Jadyapi laghuta ram kahun tohi badhen

Doha 23 (d) · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

जद्यपि लघुता राम कहुँ तोहि बधें बड़ दोष। तदपि कठिन दसकंठ सुनु छत्र जाति कर रोष॥ २३ (घ) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jadyapi laghutā rāma kahuṃ tohi badheṃ baḍa doṣa। tadapi kaṭhina dasakaṇṭha sunu chatra jāti kara roṣa॥ 23 (d) ॥

Meaning

Although killing you would be beneath Shri Rama and would also be a great fault, still, O Ravana, listen: the wrath of the Kshatriya race is severe indeed.

Context

This is Doha 23 (d) from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.

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