself, “O Brother! what should I do?” At that very moment Rāvaṇa arrived there, gaily adorned and accompanied by a large number of women. (1)

The wretch tried to prevail upon Her in many ways—through friendly advice, allurements, threats and estrangement. Said Rāvaṇa, “Listen, O beautiful and wise lady: I will make Mandodarī and all other queens, (2)

“your handmaids, I swear, provided you do cast a look on me only once.” Interposing* a blade of grass between Herself and Rāvaṇa and fixing Her thoughts on Her most beloved lord Śrī Rāma, the King of Ayodhyā, Jānakī rejoined,— (3)

* According to the Hindu etiquette a lady must not talk to a male stranger without a medium. Being forced to violate the above rule at this emergency, Sītā takes recourse to the aforesaid expedient.

“Listen, O ten-headed monster, can a lotus flower ever bloom in the glow of a fire-fly?” “Ponder this at heart,” continued Jānakī, “perhaps you have no idea what Śrī Rāma’s shafts are like, O wretch. (4)

“You carried me off at a time when there was none by my side; yet you do not feel ashamed, O vile and shameless rogue!” (5)

**दो०** 
> आपुहि सुनि खद्योत सम रामहि भानु समान।  
> परुष बचन सुनि काढ़ि असि बोला अति खिसिआन॥९॥

Meaning: Hearing himself likened to a glow-worm and Śrī Rāma compared to the sun, and exasperated at Her stinging words, the monster drew out his sword and said: (9)

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