Doha 144
गुह सारथिहि फिरेउ पहुँचाई। बिरहु बिषादु बरनि नहिं जाई॥ चले अवध लेइ रथहि निषादा। होहिं छनहिं छन मगन बिषादा॥१॥
सोच सुमंत्र बिकल दुख दीना। धिग जीवन रघुबीर बिहीना॥ रहिहि न अंतहुँ अधम सरीरू। जसु न लहेउ बिछुरत रघुबीरू॥२॥
भए अजस अघ भाजन प्राना। कवन हेतु नहिं करत पयाना॥ अहह मंद मनु अवसर चूका। अजहुँ न हृदय होत दुइ टूका॥३॥
मीजि हाथ सिरु धुनि पछिताई। मनहुँ कृपन धन रासि गवाँई॥ बिरिद बाँधि बर बीरु कहाई। चलेउ समर जनु सुभट पराई॥४॥
Meaning
Seeing off the charioteer, Guha returned; the agony of his separation was too deep for words. The four Niṣādas drove off to Ayodhyā, plunged in sorrow every moment (on seeing the agony of Sumantra and the horses). (1) Agitated and stricken with grief, Sumantra lamented: “Accursed is life without Śrī Raghuvīra. This wretched body will not survive in the long run; but what a pity it did not earn glory by perishing at the time of its parting from Śrī Rāma. (2) “This life has become a sink of infamy and sin; I wonder what prevents it from departing. Alas! this vile mind has missed its chance. Oh, that my heart does not break in twain even now!” (3) Wringing his hands and beating his head he rued his lot like a miser who has lost his hoard of riches. It seemed as if after assuming the role of, and posing as, an eminent hero, a great warrior had taken to flight. (4)
बिप्र बिबेकी बेदबिद संमत साधु सुजाति। जिमि धोखें मदपान कर सचिव सोच तेहि भाँति॥१४४॥
Meaning
The minister gave himself up to grief like a discreet Brāhmaṇa of noble descent, who though well-versed in the Vedas and esteemed by the virtuous, has been beguiled into drinking. (144)
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