Dui ki hoi ek samay bhuala

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

दुइ कि होइ एक समय भुआला। हँसब ठठाइ फुलाउब गाला॥ दानि कहाउब अरु कृपनाई। होइ कि खेम कुसल रौताई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dui ki hoi eka samaya bhuālā। haṃsaba ṭhaṭhāi phulāuba gālā॥ dāni kahāuba aru kripanāī। hoi ki khema kusala rautāī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O king, can two things happen together: laughing uproariously and puffing out the cheeks? Can one be called generous and yet stingy? Can royal valor and well-being both remain intact?

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Kaikeyi's Demands, Sumantra Summons Ram”. The episode describes Kaikeyi's two cruel demands plunging Dasharatha into grief, and Sumantra summoning Rama.

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