Nrip hitakarak sachiv sayana

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 154 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नृप हितकारक सचिव सयाना। नाम धरमरुचि सुक्र समाना॥ सचिव सयान बंधु बलबीरा। आपु प्रतापपुंज रनधीरा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nṛpa hitakāraka saciva sayānā। nāma dharmaruci sukra samānā॥ saciva sayāna bandhu balabīrā। āpu pratāpapuṃja raṇadhīrā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

His wise minister, named Dharmaruchi, was devoted to the king's welfare, like Shukracharya. With a wise minister, a strong and brave brother, and himself a great mass of splendor and valor, the king was...

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 154 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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