All 6 Uses of
chide
in
The Ramayana
- That scoffing plea the hero spurned, And thus he spake once more, Chiding, the while his bosom burned, Jáváli's impious lore: "Justice, and courage ne'er dismayed, Pity for all distressed, Truth, loving honour duly paid To Bráhman, God, and guest— In these, the true and virtuous say, Should lives of men be passed: They form the right and happy way That leads to heaven at last.†
Book 2chiding = scolding or criticizing
- My father's thoughtless act I chide That gave thee honoured place, Whose soul, from virtue turned aside, Is faithless, dark, and base.†
Book 2 *chide = scold or criticize
- Thus Ráma spoke in righteous rage Jáváli's speech to chide, When thus again the virtuous sage In truthful words replied: "The atheist's lore I use no more, Not mine his impious creed: His words and doctrine I abhor, Assumed at time of need.†
Book 2
- Thus in fraternal love he spoke, And from his lips reproaches broke: But Ráma grieved to hear him chide The absent mother, and replied: "Cease, O beloved, cease to blame Our royal father's second dame.†
Book 3
- He spared not harsh rebuke to chide The lady as she moaned and cried, Then with his arm about her waist His captive in the car he placed.†
Book 3
- Again, again he turned to chide With quivering lips which terror dried: He looked, and found her not.†
Book 3
Definition:
to tell someone they have done wrong -- sometimes in a gentle way to encourage better behavior