Swabas biswa kari bahubala nij pur

Doha 154 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

स्वबस बिस्व करि बाहुबल निज पुर कीन्ह प्रबेसु। अरथ धरम कामादि सुख सेवइ समयँ नरेसु॥ १५४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

swabasa bisva kari bāhuvala nija pura kīnha prabesu। aratha dharama kāmādi sukha sevai samayaṃ naresu॥ 154 ॥

Meaning

By the strength of his arms he brought the world under his control and entered his own city. The king enjoyed in due season the pleasures of wealth, righteousness, and desire, and the like.

Context

This is Doha 154 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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