Puchhen kou na utaru dei

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 38 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

पूछें कोउ न ऊतरु देई। गए जेहिं भवन भूप कैकेई॥ कहि जयजीव बैठ सिरु नाई। देखि भूप गति गयउ सुखाई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pūcheṃ kou na ūtaru deī। gae jehiṃ bhavana bhūpa kaikeī॥ kahi jayajīva baiṭha sira nāī। dekhi bhūpa gati gayau sukhāī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

No one gives any reply when asked. He went to the chamber where the king and Kaikeyi were. Saying, "Victory and long life," he bowed his head and sat down; and seeing the king’s condition, he was utterly stricken.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 38 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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