Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers · Verse Chaupais 1785
Sanskrit Original
बरनि न जाइ मनोहर जोरी। सोभा बहुत थोरि मति मोरी।। राम लखन सिय सुंदरताई। सब चितवहिं चित मन मति लाई।। थके नारि नर प्रेम पिआसे। मनहुँ मृगी मृग देखि दिआ से।। सीय समीप ग्रामतिय जाहीं। पूँछत अति सनेहँ सकुचाहीं।। बार बार सब लागहिं पाएँ। कहहिं बचन मृदु सरल सुभाएँ।। राजकुमारि बिनय हम करहीं। तिय सुभायँ कछु पूँछत डरहीं। स्वामिनि अबिनय छमबि हमारी। बिलगु न मानब जानि गवाँरी।। राजकुअँर दोउ सहज सलोने। इन्ह तें लही दुति मरकत सोने।।
barani na jāi manōhara jōrī. sōbhā bahuta thōri mati mōrī.. rāma lakhana siya suṃdaratāī. saba citavahiṃ cita mana mati lāī.. thakē nāri nara prēma piāsē. manahu mṛgī mṛga dēkhi diā sē.. sīya samīpa grāmatiya jāhīṃ. pūomchata ati sanēhaom sakucāhīṃ.. bāra bāra saba lāgahiṃ pāēom. kahahiṃ bacana mṛdu sarala subhāēom.. rājakumāri binaya hama karahīṃ. tiya subhāyaom kachu pūomchata ḍarahīṃ. svāmini abinaya chamabi hamārī. bilagu na mānaba jāni gavāomrī.. rājakuaomra dōu sahaja salōnē. inha tēṃ lahī duti marakata sōnē..
The pair was charming beyond words; their loveliness was unbounded and my wits are too poor. Everyone gazed on the beauty of Sri Rama, Laksmana and Sita with their mind, intellect and reason fully absorbed. Thirsting for love the villagers, both men and women, stood motionless even as bucks and does are dazed by light. The village women approached Sita; in their extreme love they would put questions to Her but hesitated to do so. Again and again they threw themselves at Her feet and addressed to Her soft and guileless words which came straight from their heart: "Princess, we have a request to make to you, but due to our womanly modesty we are afraid to ask you. Forgive our incivility, madam, and be not offended, knowing that we are after all rustic women. Both these princes are naturally graceful in form; it is from them that emerald and gold have borrowed their green and yellow lustre respectively."