Bajahim dhol dehim sab tari

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 25 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

बाजहिं ढोल देहिं सब तारी। नगर फेरि पुनि पूँछ प्रजारी॥ पावक जरत देखि हनुमंता। भयउ परम लघुरूप तुरंता॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bājahiṃ ḍhola dehiṃ saba tārī। nagara pheri puni pūṃcha prajārī॥ pāvaka jarata dekhi hanumaṃtā। bhayau parama laghūrūpa turaṃtā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Drums were beaten and everyone clapped. Hanuman was paraded through the city, and then his tail was set on fire. Seeing the blazing fire, Hanuman instantly assumed a very small form.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 25 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “The Burning of Lanka”. The episode describes Hanuman setting all of Lanka ablaze with the fire on his tail.