Jo suni saru as lag tumharem

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 30 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

जो सुनि सरु अस लाग तुम्हारें। काहे न बोलहु बचनु सँभारें॥ देहु उतरु अनु करहु कि नाहीं। सत्यसंध तुम्ह रघुकुल माहीं॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jo suni saru asa lāga tumhāreṃ। kāhe na bolahu bacanu saṃbhāreṃ॥ dehu utaru anu karahu ki nāhīṃ। satyasaṃdha tumha raghukula māhīṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

If my words struck you like an arrow, why do you not speak with care and thought? Give your answer—yes or no. You are renowned in the Raghukul as one true to your vow.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 30 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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