Jaga nisichar dekhia kaisa

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 62 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

जागा निसिचर देखिअ कैसा। मानहुँ कालु देह धरि बैसा॥ कुंभकरन बूझा कहु भाई। काहे तव मुख रहे सुखाई॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāgā nisi cara dekhia kaisā। mānahuṃ kālu deha dhari baisā॥ kumbhakarana būjhā kahu bhāī। kāhe tava mukha rahe sukhāī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Kumbhakarna awoke. He looked as if Time itself had taken bodily form and sat there. Kumbhakarna asked, 'Tell me, brother, why is your face dried up?'

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 62 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Kumbhakarna Awakens and Counsels”. The episode describes Kumbhakarna's awakening, his stern counsel to Ravana, and his exchange with Vibhishana.

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