Ardha rati pur dwar pukara

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 6 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

अर्ध राति पुर द्वार पुकारा। बाली रिपु बल सहइ न पारा॥ धावा बालि देखि सो भागा। मैं पुनि गयउँ बंधु सँग लागा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ardha rāti pura dvāra pukārā। bālī ripu bala sahai na pārā॥ dhāvā bāli dekhi so bhāgā। maiṃ puni gayauṃ bandhu saṅga lāgā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

At midnight he cried out at the city gate. Bali could not withstand the enemy's strength. Bali ran; seeing him, that one fled. I too then went after my brother.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 6 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Sugriva's Sorrow and Vow to Slay Bali”. The episode describes Sugriva's sorrow before Rama, the vow to slay Bali, and Rama's teaching on true friendship.

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