Sukhahim adhar jarai sabu angu

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 40 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सूखहिं अधर जरइ सबु अंगू। मनहुँ दीन मनिहीन भुअंगू॥ सरुष समीप दीखि कैकेई। मानहुँ मीचु घरीं गनि लेई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sūkhahiṃ adhara jarai sabu aṃgū। mānahuṃ dīna manihīna bhuaṃgū॥ saruṣa samīpa dīkhi kaikeī। mānahuṃ mīcu gharīṃ gani leī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The king’s lips were parched, and his whole body seemed to be burning, like a serpent pained by the loss of its jewel. Nearby was Kaikeyi, full of anger, as if Death herself were seated there counting the king’s final hours.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 40 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Rama Accepts Kaikeyi's Command”. The episode describes Rama calmly accepting Kaikeyi's command of exile and Bharata's coronation with joyful obedience.

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