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title: "Bal Kand Doha 157"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 157

**चौ०** 
> आवत देखि अधिक रव बाजी। चलेउ बराह मरुत गति भाजी॥  
> तुरत कीन्ह नृप सर संधाना। महि मिलि गयउ बिलोकत बाना॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> तकि तकि तीर महीस चलावा। करि छल सुअर सरीर बचावा॥  
> प्रगटत दुरत जाइ मृग भागा। रिस बस भूप चलेउ सँग लागा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> गयउ दूरि घन गहन बराहू। जहँ नाहिन गज बाजि निबाहू॥  
> अति अकेल बन बिपुल कलेसू। तदपि न मृग मग तजइ नरेसू॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> कोल बिलोकि भूप बड़ धीरा। भागि पैठ गिरिगुहाँ गभीरा॥  
> अगम देखि नृप अति पछिताई। फिरेउ महाबन परेउ भुलाई॥४॥

Meaning: When it saw the horse coming on with a great trumpeting sound, the boar took to flight, swift as wind. The king lost no time in putting the arrow to his bow and the boar crouched as soon as it saw the shaft. (1)

The king discharged his arrows taking a steady aim each time, but the boar saved itself by its wiliness. The beast rushed on, now hiding and now emerging into view; while the king in much excitement and anger followed closely on its track. (2)

The boar went afar into a dense thicket, which was impenetrable by horse or elephant. Even though the king was all by himself and was faced with untold hardships in the forest, still he would not give up the chase. (3)

Seeing the king so determined, the boar slunk away into a deep mountain-cave. When the king perceived that there was no access to the cave, he had to return much disappointed; and what was worse, he lost his track in the dense forest. (4)

**दो०** 
> खेद खिन्न छुद्धित तृषित राजा बाजि समेत।  
> खोजत ब्याकुल सरित सर जल बिनु भयउ अचेत॥१५७॥

Meaning: Exhausted with much exertion and oppressed by hunger and thirst, the King, taking his horse along, kept searching for a stream or water-pond and almost fainted for want of water. (157)

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