Khed khinn chhudhit trishit raja baji

Doha 157 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

खेद खिन्न छुद्धित तृषित राजा बाजि समेत। खोजत ब्याकुल सरित सर जल बिनु भयउ अचेत॥ १५७ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kheda khinna chuddhita tṛṣita rājā bāji sameta। khojata byākula sarita sara jala binu bhayau aceta॥ 157 ॥

Meaning

Worn out by great exertion, and distressed with hunger and thirst along with his horse, the king searched for rivers and ponds and became helpless without water.

Context

This is 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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