सहसबाहु सुरनाथ त्रिसंकू । केहि न राजमद दीन्ह कलङ्कू ॥
भरत कीन्ह यह उचित उपाऊ । रिपु रिन रञ्च न राखब काऊ ॥
sahasabāhu suranātha trisaṃkū | kehi na rājamada dīnha kalaṅkū ||
bharata kīnha yaha ucita upāū | ripu rina rañca na rākhaba kāū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 229: Lakshmana's anger rises against Bharata's army
5 verses · 229 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Lakshmana's anger rises against Bharata's army
Sahasrabahu, Indra and Trishanku, whom did the pride of rule not stain? Lakshmana grants that Bharata has acted shrewdly, leaving no trace of enemy or debt. One thing he did badly: he slighted Rama, thinking him helpless. Today he will learn it, seeing Rama's face angry in battle. As he says this, Lakshmana forgets policy; the tree of battle-lust blooms in the thrill of his body. Bowing to Rama's feet, he speaks his plain strength. Lord, do not think it wrong. Bharata has wronged us not a little. How long must we bear it? My Lord is with me and my bow is in my hand. A Kshatriya, born in Raghu's line, Rama's brother: even dust kicked by a foot climbs to the head.
एक कीन्हि नहिँ भरत भलाई । निदरे राम जानि असहाई ॥
समुझि परिहि सोउ आजु बिसेखी । समर सरोष राम-मुख पेखी ॥
eka kīnhi nahim̐ bharata bhalāī | nidare rāma jāni asahāī ||
samujhi parihi sou āju bisekhī | samara saroṣa rāma-mukha pekhī ||
एतना कहत नीति-रस भूला । रन-रस-बिटप पुलक मिस फूला ॥
प्रभु-पद बन्दि सीस रज राखी । बोले सत्य सहज बल भाखी ॥
etanā kahata nīti-rasa bhūlā | rana-rasa-biṭapa pulaka misa phūlā ||
prabhu-pada bandi sīsa raja rākhī | bole satya sahaja bala bhākhī ||
अनुचित नाथ न मानब मोरा । भरत हमहिॅ उपचार न थोरा ॥
कहँ लगि सहिय रहिय मन मारें । नाथ साथ धनु हाथ हमारें ॥
anucita nātha na mānaba morā | bharata hamahiॅ upacāra na thorā ||
kaham̐ lagi sahiya rahiya mana māreṃ | nātha sātha dhanu hātha hamāreṃ ||
छत्रि-जाति रघुकुल-जनम, राम-अनुज जग जान ।
लातहुँ मारें चढ़ति सिर, नीच को धूरि समान ॥
chatri-jāti raghukula-janama, rāma-anuja jaga jāna |
lātahum̐ māreṃ car̤hati sira, nīca ko dhūri samāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0