Sapanen hoi bhikhari nripu ranku nakapati

Doha 92 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

सपनें होइ भिखारि नृपु रंकु नाकपति होइ। जागें लाभु न हानि कछु तिमि प्रपंच जियँ जोइ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sapaneṃ hoi bhikhāri nṛpu raṃku nākapati hoi। jāgeṃ lābhu na hāni kacha tima prapaṃca jiyaṃ joi॥ 92 ॥

Meaning

Just as in a dream a king may become a beggar and a beggar the lord of heaven, then on waking there is neither gain nor loss; likewise, one should behold this world of appearances in the heart.

Context

This is Doha 92 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Lakshmana and Nishad, Sumantra Returns”. The episode describes Lakshmana and Nishad's deep dialogue and Sumantra's sorrowful farewell return to Ayodhya.

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