Chale nisachar nikar parai

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 42 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

चले निसाचर निकर पराई। प्रबल पवन जिमि घन समुदाई॥ हाहाकार भयउ पुर भारी। रोवहिं बालक आतुर नारी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

cale nisācara nikara parāī। prabala pavana jimi ghana samudāī॥ hāhākāra bhayau pura bhārī। rovahim bālaka ātura nārī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The hosts of demons fled in all directions, like masses of clouds scattered by a strong wind. Great uproar filled the city of Lanka. Children, women, and the afflicted began to weep in distress.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 42 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.