Charapharahim maga chalahim na ghore
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 143 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
चरफराहिं मग चलहिं न घोरे। बन मृग मनहुँ आनि रथ जोरे॥ अढ़ुकि परहिं फिरि हेरहिं पीछें। राम बियोगि बिकल दुख तीछें॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
carapharāhĩ maga calahĩ na ghore। bana mṛga manahũ āni ratha jore॥ aḍhuki parahĩ phiri herahĩ pīcheṃ। rāma biyogi bikala dukha tīcheṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
They writhe and do not move along the road properly. It is as if wild beasts have been brought and yoked to the chariot. These horses, distraught by separation from Rama, sometimes stumble and fall, and sometimes turn to look पीछे. They are tormented by sharp grief.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 143 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.