Nij kar nayan kadhi chaha dikha
Nij kar nayan kadhi chaha dikha
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 47 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
निज कर नयन काढ़ि चह दीखा। डारि सुधा बिषु चाहत चीखा॥ कुटिल कठोर कुबुद्धि अभागी। भइ रघुबंस बेनु बन आगी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nija kara nayana kāṛhi caha dīkhā। ḍāri sudhā biṣu cāhata cīkhā॥ kuṭila kaṭhora kubuddhi abhāgī। bhai raghubaṃsa venu bana āgī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
She wants to pluck out her own eyes with her own hands and see without them, and to cast away nectar and taste poison! This crooked, harsh, foolish, and unfortunate Kaikeyi has become a fire for the bamboo grove of the Raghu line.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 47 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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