Baal Kaanda A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana · Verse Chaupais 1913
Sanskrit Original
मुनि पद कमल बंदि दोउ भ्राता। चले लोक लोचन सुख दाता।। बालक बृंदि देखि अति सोभा। लगे संग लोचन मनु लोभा।। पीत बसन परिकर कटि भाथा। चारु चाप सर सोहत हाथा।। तन अनुहरत सुचंदन खोरी। स्यामल गौर मनोहर जोरी।। केहरि कंधर बाहु बिसाला। उर अति रुचिर नागमनि माला।। सुभग सोन सरसीरुह लोचन। बदन मयंक तापत्रय मोचन।। कानन्हि कनक फूल छबि देहीं। चितवत चितहि चोरि जनु लेहीं।। चितवनि चारु भृकुटि बर बाँकी। तिलक रेखा सोभा जनु चाँकी।।
muni pada kamala baṃdi dōu bhrātā. calē lōka lōcana sukha dātā.. bālaka bṛṃdi dēkhi ati sōbhā. lagē saṃga lōcana manu lōbhā.. pīta basana parikara kaṭi bhāthā. cāru cāpa sara sōhata hāthā.. tana anuharata sucaṃdana khōrī. syāmala gaura manōhara jōrī.. kēhari kaṃdhara bāhu bisālā. ura ati rucira nāgamani mālā.. subhaga sōna sarasīruha lōcana. badana mayaṃka tāpatraya mōcana.. kānanhi kanaka phūla chabi dēhīṃ. citavata citahi cōri janu lēhīṃ.. citavani cāru bhṛkuṭi bara bāomkī. tilaka rēkhā sōbhā janu cāomkī..
Saluting the lotus-feet of the sage the two brothers, the delight of the eyes of the whole world, departed. Beholding the exquisite beauty of the two brothers troops of boys followed them, their eyes and mind being enamoured of it. Clad in yellow garments they had a quiver fastened at their back, with a cloth (of the same colour) wrapped round their waist; their hands were adorned with a graceful bow and arrow respectively. The beautiful pair, one of whom was dark and the other fair, had streaks of (red or white) sandalwood paste painted on their body so as to match the complexion. With a neck as well-built as the lion's and long arms they had on their bosom an exquisite string of pearls obtained from the forehead of elephants. Their lovely eyes resembled the red lotus; and the moon-like face relieved one of the threefold agony. Their ears were adorned with pendants of gold, which stole as it were the heart of those who looked on them. They cast a bewitching glance and had a pair of arched and shapely eyebrows; the lines of the sectarian mark on the forehead looked as if beauty had been sealed there.