Samujhi rajasukh dukhit arati
Samujhi rajasukh dukhit arati
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 160 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
समुझि राजसुख दुखित अराती। अवाँ अनल इव सुलगइ छाती॥ सरल बचन नृप के सुनि काना। बयर सँभारि हृदयँ हरषाना॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
samujhi rājasukha dukhita arātī। avāṁ anala iva sulagai chātī॥ sarala bacana nṛpa ke suni kānā। bayara saṁbhāri hṛdayaṁ haraṣānā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
That enemy, remembering the joy of his kingdom, was pained. His chest was smoldering inwardly like the fire of a potter’s kiln. Hearing the king’s simple words with his ears, he remembered his enmity and felt glad at heart.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 160 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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