Lehu chhadai siy kaha kou

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 266 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

लेहु छड़ाइ सीय कह कोऊ। धरि बाँधहु नृप बालक दोऊ॥ तोरें धनुषु चाड़ नहिं सरई। जीवत हमहि कुअँरि को बरई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

lehu chaṛāi sīya kaha kou। dhari bāṃdhahu nṛpa bālaka doū॥ toreṃ dhanuṣu cāḍha nahiṃ sarī। jīvata hamahiṃ kuaṃri ko barī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Some say, "Snatch away Sita and bind both princes." "Even breaking the bow will not fulfill our desire. While we are alive, who can marry the princess?"

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 266 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Sita Garlands Rama”. The episode describes Sita joyfully garlanding Rama after the bow-breaking amid divine flower showers.