Bijay hetu katakai banai

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 154 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बिजय हेतु कटकई बनाई। सुदिन साधि नृप चलेउ बजाई॥ जहँ तहँ परीं अनेक लराईं। जीते सकल भूप बरिआईं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bijaya hetu kaṭakī banāī। sudina sādhi nṛpa caleu bajāī॥ jahaṃ tahaṃ parīṃ aneka larāīṃ। jīte sakala bhūpa bariāīṃ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

He assembled his army for conquest. Having chosen an auspicious day, the king set out with trumpets sounding. Everywhere there were many battles, and he conquered all the kings by force.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 154 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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