Kodand kathin charhai sir jat jut
Chhand, Under Doha 18 · Aranya Kand
Chhand Text
कोदंड कठिन चढ़ाइ सिर जट जूट बाँधत सोह क्यों। मरकत सयल पर लरत दामिनि कोटि सों जुग भुजग ज्यों॥ कटि कसि निषंग बिसाल भुज गहि चाप बिसिख सुधारि कै॥ चितवत मनहुँ मृगराज प्रभु गजराज घटा निहारि कै॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kodaṇḍa kaṭhina caṛhāi sira jaṭa jūṭa bāṃdhat soha kyoṃ। marakata sayala para larata dāmini koṭi soṃ juga bhujaga jyoṃ॥ kaṭi kasi niṣaṅga bisāla bhuja gahi cāpa bisikha sudhāri kai॥ citavata manahuṃ mṛgarāja prabhu gajarāja ghaṭā nihāri kai॥
Meaning
How splendid the Lord looks, strung bow in hand and a crown of matted hair upon his head, like two serpents fighting amid millions of lightning flashes on a mountain of emerald. Girding the quiver at his waist, taking up the great bow in his arms, and readying an arrow, Lord Rama gazes forward like a lion watching a herd of elephants.
Context
This is Chhand, Under Doha 18 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.