Janakasuta kahun khojahu jai

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 22 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

जनकसुता कहुँ खोजहु जाई। मास दिवस महँ आएहु भाई॥ अवधि मेटि जो बिनु सुधि पाएँ। आवइ बनिहि सो मोहि मराएँ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

janakasutā kahuṃ khojahu jāī। māsa divasa mahaṃ āehu bhāī॥ avadhi meṭi jo binu sudhi pāeṃ। āvai banihi so mohi marāeṃ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Go and search for Janakasuta, Sita. O brothers, return within a month. Whoever comes back without finding any news after the time limit will surely have to be put to death by my order.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 22 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Sugriva Counsels Ram, Vanaras Depart”. The episode describes Sugriva counseling Rama and dispatching vanara hosts in all directions to search for Sita.

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