Ek nakhanha ripu bapu bidari

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 98 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

एक नखन्हि रिपु बपुष बिदारी। भागि चलहिं एक लातन्ह मारी॥ तब नल नील सिरन्हि चढ़ि गयऊ। नखन्हि लिलार बिदारत भयऊ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

eka nakhanhi ripu bapuṣa bidārī। bhāgi calahiṃ eka lātanhi mārī॥ taba nala nīla siranhi caḍhi gayau। nakhanhi lilāra bidārata bhayau॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Some monkeys tore the enemy’s body apart with their claws and fled; others struck him with kicks. Then Nala and Nila climbed onto Ravana’s heads and began tearing open his forehead with their claws.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 98 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Fierce Battle and Ravana's Collapse”. The episode describes Ravana's collapse under Rama's blows amid fierce battle with the monkey warriors.

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