Ati anoop jahan janak nivasu

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 213 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अति अनूप जहँ जनक निवासू। बिथकहिं बिबुध बिलोकि बिलासू॥ होत चकित चित कोट बिलोकी। सकल भुवन सोभा जनु रोकी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ati anūpa jaham̐ janaka nivāsū। bithakahim̐ bibudha biloki bilāsū॥ hota cakita cita koṭa bilokī। sakala bhuvana sobhā janu rokī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

There, where Janaka’s exceedingly incomparable residence stands, even the gods are amazed by its splendor. Seeing the ramparts of the fort, the mind is struck with wonder, as though it has held back the beauty of all the worlds.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 213 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Arrival at Janakpur”. The episode describes Vishvamitra arriving in the glorious city of Janakpur with Rama and Lakshmana.