Dhanush chadhhai kaha tab jari karaun

Doha 19 · Kishkindha Kand

Doha Text

धनुष चढ़ाइ कहा तब जारि करउँ पुर छार। ब्याकुल नगर देखि तब आयउ बालिकुमार॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dhanuṣa caṛhāi kahā taba jāri karauṃ pura chāra। byākula nagara dekhi taba āyau bālikumāra॥ 19 ॥

Meaning

Then Lakshmana strung his bow and said, 'I shall burn the city and reduce it to ashes at once.' Seeing the whole city in turmoil, Angada, son of Bali, came to him.

Context

This is Doha 19 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Ram's Displeasure, Lakshmana's Anger”. The episode describes Rama's displeasure with Sugriva's delay and Lakshmana's wrathful march to Kishkindha.

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