Tahan na asan nahin bipr suara
Tahan na asan nahin bipr suara
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 174 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
तहँ न असन नहिं बिप्र सुआरा। फिरेउ राउ मन सोच अपारा॥ सब प्रसंग महिसुरन्ह सुनाई। त्रसित परेउ अवनीं अकुलाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tahaṃ na asana nahiṃ bipra suārā। fireu rāu mana soca apārā॥ saba prasanga mahisuranhaṃ sunāī। trisata pareu avanīṃ akākulī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
There was neither food there nor even a Brahmin cook. The king returned with immense sorrow in his mind. He told the Brahmins the whole account, and, utterly frightened and agitated, he fell to the ground.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 174 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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