Jarat bilokeun jabahian kapala
Jarat bilokeun jabahian kapala
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 29 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
जरत बिलोकेउँ जबहिं कपाला। बिधि के लिखे अंक निज भाला॥ नर कें कर आपन बध बाँची। हसेउँ जानि बिधि गिरा असाँची॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jarata bilokeuṃ jabahiṃ kapālā। bidhi ke likhe aṅka nija bhālā॥ nara keṃ kara āpana badha bāṃcī। haseuṃ jāni bidhi girā asāṃcī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
When I saw the burning heads and the marks written by Fate upon my own forehead, I escaped death at the hands of a man, and I laughed, knowing the words of Fate to be false.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 29 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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