Bijay hetu katakai banai
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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