Mukh sukhahim lochan sravahim soku na

Doha 46 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

मुख सुखाहिं लोचन स्रवहिं सोकु न हृदयँ समाइ। मनहुँ करुन रस कटकई उतरी अवध बजाइ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mukha sukhāhiṃ locana sravahiṃ soku na hṛdayaṃ samāi। manahuṃ karuna rasa kaṭakaī utarī avadha bajāi॥ 46 ॥

Meaning

Their faces dried up, tears flowed from their eyes, and sorrow could not fit in their hearts. It was as though the army of compassion had descended upon Ayodhya, beating its drum.

Context

This is Doha 46 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram-Dashrath Dialogue, Appeals to Kaikeyi”. The episode describes Rama consoling Dasharatha, Ayodhya's deep grief, and failed appeals to Kaikeyi.

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