Ek ek som mardahim tori chalavahim

Doha 44 · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

एक एक सों मर्दहिं तोरि चलावहिं मुंड। रावन आगें परहिं ते जनु फूटहिं दधि कुंड॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

eka eka soṃ mardahiṃ tori calāvahiṃ muṃḍa। rāvana āgeṃ parahiṃ te janu phūṭahiṃ dadhi kuṃḍa॥ 44 ॥

Meaning

They crush one head against another and hurl them away after breaking them. Those heads fall before Ravana and burst like pots of curd.

Context

This is Doha 44 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.