Bhanji dhanush jaanakee biaahee
Bhanji dhanush jaanakee biaahee
Chaupai 6, Under Doha 36 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
भंजि धनुष जानकी बिआही। तब संग्राम जितेहु किन ताही॥ सुरपति सुत जानइ बल थोरा। राखा जिअत आँखि गहि फोरा॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhañji dhanuṣa jānakī biāhī। taba saṃgrāma jitehu kina tāhī॥ surapati suta jāna_i bala thorā। rākhā jiat āṃkhi gahi phorā॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
By breaking Shiva's bow, Rama married Janaki; then why did you not defeat Him in battle? Jayanta, the son of Indra, knew something of His strength. Rama seized him and merely put out one eye, yet let him live.
Context
This is Chaupai 6, 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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