Sochia bipr jo bed bihina
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 172 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
सोचिअ बिप्र जो बेद बिहीना। तजि निज धरमु बिषय लयलीना॥ सोचिअ नृपति जो नीति न जाना जेहि न प्रजा प्रिय प्रान समाना॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
socia bipra jo beda bihīnā। taji nija dharmu biṣaya layalīnā॥ socia nṛpati jo nīti na jānā jehi na prajā priya prāna samānā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
One should grieve for that brahmin who knows not the Veda and, abandoning his own duty, is absorbed in sense-pleasures. One should grieve for that king who knows not policy and for whom the people are not dear as life itself.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 172 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Vashishtha Counsels Bharata, Journey Planned”. The episode describes Vashishtha counseling Bharata on dharma and preparations to journey to Chitrakoot to bring Rama back.