Bandhyo bananidhi niranidhi jaladhi sindhu baris

Doha 5 · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

बाँध्यो बननिधि नीरनिधि जलधि सिंधु बारीस। सत्य तोयनिधि कंपति उदधि पयोधि नदीस॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

Bāṃdhyo bananidhi nīranidhi jaladhi sindhu bārīsa। Satya toyanidhi kampati udadhi payodhi nadīsa॥ 5 ॥

Meaning

Has the ocean truly been bound—the forest-sea, water-sea, jaladhi, sindhu, bārīsa, toyanidhi, kampati, udadhi, payodhi, and nadīśa? Has it really been tied down?

Context

This is Doha 5 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Rama Crosses the Ocean”. The episode describes Rama crossing the ocean with his army and camping on Mount Subel as Ravana grows anxious.

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