Sapanen banar lanka jari

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 11 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

सपनें बानर लंका जारी। जातुधान सेना सब मारी॥ खर आरूढ़ नगन दससीसा। मुंडित सिर खंडित भुज बीसा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sapaneṃ bānara laṃkā jārī। jātudhāna senā saba mārī॥ khara ārūḍha nagana dasasīsā। muṇḍita sira khaṇḍita bhuja bīsā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

In the dream, a monkey burned Lanka and destroyed the entire army of demons. Ravana was naked and riding on a donkey. His head was shaven, and all twenty of his arms were severed.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 11 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Sita's Dialogue with Trijata”. The episode describes Trijata consoling captive Sita with auspicious dream signs bringing hope.

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