Tab ravan nij rup dekhava
Tab ravan nij rup dekhava
Chaupai 7, Under Doha 28 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
तब रावन निज रूप देखावा। भई सभय जब नाम सुनावा॥ कह सीता धरि धीरजु गाढ़ा। आइ गयउ प्रभु रहु खल ठाढ़ा॥ ७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba rāvana nija rūpa dekhāvā। bhaī sabhaya jaba nāma sunāvā॥ kaha sītā dhari dhīraju gāṛhā। āi gayau prabhu rahu khala ṭhāṛhā॥ 7 ॥
Meaning
Then Ravana showed his true form, and when he announced his name, Sita became frightened. Gathering deep courage, she said, 'O wicked one, stand there—the Lord has come!'
Context
This is Chaupai 7, 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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