As main suna shravan dasalandhar

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 55 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

अस मैं सुना श्रवन दसकंधर। पदुम अठारह जूथप बंदर॥ नाथ कटक महँ सो कपि नाहीं। जो न तुम्हहि जीतै रन माहीं॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

asa maiṃ sunā śravana dasakaṃdhara। paduma aṭhāraha jūthapa baṃdara॥ nātha kaṭaka mahaṃ so kapi nāhīṃ। jo na tumhahi jītai rana māhīṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

I have heard with my own ears, O ten-headed one, that there are eighteen padmas of monkey commanders alone. O Lord, in that host there is no monkey who cannot defeat you in battle.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 55 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Shuka Warns Ravan”. The episode describes Shuka describing Rama's army's might to Ravana and delivering Lakshmana's final warning letter.