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Steadying himself, Guha tells Sumantra to set aside grief: he is learned and knows the highest truth, and with fate against them he must be patient. With gentle words Guha seats him in the chariot almost by force. But Sumantra, slack with sorrow, cannot drive. The horses stagger like wild deer yoked to a car, stumble and turn to look back, sharp with grief. Whoever speaks the names Rama, Lakshmana or Vaidehi, they neigh and turn eagerly toward him, like a serpent robbed of its jewel. In the doha Guha, overcome at the sight, sends four trusted servants along to drive.
धरि धीरज तब कहइ निषादू । अब सुमन्त्र परिहरहु बिषादू ॥
तुम्ह पंडित परमारथ-ज्ञाता । धरहु धीर लखि बिमुख बिधाता ॥
dhari dhīraja taba kahai niṣādū | aba sumantra pariharahu biṣādū ||
tumha paṃḍita paramāratha-jñātā | dharahu dhīra lakhi bimukha bidhātā ||
विविध कथा कहि कहि मृदु बानी । रथ बैठारेउ बरबस आनी ॥
सोक-सिथिल रथ सकइ न हाँकी । रघुबर-बिरह-पीर उर बाँकी ॥
vividha kathā kahi kahi mṛdu bānī | ratha baiṭhāreu barabasa ānī ||
soka-sithila ratha sakai na hām̐kī | raghubara-biraha-pīra ura bām̐kī ||
चरफराहिँ मग चलहिँ न घोरे । बन-मृग मनहुँ आनि रथ जोरे ॥
अढ़ुकि परहिँ फिरि हेरहिं पीछें । राम-बियोग बिकल दुख तीछें ॥
carapharāhim̐ maga calahim̐ na ghore | bana-mṛga manahum̐ āni ratha jore ||
ar̤huki parahim̐ phiri herahiṃ pīcheṃ | rāma-biyoga bikala dukha tīcheṃ ||
जो कह राम लखन बैदेही । हिंकरि हिंकरि हित हेरहिं तेही ॥
बाजि-बिरह-गति कहि किमि जाती । बिनु मनि फनिक बिकल जेहि भाँती ॥
jo kaha rāma lakhana baidehī | hiṃkari hiṃkari hita herahiṃ tehī ||
bāji-biraha-gati kahi kimi jātī | binu mani phanika bikala jehi bhām̐tī ||
भयउ निषाद बिषाद-बस, देखत सचिव तुरङ्ग ।
बोलि सुसेवक चारि तब, दिये सारथी सङ्ग ॥
bhayau niṣāda biṣāda-basa, dekhata saciva turaṅga |
boli susevaka cāri taba, diye sārathī saṅga ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
