Chhatr meghdambar sir dhari
Chhatr meghdambar sir dhari
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 13 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
छत्र मेघडंबर सिर धारी। सोइ जनु जलद घटा अति कारी॥ मंदोदरी श्रवन ताटंका। सोइ प्रभु जनु दामिनी दमंका॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
chatra meghaḍaṃbara sira dhārī। soi janu jalada ghaṭā ati kārī॥ mandodarī śravana tāṭaṃkā। soi prabhu janu dāminī damaṃkā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Ravana has placed on his head a cloud-canopy, vast and dark like a mass of clouds. That very thing seems like an extremely black cloud-bank. And the earrings in Mandodari's ears, O Lord, seem like lightning flashing.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 13 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Rama's Arrow Fells Ravana's Crown”. The episode describes Rama's arrow striking down Ravana's crown and parasol, wounding his pride.
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