Bakra ukti dhanu bachan sar hriday

Doha 23 (ङ) · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

बक्र उक्ति धनु बचन सर हृदय दहेउ रिपु कीस। प्रतिउत्तर सड़सिन्ह मनहुँ काढ़त भट दससीस॥ २३ (ङ) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vakra ukti dhanu bacana sara hṛdaya daheu ripu kīsa। pratiuttara saḍasinha manahũ kāṛhat bhaṭa dasasīsa॥ 23 (ङ) ॥

Meaning

Using the bow of sharp wit, Angada shot arrows of speech and burned up the enemy's heart. Heroic Ravana seems to be pulling those arrows out with tongs in the form of replies.

Context

This is Doha 23 (ङ) from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.

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