Joi joi sagun Janakihi hoi

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 35 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

जोइ जोइ सगुन जानकिहि होई। असगुन भयउ रावनहि सोई॥ चला कटकु को बरनैं पारा। गर्जहिं बानर भालु अपारा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

joi joi saguna jānakihi hoī। asaguna bhayau rāvanahi soī॥ calā kaṭaku ko baranaiṃ pārā। garjahiṃ bānara bhālu apārā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Whatever omens were favorable for Janaki became omens of ill fortune for Ravana. The army marched forth—who can describe it? Countless monkeys and bears were roaring.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 35 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Ram's Army Reaches the Shore”. The episode describes Rama's auspicious march with the vanara army arriving at the ocean shore.

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