Bharatahi dekhi maatu uthi dhaai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 164 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
भरतहि देखि मातु उठि धाई। मुरुछित अवनि परी झइँ आई॥ देखत भरतु बिकल भए भारी। परे चरन तन दसा बिसारी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bharatahi dekhi mātu uṭhi dhāī। muruchita avani parī jhaiṃ āī॥ dekhata bharatu bikala bhae bhārī। pare carana tana dasā bisārī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
As soon as Kaushalya saw Bharata, she rose and ran toward him. But overcome by dizziness, she fainted and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Bharata became deeply distressed and, forgetting himself, fell at her feet.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 164 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Kaushalya, Dashrath's Funeral Rites”. The episode describes Bharata's grief-filled meeting with Kaushalya and King Dasharatha's funeral rites guided by sage Vashishtha.