Dekhi sachivan jay jiv kahi kinheu

Doha 148 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

देखि सचिवँ जय जीव कहि कीन्हेउ दंड प्रनामु। सुनत उठेउ ब्याकुल नृपति कहु सुमंत्र कहँ रामु॥ १४८ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dekhi sacivaṃ jaya jīva kahi kīnheu daṃḍa pranāmu। sunata uṭheu byākula nṛpati kahu sumantra kahaṃ rāmu॥ 148 ॥

Meaning

Seeing him, the minister said 'Jaya-jiva' and bowed down in full prostration. As soon as the king heard it, he rose in distress and said, 'Sumantra, tell me—where is Rama?'

Context

This is Doha 148 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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