Bhup sumantru linh ur lai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 149 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

भूप सुमंत्रु लीन्ह उर लाई। बूड़त कछु अधार जनु पाई॥ सहित सनेह निकट बैठारी। पूँछत राउ नयन भरि बारी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bhūpa sumantru līnha ura lāī। būḍata kachu adhāra janu pāī॥ sahita saneha nikaṭa baiṭhārī। pūṃchata rāu nayana bhari bārī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The king embraced Sumantra to his heart, as if a drowning man had found some support. Seating him nearby with affection, and with tears filling his eyes, the king began to ask—

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 149 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Dashrath's Last Words and His Death”. The episode describes Dasharatha's grief-stricken final words to Sumantra and his death from separation from Rama.

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