Kahahu kahi yahu labhu na bhava
Kahahu kahi yahu labhu na bhava
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 252 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कहहु काहि यहु लाभु न भावा। काहुँ न संकर चाप चढ़ावा॥ रहउ चढ़ाउब तोरब भाई। तिलु भरि भूमि न सके छड़ाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahahu kāhi yahu lābhu na bhāvā। kāhūṃ na saṃkara cāpa caṛhāvā॥ rahau caṛhāuba toraba bhāī। tilu bhari bhūmi na sake chaṛāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Tell me, who would not be pleased with this boon? No one has ever strung Shiva's bow. Raising it, stringing it, or breaking it was out of the question; no one could even move it by a sesame's breadth.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 252 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Kings Fail the Bow, Janaka Despairs”. The episode describes mighty kings failing to lift Shiva's bow and Janaka's despairing words stunning the assembly.
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