Lanka nisichar nikar nivasa

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 6 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

लंका निसिचर निकर निवासा। इहाँ कहाँ सज्जन कर बासा॥ मन महुँ तरक करैं कपि लागा। तेहीं समय बिभीषनु जागा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

laṃkā nisicara nikara nivāsā। ihāṃ kahāṃ sajjana kara bāsā॥ mana mahuṃ taraka karaiṃ kapi lāgā। tehīṃ samaya bibhīṣanu jāgā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Lanka is the dwelling place of hosts of demons. Where could there be a place for the good here? Hanuman began to reason thus in his mind. At that very moment, Vibhishana awoke.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 6 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman Enters Lanka”. The episode describes Hanuman beholding golden Lanka by night and entering the city after subduing Lankini.