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certain.í If you act up to it, O good lady, I will offer a suggestion to you; the king is under
an obligation to you.î (1ó4)
ŒÙ0ó¬⁄U©°U ∑ͧ¬ ÃÈ• ’øŸ ¬⁄U ‚∑§©°U ¬Íà ¬Áà àÿÊÁª–
∑§„UÁ‚ ◊Ù⁄U ŒÈπÈ ŒappleÁπ ’«∏U ∑§‚ Ÿ ∑§⁄U’ Á„Uà ‹ÊÁªH 21H
Do.: parau° kµupa tua bacana para sakau° pµuta pati tyågi,
kahasi mora dukhu dekhi baRa kasa na karaba hita lågi.21.
ìAt your suggestion I would throw myself down a well and can even forsake my
son and husband. When you tell me to do something in view of my dire distress, why
should I not comply with it in my own interest?î (21)
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‚ÈŸÃ ’Êà ◊ÎŒÈ •¢Ã ∑§∆UÙ⁄UË – ŒappleÁà ◊Ÿ„È°U ◊œÈ ◊Ê„ÈU⁄U ÉÊÙ⁄UËH
∑§„Uß øappleÁ⁄U ‚ÈÁœ •„Uß Á∑§ ŸÊ„UË¥ – SflÊÁ◊ÁŸ ∑§Á„U„ÈU ∑§ÕÊ ◊ÙÁ„U ¬Ê„UË¥H 2H
ŒÈß ’⁄UŒÊŸ ÷ͬ ‚Ÿ ÕÊÃË – ◊ʪ„ÈU •Ê¡È ¡È«∏UÊfl„ÈU ¿UÊÃËH
‚ÈÃÁ„U ⁄UÊ¡È ⁄UÊ◊Á„U ’Ÿ’Ê‚Í – Œapple„ÈU ‹apple„ÈU ‚’ ‚flÁà „ÈU‹Ê‚ÍH 3H
÷ͬÁà ⁄UÊ◊ ‚¬Õ ¡’ ∑§⁄U߸ – Ã’ ◊ʪapple„ÈU ¡apple®„U ’øŸÈ Ÿ ≈U⁄U߸H
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Cau.: kubar∂° kari kabul∂ kaike∂, kapa¢a chur∂ ura påhana ¢e∂.
lakhai na råni nika¢a dukhu kaise°, carai harita tina balipasu jaise°.1.
sunata båta mædu a≈ta ka¢hor∂, deti manahu° madhu måhura ghor∂.
kahai ceri sudhi ahai ki nåh∂°, svåmini kahihu kathå mohi påh∂°.2.
dui baradåna bhµupa sana thåt∂, mågahu åju juRåvahu chåt∂.
sutahi råju råmahi banabåsµu, dehu lehu saba savati hulåsµu.3.
bhµupati råma sapatha jaba kara∂, taba mågehu jehiÚ bacanu na ¢ara∂.
hoi akåju åju nisi b∂te°, bacanu mora priya månehu j∂ te°.4.
Winning over Kaikey∂ and treating her as an offering accepted for sacrifice the
humpback whetted the knife of trickery on the stone of her heart. The queen, however,
like a sacrificial beast who nibbled the green turf, did not foresee the impending calamity.
Agreeable to hear, yet painful in consequence, were the words she spoke; it seemed as
if she was administering honey mixed with poison. Said the maid-servant, ìDo you, or
do you not, remember the incident you once told me, my lady? You have in reserve with
the king a couple of boons that he once promised you.* Ask for them today and soothe
* It is stated in Vålm∂kiís Råmåyaƒa that King Da‹aratha was once engaged in a combat with the
demon king ›ambara on behalf of the gods. The king was mortally wounded and fell unconscious in his
chariot, while his charioteer also fell. The valiant Queen Kaikey∂, who had accompanied her royal husband to
the field of battle assumed the role of a charioteer and removed the king to a safe retreat. When the king
regained his consciousness and came to know of the timely help rendered by the queen he was immensely
pleased and offered her a couple of boons. The queen, however, kept them in reserve and did not ask for
anything on that occasion.
The Adhyåtma-Råmåyaƒa (forming part of the Brahm僌a-Puråƒa), however, tells a different story.
There we are told that while King Da‹aratha was once fighting with the demons on behalf of the gods the axle