Pur paithat ravan kar beta

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 18 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

पुर पैठत रावन कर बेटा। खेलत रहा सो होइ गै भेटा॥ बातहिं बात करष बढ़ि आई। जुगल अतुल बल पुनि तरुनाई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pura paiṭhata rāvana kara beṭā। khelata rahā so hoi gai bheṭā॥ bātahiṃ bāta karaṣa baṛhi āī। jugala atula bala puni taruṇāī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

As soon as he entered the city, he met Ravana's son, who was playing there. In the course of their talk, the quarrel grew. Both were of unequalled strength, and both were in the flower of youth.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 18 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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