Let chadhavat khainchant gadhe
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 261 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
लेत चढ़ावत खैंचत गाढ़ें। काहुँ न लखा देख सबु ठाढ़ें॥ तेहि छन राम मध्य धनु तोरा। भरे भुवन धुनि घोर कठोरा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
leta caḍhāvata khaṃcata gāṛheṃ। kāhuṃ na lakhā dekha sabu ṭhāṛheṃ॥ tehi chana rāma madhya dhanu torā। bhare bhuvana dhuni ghora kaṭhorā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Lifting it, fitting it, and pulling it hard—all was done so quickly that no one could tell how it happened; everyone saw Rama standing there with the bow. In that very instant, Rama broke the bow in the middle. The whole world was filled with a terrible, harsh sound.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 261 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama Breaks Shiva's Bow”. The episode describes Rama effortlessly breaking Shiva's great bow and the assembly's joyful celebration.