Kapi bandhan suni nisichar dhae

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 20 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

कपि बंधन सुनि निसिचर धाए। कौतुक लागि सभाँ सब आए॥ दसमुख सभा दीखि कपि जाई। कहि न जाइ कछु अति प्रभुताई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kapi bandhana suni nisichara dhāe। kautuka lāgi sabhā̃ saba āe॥ dasamukha sabhā dīkhi kapi jāī। kahi na jāi kachu ati prabhutāī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Hearing that the monkey had been bound, the demons rushed out; for amusement they all came to the assembly. Hanuman went and saw Ravana's court. Its overwhelming splendor cannot be described.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 20 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman Ravages Grove, Bound by Meghnada”. The episode describes Hanuman ravaging Ashoka grove, slaying Akshayakumara, and being bound by Meghnada's serpent noose.

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