Katakatana kapikunjar bhari

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 32 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कटकटान कपिकुंजर भारी। दुहु भुजदंड तमकि महि मारी॥ डोलत धरनि सभासद खसे। चले भाजि भय मारुत ग्रसे॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaṭakaṭāna kapikuṃjara bhārī। duhu bhujadaṃḍa tamaki mahi mārī॥ ḍolata dharani sabhāsada khase। cale bhāji bhaya māruta grase॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The great monkey-elephant Angada ground his teeth and, striking the earth fiercely with both arms, shook the ground. The earth trembled, the assembled courtiers fell down, and seized by fear they fled.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 32 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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