Katat barhahin sis samudai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 102 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

काटत बढ़हिं सीस समुदाई। जिमि प्रति लाभ लोभ अधिकाई॥ मरइ न रिपु श्रम भयउ बिसेषा। राम बिभीषन तन तब देखा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kāṭata baḍhahiṃ sīsa samudāī। jimi prati lābha lobha adhikāī॥ marai na ripu śrama bhayau biseṣā। rāma bibhīṣana tana taba dekhā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

As soon as they are cut, the multitude of heads grows again, just as greed increases with each gain. The enemy does not die, and much effort has been spent. Then Shri Ramachandra looked toward Vibhishana.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 102 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Ram Slays Ravan”. The episode describes Lord Rama slaying Ravana with His unfailing arrow amid resounding victory cries.