Aapu birachi uparohit rupa

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 172 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

आपु बिरचि उपरोहित रूपा। परेउ जाइ तेहि सेज अनूपा॥ जागेउ नृप अनभएँ बिहाना। देखि भवन अति अचरजु माना॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

āpu biraci uprohita rūpā। pareu jāi tehi seja anūpā॥ jāgeu nṛpa anabhaiṃ bihānā। dekhi bhavana ati acharaju mānā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

He himself assumed the priest's form and lay down on that splendid bed. Before dawn the king awoke and, seeing his house, was greatly amazed.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 172 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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