Nisichar ani dekhi kapi phire

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 46 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

निसिचर अनी देखि कपि फिरे। जहँ तहँ कटकटाइ भट भिरे॥ द्वौ दल प्रबल पचारि पचारी। लरत सुभट नहिं मानहिं हारी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nisichara anī dekhi kapi phire। jahaṃ tahaṃ kaṭakaṭāi bhaṭa bhire॥ dvau dala prabala pacāri pacārī। larata subhaṭa nahiṃ mānahiṃ hārī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Seeing the army of demons advance, the monkeys turned back, and the warriors clashed here and there with gritted teeth. Both armies are mighty. The heroes fight, challenging one another again and again, and none admits defeat.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 46 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “The War Begins”. The episode describes the great Lanka war erupting as Vanara and Rakshasa armies clash fiercely.