dohrw ]

dhoharaa ||

DOHRA

bhu ibiD pr pwien rhy mory bcn Anyk ]

bahu bidh par pain rahe; more bachan anek ||

gih AauhiT Ablw rhI mwnÎo bcn n eyk ]235]

geh aauhath abalaa rahee; maanayo bachan na ek ||235||

The king in many ways holding the feet of the queen to back out from his promise, but that woman, showing her weakness (of fair sex) persisted in her demand and did not accept any request of the king.235.

br dÎo mY Coro nhI qYN kir koit aupwie ]

bar dhayo mai chhoro nahee; tai(n) kar kot upai ||

Gru mo suq kau dIjIAY bn bwsY rGurwie ]236]

ghar mo sut kau dheejeeaai; ban baasai raghurai ||236||

“I shall not leave you without getting the boons, though you may make millions of efforts. Give the kingdom to my son and exile Ram.”236.

BUp Drn ibn bu~iD igrÎo sunq bcn iqRX kwn ]

bhoop dharan bin bu'dh girayo; sunat bachan tiray kaan ||

ijm imRgys bn ky ibKY bDÎo bDk bir bwn ]237]

jim mirages ban ke bikhai; badhayo badhak bar baan ||237||

Hearing these words of his wife, the king became unconscious and fell down on the earth like a lion pierced by arrow in the forest.237.

qrPrwq ipRQÍI prÎo suin bn rwm aucwr ]

tarafaraat pirathavaiee parayo; sun ban raam uchaar ||

plk pRwn qÎwgy qjq m`iD sPir sr bwru ]238]

palak praan tayaage tajata; ma'dh safar sar baar ||238||

Hearing about the exile or ram the king writhed and fell down on the earth like the pining of the fish out of water and breathing her last.238.

rwm nwm sRvnn suxXo auiT iQr BXo sucyq ]

raam naam sravanan sunayo; uth thir bhayo suchet ||

jnu rx suBt igrÎo auTÎo gih Ais infr sucyq ]239]

jan ran subhat girayo uthayo; geh as niddar suchet ||239||

Hearing again the name of Ram the king came to his senses and stood up like a warrior becoming unconscious and falling in war and standing up again holding his sword after becoming conscious.239.

pRwn pqn inRp br sho Drm n Corw jwie ]

praan patan nirap bar saho; dharam na chhoraa jai ||

dYn khy jo br huqy qnu juq dey auTwie ]240]

dhain kahe jo bar hute; tan jut dhe uthai ||240||

The king accepted death rather than abandonment of his Dharma and the boons which he had promised, he granted them and exiled Ram.240.