Mandir mandir prati kari sodha

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 5 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

मंदिर मंदिर प्रति करि सोधा। देखे जहँ तहँ अगनित जोधा॥ गयउ दसानन मंदिर माहीं। अति बिचित्र कहि जात सो नाहीं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

maṃdira maṃdira prati kari sodhā। dekhe jahaṃ tahaṃ aganita yodhā॥ gayau dasānana maṃdira māhīṃ। ati bicitra kahi jāta so nāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

He searched every palace one by one. In many places he saw countless warriors. Then he went into Ravana's palace. It was so wondrous that it could not be described.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 5 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.