Jo hathi bhayau sakal dukh bhajanu
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 48 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
जो हठि भयउ सकल दुख भाजनु। अबला बिबस ग्यानु गुनु गा जनु॥ एक धरम परमिति पहिचाने। नृपहि दोसु नहिं देहिं सयाने॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo haṭhi bhayau sakala dukha bhājanu। abalā bibasa gyānu gunu gā janu॥ eka dharama paramiti pahicāne। nṛpahi dosu nahīṃ dehiṃ sayāne॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
He who, through stubbornness, became the bearer of all sorrows. Because he was under a woman’s power, it seemed as if his wisdom and virtue had departed. Others, who understand the limits of dharma and are wise, do not blame the king.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 48 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram-Dashrath Dialogue, Appeals to Kaikeyi”. The episode describes Rama consoling Dasharatha, Ayodhya's deep grief, and failed appeals to Kaikeyi.