Sok bikal puni punchhha naresu

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 149 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सोक बिकल पुनि पूँछ नरेसू। कहु सिय राम लखन संदेसू॥ राम रूप गुन सील सुभाऊ। सुमिरि सुमिरि उर सोचत राऊ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

soka bikal puni pūṃcha naresū। kahu siya rāma lakhana sandēsū॥ rāma rūpa guna sīla subhāū। sumiri sumiri ura socata rāū॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

In grief and agitation, the king asked again: Tell me the message from Sita, Rama, and Lakshmana. Remembering Rama's form, virtues, character, and nature again and again, the king brooded in his heart.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, 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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