Badhi biraadh khar duushanahi leelaaan hatyo

Doha 36 · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

बधि बिराध खर दूषनहि लीलाँ हत्यो कबंध। बालि एक सर मार्‌यो तेहि जानहु दसकंध॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

badhi birādha khara dūṣanahi līlāṃ hatyo kabaṃdha। bāli eka sara mār̐yo tehi jānahu dasakaṃdha॥ 36 ॥

Meaning

Those who destroyed Viradha and Khara and Dushana, and in sport slew Kabandha; and who killed Bali with a single arrow—understand Him, O ten-headed one!

Context

This is 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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