Baan prataap jaan maareechaa
Baan prataap jaan maareechaa
Chaupai 5, Under Doha 36 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
बान प्रताप जान मारीचा। तासु कहा नहिं मानेहि नीचा॥ जनक सभाँ अगनित भूपाला। रहे तुम्हउ बल अतुल बिसाला॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bāna pratāpa jāna mārīcā। tāsu kahā nahiṃ mānehi nīcā॥ janaka sabhām̐ aganita bhūpālā। rahe tumhau bala atula bisālā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
Even lowly Maricha knew the power of Rama's arrows, yet you did not heed his warning. In Janaka's assembly there were countless kings; there too you were present, vast and immeasurably strong.
Context
This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 36 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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