Dasamukh dekhi sabha bhay pai
Dasamukh dekhi sabha bhay pai
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 14 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
दसमुख देखि सभा भय पाई। बिहसि बचन कह जुगुति बनाई॥ सिरउ गिरे संतत सुभ जाही। मुकुट परे कस असगुन ताही॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dasamukha dekhi sabhā bhaya pāī। bihasi bachana kaha juguti banāī॥ sirau gire saṃtata subha jāhī। mukuṭa pare kasa asaguna tāhī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Seeing the assembly alarmed, Ravana laughed and, with cunning words, said: 'For one for whom the falling of heads has always been auspicious, how can the falling of a crown be an ill omen?'
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 14 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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