Puni kah rau suhrid jiyam jani
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 27 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
पुनि कह राउ सुहृद जियँ जानी। प्रेम पुलकि मृदु मंजुल बानी॥ भामिनि भयउ तोर मनभावा। घर घर नगर अनंद बधावा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
puni kaha rāu suhṛda jiyaṃ jānī। prema pulaki mṛdu maṃjula bānī॥ bhāmini bhayau tora manabhāvā। ghara ghara nagara ananda badhāvā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Taking Kaikeyi as a friend in his heart, King Dasharatha, thrilled with love, again spoke in soft and pleasing words: 'O fair lady, your wish has been fulfilled. Joyful congratulations are being sounded house to house throughout the city.'
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 27 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.