Ram ban ahi gan saris nikar

Doha 36 · Sundar Kand

Doha Text

राम बान अहि गन सरिस निकर निसाचर भेक। जब लगि ग्रसत न तब लगि जतनु करहु तजि टेक॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāma bāna ahi gana sarisa nikara nisācara bheka। jab lagi grasata na taba lagi jatanu karahu taji ṭeka॥ 36 ॥

Meaning

Rama's arrows are like a host of serpents, and the demons are like a host of frogs. Until those arrows devour them, abandon stubbornness and take the proper course.

Context

This is Doha 36 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Warns Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari pleading with Ravana to return Sita and heed Rama's invincible power.

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