Dhavahim ganahim na avaghat ghata

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 41 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

धावहिं गनहिं न अवघट घाटा। पर्बत फोरि करहिं गहि बाटा॥ कटकटाहिं कोटिन्ह भट गर्जहिं। दसन ओठ काटहिं अति तर्जहिं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dhāvahim ganahim na avaghaṭa ghāṭā। parbata phori karahim gahi bāṭā॥ kaṭakaṭāhim koṭinha bhaṭa garjahim। dasana oṭha kāṭahim ati tarjahim॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

They run, paying no heed to steep and difficult passes. Seizing the mountains, they split them open to make a road. Millions of warriors clatter and roar, biting their lips with their teeth and threatening fiercely.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 41 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.