चौ0—िब रावन मयसयिा 'U˘Uार्§ । कगाU ला» „ल नि` पýभयिार्§॥ सयनय िाउ पिýया बहथा भय माना । `» `ôˇा कô मôगिU समाना॥ 1॥ बLरन कयरबेर पवन `म काला । भय` बल `ििे'¡U सकल दि»पाला॥ देव दनय` नर सब बस मôरेउU । कवन गेUिय 'Uप`ा भय िôरेउU॥ 2॥ नाना बिˇि िेगिU कगेUसि बयÛार्§ । सभा¡ बगUôरि बा˘U सô `ार्§॥ मंदôदरीउ NUदय¡ ुस `ाना। काल बSय 'Uप`ा ुभिमाना॥ 3॥ सभा¡ ुा§ मं˜िा‹गU िेगिंU बŒÛा । करब कवन बिˇि रिपय साउ `ŒÛा॥ कगUगिंU सचिव सयनय निसिचरनागUा । बार बार पýभय पŒछगयU कागUा॥ 4॥ कगUगयU कवन भय करिु बिचारा । नर कपि भालय ुगUार गUमारा॥ 5॥
taba rŒvana mayasutŒ u¢hŒī, kahai lŒga khala nija prabhutŒī. sunu taiò priyŒ bṛthŒ bhaya mŒnŒ, jaga jodhŒ ko mohi samŒnŒ.1. baruna kubera pavana jama kŒlŒ, bhuja bala jiteu ¡ sakala digapŒlŒ. deva danuja nara saba basa more ¡ , kavana hetu upajŒ bhaya tore ¡.2. nŒnŒ bidhi tehi kahesi bujhŒī, sabhŒ ¡ bahori bai¢ha so jŒī. mandodarī ¡ hṛdaya¡ asa jŒnŒ, kŒla basya upajŒ abhimŒnŒ.3. sabhŒ¡ Œi mantrinha tehi ò bµujhŒ, karaba kavana bidhi ripu sai ò jµujhŒ. kahahiò saciva sunu nisicara nŒhŒ, bŒra bŒra pra bhu pµuchahu kŒhŒ.4. kahahu kavana bhaya karia bicŒrŒ, nara kapi bhŒlu ahŒra hamŒrŒ.5.
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Thereupon RŒva˜a lifted Maya’s daughter (Mandodar¶) and the wretch began to harp on his own glory. “Listen, darling; you are haunted by idle fears. What warrior 814 * ÝR” RMACARITAMNASA* in this world is my equal? I have conquered by the might of my arm not only Varu˜a (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?” He thus reassured her in many ways and once more went and sat in his council-chamber. Mandodar¶ was now convinced at heart that it was her husband’s impending death which had turned his head. 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? What is there to be afraid of, which should engage our thought? Human beings, monkeys and bears are our food.” (1—5)
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