Katakatahim jambuk bhut pret pisach kharpar
Chhand 1, Under Doha 20 · Aranya Kand
Chhand Text
कटकटहिं जंबुक भूत प्रेत पिसाच खर्पर संचहीं। बेताल बीर कपाल ताल बजाइ जोगिनि नंचहीं॥ रघुबीर बान प्रचंड खंडहिं भटन्ह के उर भुज सिरा। जहँ तहँ परहिं उठि लरहिं धर धरु धरु करहिं भयकर गिरा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kaṭakaṭahiṃ jambuka bhūta preta pisāca kharpara saṃcahīṃ। betāla bīra kapāla tāla bajāi jogini naṃcahīṃ॥ raghubīra bāna pracaṃḍa khaṃḍahiṃ bhaṭanha ke ura bhuja sirā। jahã tahã parahiṃ uṭhi larahiṃ dhara dharu dharu karahiṃ bhayakara girā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Jackals are clattering, while ghosts, spirits, and evil beings gather skulls [or fill their begging bowls]. Bold vetālas beat time on skulls, and yoginīs dance. Sri Raghubir's fierce arrows tear apart the warriors' chests, arms, and heads. They fall here and there, rise again, fight, and cry out in a भयावह call, 'Catch him, catch him!'
Context
This is Chhand 1, Under Doha 20 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Shurpanakha story, Khara-Dushana Slain”. The episode describes Shurpanakha inciting Khara-Dushana against Rama and their destruction along with their demon army.