Kol biloki bhup bad dhira

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 157 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कोल बिलोकि भूप बड़ धीरा। भागि पैठ गिरिगुहाँ गभीरा॥ अगम देखि नृप अति पछिताई। फिरेउ महाबन परेउ भुलाई॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kola biloki bhūpa baṛa dhīrā। bhāji paiṭha giriguhāṃ gabhīrā॥ agama dekhi nṛpa ati pachitāī। phireu mahābana pareu bhulāī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Seeing how resolute the king was, the boar fled and entered a deep mountain cave. Finding it impossible to enter, the king had to turn back in great regret; but in that vast forest he lost his way.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, 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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