Ram kushal kahu sakha snehi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 149 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

राम कुसल कहु सखा सनेही। कहँ रघुनाथु लखनु बैदेही॥ आने फेरि कि बनहि सिधाए। सुनत सचिव लोचन जल छाए॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāma kusala kahu sakhā sanehī। kahaṃ raghunāthu lakhanu baidehī॥ āne feri ki banahiṃ sidhāe। sunata saciva locana jala chāe॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

O loving friend, tell me of Rama's welfare. Where are Rama, Lakshmana, and Janaki? Have you brought them back, or have they gone off to the forest? Hearing this, the minister's eyes filled with tears.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 149 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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