Sun bich daskandhar dekha
Sun bich daskandhar dekha
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 28 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
सून बीच दसकंधर देखा। आवा निकट जती कें बेषा॥ जाकें डर सुर असुर डेराहीं। निसि न नीद दिन अन्न न खाहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sūna bīca dasakaṃdhara dekhā। āvā nikaṭa jatī keṃ beṣā॥ jākeṃ ḍara sura asura ḍerahāīṃ। nisi na nīda dina anna na khāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Taking advantage of the deserted place, Ravana approached Sita in the guise of an ascetic. Such is the fear he inspires that even the gods and demons tremble—they cannot sleep at night or eat their fill during the day.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 28 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Sita's Abduction and Lament”. The episode describes Ravana's deceitful abduction of Sita and her grief-stricken lament in the forest.
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