Ek nimesh baras sam jai

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 158 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

एक निमेष बरष सम जाई। एहि बिधि भरत नगर निअराई॥ असगुन होहिं नगर पैठारा। रटहिं कुभाँति कुखेत करारा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

eka nimeṣa baraṣa sama jāī। ehi bidhi bharata nagara niarāī॥ asaguna hohiṃ nagara paithārā। raṭahiṃ kubhāṃti kukheta karārā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Each moment seemed to pass like a year. In this way Bharata approached the city. As he entered, ominous signs began to appear. Crows were perched in bad places, cawing harshly.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 158 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Shatrughna Arrive and Grieve”. The episode describes Bharata and Shatrughna returning to grief-stricken Ayodhya on learning of Dasharatha's death and Rama's exile.

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