Priya bachan kas kahasi kubhamti

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

प्रिया बचन कस कहसि कुभाँती। भीर प्रतीति प्रीति करि हाँती॥ मोरें भरतु रामु दुइ आँखी। सत्य कहउँ करि संकरु साखी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

priyā bacana kasa kahasi kubhāṃtī। bhīra pratīti prīti kari hāṃtī॥ moreṃ bharatu rāmu dui āṃkhī। satya kahauṃ kari saṃkaru sākhī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O dear one, why do you speak such harsh words? Why are you setting aside trust and love? For me, Bharat and Rama are both like my very eyes; I say this truth with Shiva as my witness.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 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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