Jaham kahum phirat nisachar pavahim

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 5 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

जहँ कहुँ फिरत निसाचर पावहिं। घेरि सकल बहु नाच नचावहिं॥ दसनन्हि काटि नासिका काना। कहि प्रभु सुजसु देहिं तब जाना॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

Jahaṃ kahuṃ phirata nisācara pāvahiṃ। Gheri sakala bahu nāca nacāvahiṃ॥ Dasananhi kāṭi nāsikā kānā। Kahi prabhu sujasa dehiṃ taba jānā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Wherever they roamed and found a demon, they surrounded him and made him dance. Then they bit off his nose and ears with their teeth and spoke the Lord's glorious fame before letting him go.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 5 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Rama Crosses the Ocean”. The episode describes Rama crossing the ocean with his army and camping on Mount Subel as Ravana grows anxious.

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