And, on the pretext of her friend, deprived her in all respect.(11)
Chaupaee
He presented gold-coins to some and to some he extended his hand in friendship.
He showered love on some and with some women, he made love.(12)
Dohira
He gave expensive clothes to some and to some he handed out wealth.
And through such actions he won over all the maids, too.(l3)
Chaupaee
Thus, all the outsider women he captivated and they all were trammelled.
They all conveyed the secrets to Raja and the one who did not, Raja would not invite her.(14)
Dohira
All the maids became under the control of the Raja,
And whatever they heard from the Rani, they would come and divulge to Raja.(15)
Whenever Rani spoke, the maids showed their concurrence,
But, on the other hand, they would come immediately to inform the Raja.(16)
Chaupaee
One day, the Raja pondered over, and resolved for a design,
‘All the wealth of this woman, I will confiscate and let her live barely on subsistence.’(17)
One lady who was Rani’s maid, used to come and tell the Raja everything.
The woman thought her to be her confidant, but the fool did not know real mystery.(18)
Being elderly she considered that maid like her mother and spent lot of money on her.
But whatever she disclosed to her, she would go and tell the Raja.(l9)
Raja told the maid, ‘I will rebuke you and, immediately on her sight, I will get angry.
‘Heeding to my wife I will beat you sufficiently and desert you, but she will not understand this secret.’(20)
Dohira
He then added, ‘You must remain her confidant.
‘And whatever she tells you, you keep on revealing that to me.’(21)
Apparently she became ally of Rani and tried to keep her happy.
Everything she came to learn, she would come and tell the Raja.(22)
Chaupaee
The Raja called a woman, lured her with money,
And asked her to act the way he asked her, pretending as the confidant of the Rani.(23)
Dohira
By giving lot of wealth, Raja had won her over to his side,