So nar kyon dasaandh baali badhyo
So nar kyon dasaandh baali badhyo
Soratha 33 (a) · Lanka Kand
Soratha Text
सो नर क्यों दसकंध बालि बध्यो जेहिं एक सर। बीसहुँ लोचन अंध धिग तव जन्म कुजाति जड़॥ ३३ (क) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so nara kyoṃ dasakaṃdha bāli badhyo jehiṃ eka sara। bīsahuṃ locana aṃdha dhiga tava janma kujāti jaḍa॥ 33 (a) ॥
Meaning
O ten-necked one, how can the one who slew Bali with a single arrow be a mere man? O vile-born fool, O dull one, with twenty eyes you are still blind. Shame on your birth!
Context
This is Soratha 33 (a) 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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