Kumatihi kasi kubeshata phabi

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 25 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कुमतिहि कसि कुबेषता फाबी। अनअहिवातु सूच जनु भाबी॥ जाइ निकट नृपु कह मृदु बानी। प्रानप्रिया केहि हेतु रिसानी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kumatihi kasi kubeṣatā phābī। anaahivātu sūca janu bhābī॥ jāi nikaṭa nṛpu kaha mṛdu bānī। prānapriyā kehi hetu risānī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

How well does such a vile disguise suit that foolish woman! It is as though it were an omen of impending widowhood. Going near her, the king spoke softly: 'Beloved, why are you angry?'

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 25 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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