बेगहु भाइहु सजहु सँजोऊ । सुनि रजाइ कदराइ न कोऊ ॥
भलेहिं नाथ सब कहहिँ सहरषा । एकहिं एक बढ़ावइ करषा ॥
begahu bhāihu sajahu sam̐joū | suni rajāi kadarāi na koū ||
bhalehiṃ nātha saba kahahim̐ saharaṣā | ekahiṃ eka bar̤hāvai karaṣā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 191: The Nishada warriors arm for battle
5 verses · 191 of 326
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The Nishada warriors arm for battle
Hurry, brothers, and arm yourselves, Guha says, and at his order no one flinches. Gladly, lord, they all reply, each spurring the other's ardour. The Nishadas come saluting him, every one a brave man eager for the fight. Remembering the sandals of Rama's lotus feet, they tie on quivers and string their bows. They put on armour and helmets and hold axes, bamboo staves and spears ready. Some are so skilled with shield and sword they leap into the air as if they had left the earth. Each band equips itself and goes to salute Guha. Seeing them, he judges all fit and honours each by name. Do not fail me, brothers, he says; today my task is great. The warriors answer hotly: a hero does not lose his nerve.
चले निषाद जोहारि जोहारी । सूर सकल रन रूचइ रारी ॥
सुमिरि राम-पद-पङ्कज-पनहीं । भाथीं बाँधि चढ़ाइन्हि धनहीं ॥
cale niṣāda johāri johārī | sūra sakala rana rūcai rārī ||
sumiri rāma-pada-paṅkaja-panahīṃ | bhāthīṃ bām̐dhi car̤hāinhi dhanahīṃ ||
अँगरी पहिरि कूँड़ि सिर धरहीं । फरसा बाँस सेल सम करहीं ॥
एक कुसल अति ओड़न खांड़े । कूदहिँ गगन मनहुँ छिति छाँड़े ॥
am̐garī pahiri kūm̐r̤i sira dharahīṃ | pharasā bām̐sa sela sama karahīṃ ||
eka kusala ati or̤ana khāṃr̤e | kūdahim̐ gagana manahum̐ chiti chām̐r̤e ||
निज निज साज समाज बनाई । गुह राउतहिं जोहारे जाई ॥
देखि सुभट सब लायक जाने । लै लै नाम सकल सनमाने ॥
nija nija sāja samāja banāī | guha rāutahiṃ johāre jāī ||
dekhi subhaṭa saba lāyaka jāne | lai lai nāma sakala sanamāne ||
भाइहु लावहु धोख जनि, आजु काज बड़ मोहि ।
सुनि सरोष बोले सुभट, बीर अधीर न होहि ॥
bhāihu lāvahu dhokha jani, āju kāja bar̤a mohi |
suni saroṣa bole subhaṭa, bīra adhīra na hohi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0