Jaun na jaun tav hoi akaaju
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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