Dhari kach birath kinh mahi gira

Chaupai 10, Under Doha 29 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

धरि कच बिरथ कीन्ह महि गिरा। सीतहि राखि गीध पुनि फिरा॥ चोचन्ह मारि बिदारेसि देही। दंड एक भइ मुरुछा तेही॥ १० ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dhari kaca biratha kīna mahi girā। sītahi rākhi gīdha puni phirā॥ cochanha māri bidāresi dehī। daṃḍa eka bhai muruchā tehī॥ 10 ॥

Meaning

Grasping Ravana by the hair, he brought him down from the chariot, and Ravana fell to the earth. The vulture set Sita aside and returned, then struck again and again with his beak, tearing Ravana’s body apart. This caused him to swoon for a moment.

Context

This is Chaupai 10, Under Doha 29 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Jatayu's Battle with Ravana”. The episode describes brave Jatayu fearlessly battling Ravana to protect Sita and being gravely wounded.

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