Utar det chhodaun binu maren
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 275 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
उतर देत छोड़उँ बिनु मारें। केवल कौसिक सील तुम्हारें॥ न त एहि काटि कुठार कठोरें। गुरहि उरिन होतेउँ श्रम थोरें॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
uttara deta chhoḍauṃ binu māreṃ। kevala kausika sīla tumhāreṃ॥ na ta ehi kāṭi kuṭhāra kaṭhoreṃ। gurahi urina hoteuṃ śrama thoreṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
I am giving my answer. Even so, I am sparing him without killing him, O Vishvamitra, only out of regard for your noble nature. Otherwise, with this hard axe I would have cut him down and quickly repaid my debt to my guru with little effort.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 275 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.