Ripu tejasi akel api laghu kari
Ripu tejasi akel api laghu kari
Doha 170 · Bal Kand
Doha Text
रिपु तेजसी अकेल अपि लघु करि गनिअ न ताहु। अजहुँ देत दुख रबि ससिहि सिर अवसेषित राहु॥ १७० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ripu tejasī akela api laghu kari gani'a na tāhu। ajahuṃ deta dukha rabi sasihi sira avaseṣita rāhu॥ 170 ॥
Meaning
An enemy full of might should not be dismissed as insignificant, even if he is alone. Even now Rahu, though only his head remained, causes suffering to the sun and the moon.
Context
This is Doha 170 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.
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