Bhupa sahasa dasa ekahi bara
Bhupa sahasa dasa ekahi bara
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 251 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
भूप सहस दस एकहि बारा। लगे उठावन टरइ न टारा॥ डगइ न संभु सरासनु कैसें। कामी बचन सती मनु जैसें॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhūpa sahasa dasa ekahi bārā। lage uṭhāvana ṭarai na ṭārā॥ ḍagai na saṃbhu sarāsanu kaisaiṃ। kāmī bacana satī manu jaisaiṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Then ten thousand kings together tried to lift the bow at once, yet it would not budge. How unfaltering Shiva's bow was, just as Sati's mind is never swayed by a lustful man's words.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 251 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Kings Fail the Bow, Janaka Despairs”. The episode describes mighty kings failing to lift Shiva's bow and Janaka's despairing words stunning the assembly.
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