Kumudabandhu kar nindak hansa
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 243 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कुमुदबंधु कर निंदक हाँसा। भृकुटी बिकट मनोहर नासा॥ भाल बिसाल तिलक झलकाहीं। कच बिलोकि अलि अवलि लजाहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kumudabandhu kara nindaka hāṃsā। bhṛkuṭī bikaṭa manohara nāsā॥ bhāla bisāla tilaka jhalakāhīṃ। kaca biloki ali avali lajāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Their laughter puts the rays of the moon to shame. Their brows are arched and their nose is lovely. On their broad foreheads the tilak gleams. Seeing their dark curls, even the rows of bumblebees feel ashamed.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 243 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.