Ki taji man anuj iv prabhu

Doha 56 (b) · Sundar Kand

Doha Text

की तजि मान अनुज इव प्रभु पद पंकज भृंग। होहि कि राम सरानल खल कुल सहित पतंग॥ ५६ (ख) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kī taji māna anuja iva prabhu pada paṅkaja bhṛṅga। hohi ki rāma sarānala khala kula sahita pataṅga॥ 56 (b) ॥

Meaning

Either abandon pride and, like your younger brother Vibhishan, become a bee at the Lord’s lotus feet. Or, you wicked one, become a moth and fall into Rama’s arrow-fire along with your whole family—choose whichever seems best to you.

Context

This is Doha 56 (b) 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.