Chhatrabandhu tain bipr bolai
Chhatrabandhu tain bipr bolai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 174 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
छत्रबंधु तैं बिप्र बोलाई। घालै लिए सहित समुदाई॥ ईस्वर राखा धरम हमारा। जैहसि तैं समेत परिवारा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
chatrabandhu taiṃ bipra bolāī। ghālai lie sahita samudāī॥ īśvara rākhā dharama hamārā। jaihasi taiṃ sameta parivārā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
O low-born Kshatriya! You called the Brahmins together with your family only to destroy them, but God protected our dharma. Now you will perish along with your family.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 174 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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