Charhi bar baji bar ek raja

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 156 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

चढ़ि बर बाजि बार एक राजा। मृगया कर सब साजि समाजा॥ बिंध्याचल गभीर बन गयऊ। मृग पुनीत बहु मारत भयऊ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

chaṛhi bara bāji bāra eka rājā। mṛgayā kara saba sāji samājā॥ biṃdhyācala gabhīra bana gayau। mṛga punīta bahu mārata bhayau॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Once the king mounted a fine horse, equipped himself for the hunt, and went into the deep forests of Vindhyachal, where he killed many deer.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 156 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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