Balkand - Doha 220, Chaupai 5-8

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Doha 220, Chaupai 5-8

गिरि कानन जहँ तहँ भरि पूरी । रहे निज निज अनीक रचि रूरी ॥
यह सब रुचिर चरित मैं भाखा । अब सो सुनहु जो बीचहिं राखा ॥
अवधपुरीं रघुकुल-मनि-राऊ । बेद-बिदित तेहि दसरथ नाऊ ॥
धरम-धुरं धर गुननिधि ग्यानी । हृदय भगति मति सारँगपानी ॥

वर्ड	Dissection	Meaning
गिरि	-	Mountains पर्वत / पहाड़ Word Origin: See why a mountain is called "The Swallower" in the origin of गिरि.
कानन	-	Forests वन / जंगल Word Origin: See why कानन is not just any forest in the origin of कानन.
जहँ तहँ	-	Here and there जहाँ-तहाँ
भरि पूरी	-	Filled completely भरि पूरी
रहे	-	Remained रहे
निज निज	-	Their own अपनी-अपनी
अनीक	अन् + ईक	Armies सेना Word Origin: See how the "living mass" became an army in the origin of अनीक. Grammar: To see the suffix rule, refer to the Sanskrit īkan suffix.
रचि	रच + इ	Having formed रचकर Grammar: (from इ) -> Short i rule
रूरी	-	Beautiful सुंदर Word Origin: This comes from Ruchir used ahead! See its journey in the origin of रूरी. Grammar: Read about how the middle consonant vanished in the Consonant Elision rule.
यह	-	This यह
सब	-	All सब
रुचिर	रुच् + इर	Beautiful / Pleasing सुंदर / मनमोहक Word Origin: See how a "shining" thing becomes beautiful in the origin of रुचिर. Grammar: Read about the adjective-forming suffix in the Sanskrit ira suffix.
चरित	चर् + इ + त	Character / Deeds चरित्र / आचरण / जीवन-कथा Word Origin: Read the full formation of this key word in the origin of चरित. Grammar: The 'त' is from the kta past participle and the 'इ' is required by the Seṭ iṭ bridge rule.
मैं	-	I मैं
भाखा	भाष् + आ	Said / Narrated कहा / वर्णन किया Word Origin: origin of भाखा. Grammar: (from भाषा) -> ṣ to kh Shift
अब	-	Now अब
सो	-	That वह
सुनहु	सुन + हु	Listen सुनें Grammar: To understand the -hu suffix used for polite requests or commands, refer to the -hu Plural Command rule.
जो	-	Which जो
बीचहिं	बीच + हिं	In the middle बीच में ही Grammar: The हिं here is an emphatic particle, not a verb suffix. See the Emphatic -हिं rule.
राखा	-	Kept / Left रखा था
राखा	-	Kept / Left रखा था
अवधपुरीं	अवधपुरी + ं	In the city of Awadh (Ayodhya) अवधपुरी में
रघुकुल-मनि-राऊ	रघुकुल + मनि + राऊ	The king, jewel of the Raghu dynasty रघुकुल के मणि स्वरूप राजा Word Origin: राऊ is a Tadbhava word from Sanskrit राज (Raja) meaning King.
बेद-बिदित	बेद + वि + द् + इ + त	Known in the Vedas वेदों में विदित (प्रसिद्ध) Word Origin: See how the root "to know" became "well-known" in the origin of बिदित. Grammar: (विदित → बिदित) → V to B rule. And like चरित, the इ is a mandatory Seṭ iṭ bridge.
तेहि	-	His / Of him उनका Word Origin: तेहि is a sister form of तिन्ह. See all pronoun cousins in the origin of तिन्ह.
दसरथ	-	Dasharath दशरथ
नाऊ	-	Name नाम Note: नाऊ comes from Sanskrit नामन् (nāman). As Sanskrit softened into Awadhi via Prakrit, the final nasal 'ma' sound (म्) gradually weakened and transformed into a long 'ū' vowel: नामन् → नाम → नाऊ.
धरम	-	Dharma / Righteousness धर्म
धुरं	धुर + ं	The yoke / The central burden धुरी / केंद्रीय जिम्मेदारी Word Origin: See how a cart's axle became a metaphor for duty in the origin of धुरं.
धर	-	Hold / Bear धारण करना Note: धर comes from the same root धृ as धुरं itself. The verse is a deliberate play — hold (धर) the yoke (धुरं) of Dharma (धरम).
गुननिधि	गुन + निधि	Holder of virtues गुणों के निधान Word Origin: See the deeper meaning of "treasury" in the origin of निधि.
ग्यानी	-	Wise / Knowledgeable ज्ञानी
हृदय	-	Heart हृदय
भगति	-	Devotion भक्ति
मति	-	Mind / Intellect बुद्धि
सारँगपानी	सारँग + पानी	He who holds the Sārang Bow in His hand जिनके हाथ में सारंग धनुष है Word Origin: See how पानी secretly means "hand" (not water) in the origin of पानी. Then see how a "horn" became a divine bow in the origin of सारँग / सारँगपानी.