Tamaki taki taki sivadhanu dharahin
Tamaki taki taki sivadhanu dharahin
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 250 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
तमकि ताकि तकि सिवधनु धरहीं। उठइ न कोटि भाँति बलु करहीं॥ जिन्ह के कछु बिचारु मन माहीं। चाप समीप महीप न जाहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tamaki tāki tāki sivadhanu dharahīṃ। uṭhai na koṭi bhāṃti balu karahīṃ॥ jinha ke kacha bicāru mana māhīṃ। cāpa samīpa mahīpa na jāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
They glare at the bow and then seize it, applying strength in countless ways, but it does not lift. Those kings who have some discernment in their minds do not even go near the bow.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 250 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Kings Fail the Bow, Janaka Despairs”. The episode describes mighty kings failing to lift Shiva's bow and Janaka's despairing words stunning the assembly.
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