Sayan kinh nrip aayasu mani
Sayan kinh nrip aayasu mani
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 170 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
सयन कीन्ह नृप आयसु मानी। आसन जाइ बैठ छलग्यानी॥ श्रमित भूप निद्रा अति आई। सो किमि सोव सोच अधिकाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sayana kīnha nṛpa āyasu mānī। āsana jāi baiṭha chalagyānī॥ śramita bhūpa nidrā ati āī। so kimi sova soca adhikāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
The king obeyed the command and lay down to sleep, while the crafty one sat down on a seat. The king was tired and fell into a deep sleep. But how could that deceiver sleep? He was filled with great anxiety.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 170 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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