Nrip sab bhanti sabahi sanmani

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 355 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नृप सब भाँति सबहि सनमानी। कहि मृदु बचन बोलाईं रानी॥ बधू लरिकनीं पर घर आईं। राखेहु नयन पलक की नाईं॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nṛpa saba bhāṃti sabahi sanamānī। kahi mṛdu bacana bolāīṃ rānī॥ badhū larikanīṃ para ghara āīṃ। rākhehu nayana palaka kī nāīṃ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

The king honored everyone in every possible way and, speaking gently, called the queens and said, 'The daughters-in-law are still young girls, and they have come to another's home. Keep them as the eyelids keep the eyes.'

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 355 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Procession Returns to Ayodhya”. The episode describes the joyful return of the wedding procession with new brides to a rejoicing Ayodhya.

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