Dev jacchh gandharbh nar kinnar nag

Doha 182 (b) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

देव जच्छ गंधर्ब नर किंनर नाग कुमारि। जीति बरीं निज बाहुबल बहु सुंदर बर नारि॥ १८२ (ख) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

deva jachcha gaṃdharba nara kiṃnara nāga kumāri। jīti barīṃ nija bāhubala bahu suṃdara bara nāri॥ 182 (b) ॥

Meaning

He conquered and married the beautiful princesses and noble women of gods, yakshas, gandharvas, humans, kinnaras, and nāgas by the strength of his arms.

Context

This is Doha 182 (b) 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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