Priya bachan mridu sunat nripu chitayau

Doha 154 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

प्रिया बचन मृदु सुनत नृपु चितयउ आँखि उघारि। तलफत मीन मलीन जनु सींचत सीतल बारि॥ १५४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

priyā bacana mṛdu sunata nṛpu citayau āṃkhi ug hāri। talaphata mīna malīna janu sīṃcata sītala bāri॥ 154 ॥

Meaning

As the king heard his beloved wife's gentle words, he opened his eyes and looked up. It was as though cool water were being sprinkled upon a struggling, helpless fish.

Context

This is Doha 154 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Dashrath's Last Words and His Death”. The episode describes Dasharatha's grief-stricken final words to Sumantra and his death from separation from Rama.

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