Sukh sampati sut sen sahai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 180 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सुख संपति सुत सेन सहाई। जय प्रताप बल बुद्धि बड़ाई॥ नित नूतन सब बाढ़त जाई। जिमि प्रतिलाभ लोभ अधिकाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sukha saṃpati suta sena sahāī। jaya pratāpa bala buddhi baṛāī॥ nita nūtana saba bāṛhata jāī। jimi pratilābha lobha adhikāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Happiness, wealth, sons, troops, allies, victory, glory, strength, intelligence, and greatness—all of these kept increasing anew, just as greed increases with every gain.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 180 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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