Ravan dut hamahi suni kana

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 54 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

रावन दूत हमहि सुनि काना। कपिन्ह बाँधि दीन्हे दुख नाना॥ श्रवन नासिका काटैं लागे। राम सपथ दीन्हें हम त्यागे॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāvana dūta hamahi suni kānā। kapinha bāṃdhi dīhne dukha nānā॥ śravana nāsikā kāṭaiṃ lāge। rāma sapatha dīhneṃ hama tyāge॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

When the monkeys heard that we were Ravana's messengers, they bound us and gave us many torments, even beginning to cut off our ears and noses. Only after invoking Rama's oath did they release us.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 54 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.