Kah Sugriva sunahu Raghubira

Chaupai 6, Under Doha 7 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

कह सुग्रीव सुनहु रघुबीरा। बालि महाबल अति रनधीरा॥ दुंदुभि अस्थि ताल देखराए। बिनु प्रयास रघुनाथ ढहाए॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaha sugrīva sunahu raghubīrā। bāli mahābala ati ranadhīrā॥ duṃdubhi asthi tāla dekhārāe। binu prayāsa raghunātha ḍhahāe॥ 6 ॥

Meaning

Sugriva said, “O Raghuvir, listen. Bali is exceedingly powerful and very valiant in battle.” Then Sugriva showed Rama the bones of the demon Dundubhi and the tala trees. Without effort, Lord Raghunatha felled them.

Context

This is Chaupai 6, Under Doha 7 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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