Kou kah dushanu ranihi nahin

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 223 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कोउ कह दूषनु रानिहि नाहिन। बिधि सबु कीन्ह हमहि जो दाहिन॥ कहँ हम लोक बेद बिधि हीनी। लघु तिय कुल करतूति मलीनी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kou kaha dūṣanu rānihi nāhin। bidhi sabu kīnha hamahi jo dāhina॥ kahaṃ hama loka beda bidhi hīnī। laghu tiya kula karatūti malīnī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Some say, 'There is no fault in the queen. Fate has done everything in our favor.' 'What are we—deprived of the guidance of both society and the Veda, lowly women stained in family and conduct?'

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 223 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata on the Road to Chitrakoot”. The episode describes Bharata's humble and grief-filled journey toward Chitrakoot to meet Rama.

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