Ihan ardhanisi ravanu jaga

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 100 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

इहाँ अर्धनिसि रावनु जागा। निज सारथि सन खीझन लागा॥ सठ रनभूमि छड़ाइसि मोही। धिग धिग अधम मंदमति तोही॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ihāṃ ardhanisi rāvanu jāgā। nija sārathi sana khījhana lāgā॥ saṭha ranabhūmi chaṛāisi mohī। dhiga dhiga adhama maṃdamati tohī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Here, in the middle of the night, Ravana awoke and began to rebuke his charioteer. 'You fool! You have kept me away from the battlefield. Shame, shame upon you, wretch, dull-witted one!'

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 100 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Trijata Consoles Sita”. The episode describes Trijata comforting Sita with battle news and assurance of Rama's imminent victory.

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