Mardi gard milavahim dasisa

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 55 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

मर्दि गर्द मिलवहिं दससीसा। ऐसेइ बचन कहहिं सब कीसा॥ गर्जहिं तर्जहिं सहज असंका। मानहुँ ग्रसन चहत हहिं लंका॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mardi garda milavahiṃ dasasīsā। aisei bacana kahahiṃ saba kīsā॥ garjahiṃ tarjahiṃ sahaja asaṃkā। mānahuṃ grasana cahata hahiṃ laṃkā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

And they say they will crush Ravana and reduce him to dust. All the monkeys speak such words. They are fearless by nature; they roar and threaten as though they want to swallow Lanka whole.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 55 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.