Dinhi asis sasu mridu bani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 58 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

दीन्हि असीस सासु मृदु बानी। अति सुकुमारि देखि अकुलानी॥ बैठि नमितमुख सोचति सीता। रूप रासि पति प्रेम पुनीता॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dīnhi asīsa sāsu mṛdu bānī। ati sukumāri dekhi akulānī॥ baiṭhi namitamukha socati sītā। rūpa rāsi pati prema punītā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Her mother-in-law gave her a blessing in gentle words. Seeing Sita so delicate, she became distressed. Sita, a treasure of beauty and pure in her devotion to her husband, sat with lowered face, thinking.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 58 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.

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