Kot kanguranha sohahim kaise

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

कोट कँगूरन्हि सोहहिं कैसे। मेरु के सृंगनि जनु घन बैसे॥ बाजहिं ढोल निसान जुझाऊ। सुनि धुनि होइ भटन्हि मन चाऊ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

koṭa kaṅgūranhi sohahim kaise। meru ke sṛṅgani janu ghana baisesa॥ bājahim ḍhola nisāna jujhāū। suni dhuni hoi bhaṭanhi mana cāū॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

How splendid they look on the battlements, like clouds sitting on the peaks of Mount Meru. Drums and war-kettledrums resound, and hearing the sound, the warriors' hearts are filled with eagerness.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 41 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.