Mathem hath mudi dou lochan
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 29 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
माथें हाथ मूदि दोउ लोचन। तनु धरि सोचु लाग जनु सोचन॥ मोर मनोरथु सुरतरु फूला। फरत करिनि जिमि हतेउ समूला॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mātheṃ hātha mūdi dou locana। tanu dhari socu lāga janu socana॥ mora manorathu surataru phūlā। pharata karini jimi hateu samūlā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Placing his hands on his forehead and closing both eyes, the king sank into thought, as if Thought itself had taken on a body. [He thought—alas!] The wish-tree of my desire had blossomed, but just as it was bearing fruit, Kaikeyi uprooted it completely like an elephant would.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 29 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.