Adhyay 2 • Shlok 88

दô0—सगU` सरल रघायबर बचन कयरमिि कयरंिUल करि `ान। चल§ `ôउक `ल बकýर»िि `lपि सलिलय समान॥ 42॥

Roman Transliteration (IAST)

sahaja sarala raghubara bacana kumati ku¢ila kari jŒna, calai joṅka jala bakragati jadyapi salilu samŒna.42.

Translations

English Translations 1
Gita Press English

The words of Ýr¶ RŒma (the Chief of Raghus) were artless and straight-forward, yet the evil-minded Kaikey¶ gave them a perverse twist. A leech must always move obliquely even though the water on which it moves has a smooth surface. (42)

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