Baalitenay kautuk ati mohee

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 38 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

बालितनय कौतुक अति मोही। तात सत्य कहु पूछउँ तोही॥ रावनु जातुधान कुल टीका। भुज बल अतुल जासु जग लीका॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bālitanaya kautuka ati mohī। tāta satya kahu pūchauṃ tohī॥ rāvanu jātudhāna kula ṭīkā। bhuja bala atula jāsu jaga līkā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O son of Bali, I am greatly curious. So tell me the truth, dear one. Ravana, the ornament of the rakshasa clan, whose incomparable arm-strength is famed throughout the world...

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 38 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari's Final Plea to Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari's earnest final plea urging Ravana to heed dharma and recognize Rama's supreme power.

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