Dhanik banik bar dhanad samana

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 213 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

धनिक बनिक बर धनद समाना। बैठे सकल बस्तु लै नाना॥ चौहट सुंदर गलीं सुहाई। संतत रहहिं सुगंध सिंचाई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dhanika banika bara dhanada samānā। baiṭhe sakala bastu lai nānā॥ cauhaṭa suṃdara galīṃ suhāī। santata rahahiṃ sugandha sinchāī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Wealthy merchants, like Kubera himself, sit there with all kinds of goods. Beautiful crossroads and pleasant lanes are constantly sprinkled with fragrance.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 213 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Arrival at Janakpur”. The episode describes Vishvamitra arriving in the glorious city of Janakpur with Rama and Lakshmana.