Lakhi mahip karal kathora

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 31 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

लखी महीप कराल कठोरा। सत्य कि जीवनु लेइहि मोरा॥ बोले राउ कठिन करि छाती। बानी सबिनय तासु सोहाती॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

lakhī mahīpa karāla kaṭhorā। satya ki jīvanu leiihi morā॥ bole rāu kaṭhina kari chhaataee। bānī sabinaya tāsu sohātī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The king saw it as dreadful and cruel and thought, 'Will truth itself take my life?' He braced his chest and spoke in a very humble voice, one that would be pleasing to her.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 31 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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