Jug sam nripahi gae din tini
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 172 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
जुग सम नृपहि गए दिन तीनी। कपटी मुनि पद रह मति लीनी॥ समय जानि उपरोहित आवा। नृपहि मते सब कहि समुझावा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
juga sama nṛpahi gae dina tīnī। kapaṭī muni pada raha mati līnī॥ samaya jāni uparohita āvā। nṛpahi mate saba kahi samujhāvā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
The king spent three days as though they were ages. His mind remained fixed at the feet of the cunning sage. Knowing the appointed time, the priest in disguise came and, according to the secret plan made with the king, explained all his thoughts to him.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 172 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.