Rakhi na sakai na kahi saka
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 55 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
राखि न सकइ न कहि सक जाहू। दुहूँ भाँति उर दारुन दाहू॥ लिखत सुधाकर गा लिखि राहू। बिधि गति बाम सदा सब काहू॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rākhi na sakai na kahi saka jāhū। duhūṃ bhāṃti ura dāruna dāhū॥ likhata sudhākara gā likhi rāhū। bidhi gati bāma sadā saba kāhū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
She could neither hold you back nor say, 'Go to the forest.' In either case, a fierce burning raged in her heart. She thought: fate's course is always crooked for everyone—the moon begins to be written, and Rahu is written instead.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 55 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.