Bhujbal bisv basy kari rakhesi kou

Doha 182 (a) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

भुजबल बिस्व बस्य करि राखेसि कोउ न सुतंत्र। मंडलीक मनि रावन राज करइ निज मंत्र॥ १८२ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bhujabala bisva basya kari rākhēsi kou na sutantra। maṃḍalīka mani rāvana rāja karai nija maṃtra॥ 182 (a) ॥

Meaning

By the power of his arms he brought the whole world under his control and kept it so; he allowed no one to be independent. Thus Ravana, the jewel among mandalik kings, ruled according to his own will.

Context

This is Doha 182 (a) from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ravan's Birth, Power, and Tyranny”. The episode describes the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, their austerity-won power, and tyranny over the three worlds.

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