KahaN bibhisanu bhratadrohI

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 50 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कहाँ बिभीषनु भ्राताद्रोही। आजु सबहि हठि मारउँ ओही॥ अस कहि कठिन बान संधाने। अतिसय क्रोध श्रवन लगि ताने॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahāṃ bibhīṣanu bhrātādrohī। āju sabahi haṭhi mārauṃ ohī॥ asa kahi kaṭhina bāna saṃdhāne। atisaya krodha śravana lagi tāne॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

'Where is Vibhishana, the traitor to his brother? Today I shall surely kill him and everyone else!' Saying this, he fitted terrible arrows to his bow and, in great fury, drew it back to his ear.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 50 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Malyavan Advises Ravana”. The episode describes elder Malyavan urging Ravana toward peace and wisdom as Ravana stubbornly refuses.

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