Tapas nrip nij sakhahi nihari

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 171 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

तापस नृप निज सखहि निहारी। हरषि मिलेउ उठि भयउ सुखारी॥ मित्रहि कहि सब कथा सुनाई। जातुधान बोला सुख पाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tāpasa nṛpa nija sakhahi nihārī। haraṣi mileu uṭhi bhayau sukhārī॥ mitrahi kahi saba kathā sunāī। jātudhāna bolā sukha pāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The ascetic king saw his friend and, rejoicing, got up and embraced him. After telling his friend everything, the demon spoke with delight.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 171 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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