Asi rav puri rahi nav khanda

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 53 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

असि रव पूरि रही नव खंडा। धावहिं जहँ तहँ रुंड प्रचंडा॥ देखहिं कौतुक नभ सुर बृंदा। कबहुँक बिसमय कबहुँ अनंदा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

asi rava pūri rahī nava khaṃḍā। dhāvahiṃ jahaṃ tahaṃ ruṇḍa pracaṇḍā॥ dekhaṃhi kautuka nabha sura bṛndā। kabahuṃka bisamaya kabahuṃ anandā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Such a sound filled the ten directions. Fierce headless bodies ran everywhere. The gods in the sky watched this spectacle; at times they were astonished, and at times delighted.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 53 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Malyavan Advises Ravana”. The episode describes elder Malyavan urging Ravana toward peace and wisdom as Ravana stubbornly refuses.

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