Puni dhiraju dhari astuti kinhi
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 2 · Kishkindha Kand
Chaupai Text
पुनि धीरजु धरि अस्तुति कीन्ही। हरष हृदयँ निज नाथहि चीन्ही॥ मोर न्याउ मैं पूछा साईं। तुम्ह पूछहु कस नर की नाईं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
puni dhīraju dhari astuti kīnhī। haraṣa hṛdayaṃ nija nāthahi cīnhī॥ mora nyāu maiṃ pūchā sāīṃ। tumha pūchahu kasa nara kī nāīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Then he gathered his composure and offered praise. Having recognized his own Lord, his heart overflowed with joy. [Then Hanuman said:] 'My question was justified, my lord. After all, I saw you after many years, in the guise of an ascetic, and with my monkey mind I could not recognize you, so I asked according to my situation—but why are you asking like an ordinary man?'
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 2 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.