Aapu birachi uparohit rupa
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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