Sita charan chonch hati bhaga
Sita charan chonch hati bhaga
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 1 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
सीता चरन चोंच हति भागा। मूढ़ मंदमति कारन कागा॥ चला रुधिर रघुनायक जाना। सींक धनुष सायक संधाना॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sītā caran coṃca hati bhāgā। mūḍha mandamati kārana kāgā॥ calā rudhira raghunāyaka jānā। sīṃka dhanuṣa sāyaka saṃdhānā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
That fool, that crow driven by deluded intent, struck Sita's feet with its beak and fled. When blood began to flow, Lord Raghunath noticed it and fitted a blade of kusa grass onto the bow as an arrow.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 1 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Jayanta's Deceit and Its Consequence”. The episode describes Jayanta disguising as a crow, harming Sita, and seeking refuge from Rama's unerring arrow.
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