Ko tumha shyamal gaur sarira

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 1 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

को तुम्ह स्यामल गौर सरीरा। छत्री रूप फिरहु बन बीरा॥ कठिन भूमि कोमल पद गामी। कवन हेतु बिचरहु बन स्वामी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ko tumha syāmala gaura sarīrā। chatrī rūpa phirahu bana bīrā॥ kaṭhina bhūmi komala pada gāmī। kavana hetu bicarahu bana svāmī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

O hero, who are you, with dark and fair complexions, wandering in the forest in the guise of a kshatriya? O lord, why do you roam in the forest with tender feet on such hard ground?

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 1 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Hanuman Meets Ram, Ram Befriends Sugriva”. The episode describes Hanuman's first meeting with Rama and the sacred friendship formed between Rama and Sugriva.

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