Kahat vibhishan sunahu kripala

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 13 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कहत बिभीषन सुनहु कृपाला। होइ न तड़ित न बारिद माला॥ लंका सिखर उपर आगारा। तहँ दसकंधर देख अखारा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahata bibhīṣana sunahu kṛpālā। hoi na taḍita na bārida mālā॥ laṃkā sikhara upara āgārā। tahaṃ dasakandhara dekha akhārā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Vibhishan said, 'Listen, O Merciful One, this is neither lightning nor a mass of clouds. On the summit of Lanka stands a palace. There Ravana, the ten-headed one, is watching an arena of song and dance.'

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 13 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Rama's Arrow Fells Ravana's Crown”. The episode describes Rama's arrow striking down Ravana's crown and parasol, wounding his pride.

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