Nirakhi badanu kahi bhup rajai

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 39 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

निरखि बदनु कहि भूप रजाई। रघुकुलदीपहि चलेउ लेवाई॥ रामु कुभाँति सचिव सँग जाहीं। देखि लोग जहँ तहँ बिलखाहीं॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nirakhi badanu kahi bhūpa rajāī। raghukuladīpahi caleu levāī॥ rāmu kubhāṃti saciva saṅga jāhīṃ। dekhi loga jahaṃ tahaṃ bilakhāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

After looking at his face and conveying the king’s command, he led away Rama, the lamp of Raghu’s line. Seeing Rama go with the minister in such a modest manner, people everywhere were filled with grief.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 39 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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