Lata ot tab sakhinh lakhaae

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 232 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

लता ओट तब सखिन्ह लखाए। स्यामल गौर किसोर सुहाए॥ देखि रूप लोचन ललचाने। हरषे जनु निज निधि पहिचाने॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

latā oṭa taba sakhinha lakhāe। syāmala gauri kisora suhāe॥ dekhi rūpa locana lalacāne। harakhe janu nija nidhi pahicāne॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Then the maidens showed her the lovely dark and fair youths from behind the creepers. Seeing their beauty, her eyes were drawn to them; she was delighted, as though she had recognized her own treasure.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 232 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ram and Sita Meet in the Garden”. The episode describes Rama and Sita beholding each other for the first time in the flower garden.

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