Duchit katahuun paritosu na lahahin
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 302 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
दुचित कतहुँ परितोषु न लहहीं। एक एक सन मरमु न कहहीं॥ लखि हियँ हँसि कह कृपानिधानू। सरिस स्वान मघवान जुबानू॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
duchita katahuṃ paritoṣu na lahahīṃ। eka eka sana maramu na kahahīṃ॥ lakhi hiyaṃ haṃsi kaha kṛpānidhānū। sarisa svāna maghavāna jubānū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
When the mind is divided, one finds satisfaction nowhere and cannot reveal the heart's secret to anyone. Seeing this, the ocean of mercy smiled within and said, 'A dog, Indra, and a young man are alike.' [In Pāṇini's grammar, the forms of the words śvan, yuvan, and maghavan are similarly patterned.]
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 302 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram and Bharata Discuss Duty”. The episode describes Rama instructing Bharata on filial obedience, righteous kingship, and devoted service.