Tej na sahi sak so phiri

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 28 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

तेज न सहि सक सो फिरि आवा। मैं अभिमानी रबि निअरावा॥ जरे पंख अति तेज अपारा। परेउँ भूमि करि घोर चिकारा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

teja na sahi saka so phiri āvā। maiṃ abhimānī rabi niarāvā॥ jare paṅkha ati teja apārā। pareuṃ bhūmi kari ghora cīkārā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

He could not endure the heat, so he turned back. But I was proud, and so I went near the sun. My wings were burned by that immense, unbearable heat. I fell to the earth with a terrible cry.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 28 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Sampati Reveals Sita's Whereabouts”. The episode describes despairing vanaras meeting Sampati at the seashore and learning Sita is in Lanka.

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