Kati tunir pita pata bandhen
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 244 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कटि तूनीर पीत पट बाँधें। कर सर धनुष बाम बर काँधें॥ पीत जग्य उपबीत सुहाए। नख सिख मंजु महाछबि छाए॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kaṭi tūnīra pīta paṭa bāṃdheṃ। kara sara dhanuṣa bāma bara kāṃdheṃ॥ pīta jagya upabīta suhāe। nakha sikha mañju mahāchabi chāe॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Quivers are tied at their waists and yellow garments around them. In their hands are arrows and on their left shoulders, beautiful bows. Yellow sacred threads adorn them. From toenails to crown, every limb is lovely, covered with great splendor.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 244 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Enters the Assembly”. The episode describes Vishvamitra entering the great assembly with Rama and Lakshmana, each beholder seeing the princes according to their own devotion.