Kaushalyan nripu dikh malana

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 154 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कौसल्याँ नृपु दीख मलाना। रबिकुल रबि अँथयउ जियँ जाना॥ उर धरि धीर राम महतारी। बोली बचन समय अनुसारी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kausalyāṃ nṛpu dīkha malānā। rabikula rabi aṃthayau jiyaṃ jānā॥ ura dhari dhīra rāma mahatārī। bolī bacana samaya anusārī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

When Kaushalya saw the king in deep distress, she understood in her heart that the sun of the solar race was now setting. Then, gathering courage in her heart, Mother Kaushalya spoke words suited to the moment.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 154 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.

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