Nripanha keri asa nisi nasi

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 255 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नृपन्ह केरि आसा निसि नासी। बचन नखत अवली न प्रकासी॥ मानी महिप कुमुद सकुचाने। कपटी भूप उलूक लुकाने॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nṛpanha keri āsā nisi nāsī। bacana nakhata avalī na prakāsī॥ mānī mahipa kumuda sakucāne। kapṭī bhūpa ulūka lukāne॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The kings’ hope, like the night, was destroyed; the stars of their words no longer shone. The proud rulers, like lotuses, shrank back, and the deceitful kings hid like owls.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 255 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Lakshmana's Righteous Anger”. The episode describes Lakshmana's righteous anger and bold proclamation of Raghu lineage's valor in the assembly.

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