Kol karal dasan chhabi gai
Kol karal dasan chhabi gai
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 156 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कोल कराल दसन छबि गाई। तनु बिसाल पीवर अधिकाई॥ घुरुघुरात हय आरौ पाएँ। चकित बिलोकत कान उठाएँ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kola karāla dasana chabi gāī। tanu bisāla pīvara adhikāī॥ ghurughurāta haya ārau pāeṃ। cakita bilokata kāna uṭhāeṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Its dreadful tusks were a wonder to behold. Its body, too, was huge and very fat. Hearing the horse's approach, it grunted and, ears raised, looked on alert.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 156 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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