Dharam dhurandhar niti nidhana
Dharam dhurandhar niti nidhana
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 153 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
धरम धुरंधर नीति निधाना। तेज प्रताप सील बलवाना॥ तेहि कें भए जुगल सुत बीरा। सब गुन धाम महा रनधीरा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dharama dhuraṃdhara nīti nidhānā। teja pratāpa sīla balavānā॥ tehi keṃ bhae jugala suta bīrā। saba guna dhāma mahā raṇadhīrā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
He upheld धर्म, was a treasury of नीति, radiant in splendor and valor, virtuous and mighty. To him were born twin heroic sons, both abodes of all good qualities and great warriors.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 153 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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