Sunu kapis lankapati bira
Sunu kapis lankapati bira
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 50 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
सुनु कपीस लंकापति बीरा। केहि बिधि तरिअ जलधि गंभीरा॥ संकुल मकर उरग झष जाती। अति अगाध दुस्तर सब भाँती॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu kapīsa laṅkāpati bīrā। kehi bidhi taria jaladhi gaṃbhīrā॥ saṃkula makara uraga jhaṣa jātī। ati agādha dustara saba bhāṃtī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
O lord of monkeys, O heroic lord of Lanka, listen: by what means can this deep ocean be crossed? Filled with crocodiles, serpents, and fishes of many kinds, it is utterly deep and difficult to cross in every way.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 50 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Shuka Arrives with Lakshmana's Letter”. The episode describes deliberations on crossing the sea, Shuka's arrival, and return with Lakshmana's letter.
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