Amba ek dukhu mohi biseshi

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 42 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

अंब एक दुखु मोहि बिसेषी। निपट बिकल नरनायकु देखी॥ थोरिहिं बात पितहि दुख भारी। होति प्रतीति न मोहि महतारी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aṃba eka dukhu mohi biseṣī। nipaṭa bikala naranāyaku dekhī॥ thorihiṃ bāta pitahi dukha bhārī। hoti pratīti na mohi mahatārī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O Mother, one sorrow troubles me especially: seeing the king so utterly distressed. That Father should suffer such a great grief over so small a matter—O mother, I cannot believe it.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 42 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Rama Accepts Kaikeyi's Command”. The episode describes Rama calmly accepting Kaikeyi's command of exile and Bharata's coronation with joyful obedience.

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