Khar siar bolahi pratikula

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 158 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

खर सिआर बोलहिं प्रतिकूला। सुनि सुनि होइ भरत मन सूला॥ श्रीहत सर सरिता बन बागा। नगरु बिसेषि भयावनु लागा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

khara siyāra bolahiṃ pratikūlā। suni suni hoi bharata mana sūlā॥ shrīhata sara saritā bana bāgā। nagaru biseṣi bhayāvanu lāgā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Donkeys and jackals were uttering inauspicious cries. Hearing them again and again, Bharata felt deep pain in his heart. The lakes, rivers, forests, and gardens all seemed devoid of beauty, and the city appeared extremely dreadful.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 158 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Shatrughna Arrive and Grieve”. The episode describes Bharata and Shatrughna returning to grief-stricken Ayodhya on learning of Dasharatha's death and Rama's exile.

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