Khai sindhu gabhir ati charihu disi

Doha 178 (a) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

खाईं सिंधु गभीर अति चारिहुँ दिसि फिरि आव। कनक कोट मनिखचित दृढ़ बरनि न जाइ बनाव॥ १७८ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

khāīṃ sindhu gabhīra ati cārihuṃ disi phiri āva। kanaka koṭa manikhacita dṛḍha barani na jāi banāva॥ 178 (a) ॥

Meaning

It is surrounded on all four sides by a very deep moat of the ocean. That strong rampart of gold, studded with gems, is such that its workmanship cannot be described.

Context

This is Doha 178 (a) 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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