Jehi chahat nar nari sab ati

Doha 52 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

जेहि चाहत नर नारि सब अति आरत एहि भाँति। जिमिचातक चातकि तृषित बृष्टि सरद रितु स्वाति॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jehi cāhata nara nāri saba ati ārata ehi bhāṃti। jimi cātaka cātaki tṛṣita bṛṣṭi sarada ritu svāti॥ 52 ॥

Meaning

That is the moment desired by all men and women in intense longing, just as the thirsty chataka bird and chataki long for the rain of the Swati star in the autumn season.

Context

This is Doha 52 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.

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