Ha raghunanadan pran pirite
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 155 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
हा रघुनंदन प्रान पिरीते। तुम्ह बिनु जिअत बहुत दिन बीते॥ हा जानकी लखन हा रघुबर। हा पितु हित चित चातक जलधर॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
hā raghunandana prāna pirīte। tumha binu jiat bahuta dina bīte॥ hā jānakī lakhana hā raghubara। hā pitu hita cita cātaka jaladhara॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Alas, O delight of the Raghu line, my life-breath and beloved! So many days have passed while I have lived without you. Alas, Sita! Alas, Lakshmana! Alas, Raghuvara! Alas, cloud that gladdens the heart of the cakora-like father!
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 155 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Dashrath's Last Words and His Death”. The episode describes Dasharatha's grief-stricken final words to Sumantra and his death from separation from Rama.