Gayau sahami nahim kachhu kahi ava

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 29 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

गयउ सहमि नहिं कछु कहि आवा। जनु सचान बन झपटेउ लावा॥ बिबरन भयउ निपट नरपालू। दामिनि हनेउ मनहुँ तरु तालू॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gayau sahami nahiṃ kachu kahi āvā। janu sacāna bana jhapaṭeu lāvā॥ bibarana bhayau nipaṭa narapālū। dāmini haneu manahuṃ taru tālū॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The king was stunned and could not say anything, as if a hawk had swooped down on a quail in the forest. His whole complexion turned pale, as if lightning had struck a palm tree.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 29 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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