Nipataheen dvij kari janahi mohi

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 283 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

निपटहिं द्विज करि जानहि मोही। मैं जस बिप्र सुनावउँ तोही॥ चाप स्रुवा सर आहुति जानू। कोपु मोर अति घोर कृसानू॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nipaṭahiṃ dvija kari jānahi mohī। maiṃ jasa bipra sunāvauṃ tohī॥ cāpa sruvā sara āhuti jānū। kopu mora ati ghora kṛsānū॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Do you take me for nothing but a Brahmin? I will tell you what sort of Brahmin I am. Know the bow as the ladle, the arrow as the offering, and my anger as a terribly fierce fire.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 283 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.

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