Phirat bipin nrip dikh barahu
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 156 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
फिरत बिपिन नृप दीख बराहू। जनु बन दुरेउ ससिहि ग्रसि राहू॥ बड़ बिधु नहिं समात मुख माहीं। मनहुँ क्रोध बस उगिलत नाहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
phirata bipina nṛpa dīkha barāhū। janu bana dureu sasihi grasi rāhū॥ baṛa bidhu nahin samāta mukha māhīṃ। manahuṃ krodha basa ugilata nāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
As the king wandered through the forest, he saw a boar. Its tusks made it seem as though Rahu had swallowed the moon and was hiding in the woods. The moon is too large to fit in its mouth, and it seems not to spit it out even in anger.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, 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.