Jo ran bimukh suna maim kana

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 42 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

जो रन बिमुख सुना मैं काना। सो मैं हतब कराल कृपाना॥ सर्बसु खाइ भोग करि नाना। समर भूमि भए बल्लभ प्राना॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jo rana bimukha sunā maiṃ kānā। so maiṃ hataba karāla kṛpānā॥ sarabasu khāi bhoga kari nānā। samara bhūmi bhae ballabha prānā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Whoever I hear has turned his back in battle and fled, I shall myself strike him down with my terrible sword. He has consumed all my wealth, enjoyed every kind of pleasure, and now his life has become dear to him on the battlefield.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 42 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.