Bachanu na ava hridayan pachhitai

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 145 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

बचनु न आव हृदयँ पछिताई। अवध काह मैं देखब जाई॥ राम रहित रथ देखिहि जोई। सकुचिहि मोहि बिलोकत सोई॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bacanu na āva hṛdayã pachitāī। avadha kāha maiṃ dekhaba jāī॥ rāma rahita ratha dekhihi joī। sakućihi mohi bilokata soī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Words will not come from his mouth. In his heart he repents: what will I see if I go to Ayodhya? Whoever sees the chariot bereft of Rama will feel shy to look at me.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 145 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Sumantra Returns to a Grieving Ayodhya”. The episode describes Sumantra's return to a grief-stricken Ayodhya with an empty chariot after separating from Rama.

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