Sakal sok sankul nar nari

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 277 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सकल सोक संकुल नर नारी। सो बासरु बीतेउ बिनु बारी॥ पसु खग मृगन्ह न कीन्ह अहारू। प्रिय परिजन कर कौन बिचारू॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sakala soka saṅkula nara nārī। so bāsaru bīteu binu bārī॥ pasu khaga mṛganha na kīnha ahārū। priya parijana kara kauna bicārū॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Men and women alike were filled with sorrow. The day passed without even water, let alone food. Even animals, birds, and deer took no food. What then can be said of the dear ones and family members?

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 277 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Janaka Arrives at Chitrakoot”. The episode describes King Janaka's arrival at Chitrakoot and the loving union of all gathered there.

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