Muni mahima man mahun anumani

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 172 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

मुनि महिमा मन महुँ अनुमानी। उठेउ गवँहिं जेहिं जान न रानी॥ कानन गयउ बाजि चढ़ि तेहीं। पुर नर नारि न जानेउ केहीं॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

muni mahimā mana mahuṃ anumānī। uṭheu gavaṃhi jehiṃ jāna na rānī॥ kānana gayau bāji caṛhi tehīṃ। pura nara nāri na jāneu kehīṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Reflecting on the sage's greatness in his mind, he rose quietly so that the queen would not know. Then he mounted that very horse and went to the forest. No man or woman in the city knew.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, 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.

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