Jaun na jaun tav hoi akaaju

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 167 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जौं न जाउँ तव होइ अकाजू। बना आइ असमंजस आजू॥ सुनि महीस बोलेउ मृदु बानी। नाथ निगम असि नीति बखानी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jaum na jāuṃ tava hoi akājū। banā āi asamaṃjasa ājū॥ suni mahīsa boleu mṛdu bānī। nātha nigama asi nīti bakhānī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

But if I do not go, your work will be spoiled. Today a great dilemma has arisen. Hearing this, the king spoke gently: “O Lord, the Vedas declare this rule that—”

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 167 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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