Ran mad matt phirai jag dhava
Ran mad matt phirai jag dhava
Chaupai 5, Under Doha 182 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
रन मद मत्त फिरइ जग धावा। प्रतिभट खोजत कतहुँ न पावा॥ रबि ससि पवन बरुन धनधारी। अगिनि काल जम सब अधिकारी॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rana mada matta phirai jaga dhāvā। pratibhaṭa khojata katahuṃ na pāvā॥ rabi sasi pavana baruna dhanadhārī। agini kāla jama saba adhikārī॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
Intoxicated with the pride of war, he roamed through the world seeking a worthy opponent, but found none. Sun, Moon, Wind, Varuna, Kubera, Fire, Time, Yama, and all the other powers and rulers...
Context
This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 182 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ravan's Birth, Power, and Tyranny”. The episode describes the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, their austerity-won power, and tyranny over the three worlds.
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