Tasu bachan suni sagar pahi
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 56 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
तासु बचन सुनि सागर पाहीं। मागत पंथ कृपा मन माहीं॥ सुनत बचन बिहसा दससीसा। जौं असि मति सहाय कृत कीसा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāsu bacana suni sāgara pāhīṃ। māgata pantha kṛpā mana māhīṃ॥ sunata bacana bihasā dasasīsā। jāṃ asi mati sahāya kṛta kīsā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Hearing his words, they (Rama) are asking the ocean for a path, with compassion in their hearts [so they do not dry it up]. As soon as Ravan heard these words from the messenger, he laughed heartily and said, ‘With such wisdom, no wonder he has taken the monkeys as his allies.’
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 56 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.