Begi karahu kina ankhinh ota

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 280 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बेगि करहु किन आँखिन्ह ओटा। देखत छोट खोट नृपु ढोटा॥ बिहसे लखनु कहा मन माहीं। मूदें आँखि कतहुँ कोउ नाहीं॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

begi karahu kina āṃkhinha oṭā। dekhata choṭa khoṭa nṛpu ḍhoṭā॥ bihase lakhanu kahā mana māhīṃ। mūdeṃ āṃkhi katahuṃ kou nāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Why not quickly hide him from sight? This prince may look small, but he is quite wicked. Lakshmana smiled and thought to himself: once the eyes are shut, there is no one anywhere.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 280 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.

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