Ayodhya Kaanda The Nisada's suspicion and precautions - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda The Nisada's suspicion and precautions · Verse Chaupais 1940
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राम प्रताप नाथ बल तोरे। करहिं कटकु बिनु भट बिनु घोरे।। जीवत पाउ न पाछें धरहीं। रुंड मुंडमय मेदिनि करहीं।। दीख निषादनाथ भल टोलू। कहेउ बजाउ जुझाऊ ढोलू।। एतना कहत छींक भइ बाँए। कहेउ सगुनिअन्ह खेत सुहाए।। बूढ़ु एकु कह सगुन बिचारी। भरतहि मिलिअ न होइहि रारी।। रामहि भरतु मनावन जाहीं। सगुन कहइ अस बिग्रहु नाहीं।। सुनि गुह कहइ नीक कह बूढ़ा। सहसा करि पछिताहिं बिमूढ़ा।। भरत सुभाउ सीलु बिनु बूझें। बड़ि हित हानि जानि बिनु जूझें।।
rāma pratāpa nātha bala tōrē. karahiṃ kaṭaku binu bhaṭa binu ghōrē.. jīvata pāu na pāchēṃ dharahīṃ. ruṃḍa muṃḍamaya mēdini karahīṃ.. dīkha niṣādanātha bhala ṭōlū. kahēu bajāu jujhāū ḍhōlū.. ētanā kahata chīṃka bhai bāomē. kahēu sagunianha khēta suhāē.. būḍhau ēku kaha saguna bicārī. bharatahi milia na hōihi rārī.. rāmahi bharatu manāvana jāhīṃ. saguna kahai asa bigrahu nāhīṃ.. suni guha kahai nīka kaha būḍhaā. sahasā kari pachitāhiṃ bimūḍhaā.. bharata subhāu sīlu binu būjhēṃ. baḍai hita hāni jāni binu jūjhēṃ..
Through the majesty of Sri Rama and by your might, my lord, we shall leave no fighting man or horse in the enemy's ranks. We shall never retrace our steps so long as there is life in us; nay, we shall strew the earth with the trunks and heads of fallen warriors!" The Nisada chief saw that he had a good band of warriors and exclaimed, "Beat the martial drum." Even as he said so someone sneezed on the left. The sooth- sayers said, "The sneeze has come from an auspicious quarter! (The issue will be a happy one.)" An old man thought over the meaning of the omen and exclaimed, "Let us go and meet Bharata; there will be no conflict. Bharata is out to persuade Sri Rama to return. The omen tells us that there will be no discord." On hearing this Guha said, "The old man says aright. Fools act precipitately and repent. If we come to a clash without knowing Bharata's intentions and ascertaining his temper and disposition, we shall be doing much harm to our own cause.