Suni katu bachan kuthar sudhara
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 276 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
सुनि कटु बचन कुठार सुधारा। हाय हाय सब सभा पुकारा॥ भृगुबर परसु देखावहु मोही। बिप्र बिचारि बचउँ नृपद्रोही॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suni kaṭu bacana kuṭhāra sudhārā। hāya hāya saba sabhā pukārā॥ bhṛgubara parasu dekhāvahu mohī। bipra bicāri bacauṃ nṛpadrohī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Hearing Lakshmana's harsh words, Parashurama raised his axe. The whole assembly cried out, 'Alas! Alas!' [Lakshmana said:] O best of the Bhargavas, are you showing me your axe? Yet O enemy of kings, I am sparing you out of regard for a Brahmin.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 276 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.