Kund kali darim damini

Chaupai 6, Under Doha 30 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

कुंद कली दाड़िम दामिनी। कमल सरद ससि अहिभामिनी॥ बरुन पास मनोज धनु हंसा। गज केहरि निज सुनत प्रसंसा॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kunda kalī dāṛima dāminī। kamala sarada sasi ahibhāminī॥ baruna pāsa manoja dhanu haṃsā। gaja kehari nija sunata prasaṃsā॥ 6 ॥

Meaning

Jasmine bud, pomegranate, lightning, lotus, the autumn moon, and serpent-woman; Varuna’s noose, Cupid’s bow, swan, elephant, and lion—all these are hearing their own praise today.

Context

This is Chaupai 6, Under Doha 30 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Ram's Lament and Jatayu's End”. The episode describes Rama's anguished lament for Sita and Jatayu's blessed release after revealing Ravana's deed.

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