Nav gayandu raghubird manu raju alan
Nav gayandu raghubird manu raju alan
Doha 51 · Ayodhya Kand
Doha Text
नव गयंदु रघुबीर मनु राजु अलान समान। छूट जानि बन गवनु सुनि उर अनंदु अधिकान॥ ५१ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nava gayandu raghubīra manu rāju alāna samāna। chūṭa jāni bana gavanu suni ura anandu adhikāna॥ 51 ॥
Meaning
Rama’s mind is like a newly captured elephant, and the coronation is like the iron chain with which that elephant is bound. Hearing that he is to go to the forest, and feeling himself released from bondage, great joy arose in his heart.
Context
This is Doha 51 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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