Gayau duri ghan gahan barahu
Gayau duri ghan gahan barahu
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 157 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
गयउ दूरि घन गहन बराहू। जहँ नाहिन गज बाजि निबाहू॥ अति अकेल बन बिपुल कलेसू। तदपि न मृग मग तजइ नरेसू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gayau dūri ghana gahana barāhū। jahaṃ nāhina gaja bāji nibāhū॥ ati akela bana bipula kalesū। tadapi na mṛga maga tajai naresū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
The boar went far into such a dense forest that even elephants and horses could not go there. The king was completely alone, and the forest was full of hardship, yet he did not abandon the chase.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 157 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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