सोभा सीवँ सुभग दोउ बीरा । नील-पीत-जलजाभ सरीरा ॥
मोर-पंख सिर सोहत नीके । गुच्छ बीच बिच कुसुम-कली के ॥
sobhā sīvam̐ subhaga dou bīrā | nīla-pīta-jalajābha sarīrā ||
mora-paṃkha sira sohata nīke | guccha bīca bica kusuma-kalī ke ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 233: The beauty of the two young heroes
5 verses · 233 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The beauty of the two young heroes
Tulsidas paints the two heroes, the very boundary of beauty, their bodies like blue and yellow lotuses. Peacock feathers crown their heads with flower buds tucked between. A tilak marks the brow, beads of sweat shine there, ornaments gleam at the ears. The brows are curved, the hair curls, the eyes are like fresh reddish lotuses, and their smile steals the heart. The poet cannot tell the beauty of that face, which shames many Kamadevas. Gems lie on the chest, the neck is shaped like a conch, and in his left hand the dark prince holds a leaf cup of flowers. Seeing him, the friends forget themselves.
भाल तिलक श्रमबिंदु सुहाये । स्त्रवन सुभग भूषन छबि छाये ॥
बिकट भृकुटि कच घूघरवारे । नव-सरोज लोचन रतनारे ॥
bhāla tilaka śramabiṃdu suhāye | stravana subhaga bhūṣana chabi chāye ||
bikaṭa bhṛkuṭi kaca ghūgharavāre | nava-saroja locana ratanāre ||
चारु चिबुक नासिका कपोला । हास बिलास लेत मन मोला ॥
मुख-छबि कहि न जाइ मोहि पाहीँ । जो बिलोकि बहु काम लजाहीँ ॥
cāru cibuka nāsikā kapolā | hāsa bilāsa leta mana molā ||
mukha-chabi kahi na jāi mohi pāhīm̐ | jo biloki bahu kāma lajāhīm̐ ||
उर-मनि-माल कम्बु कल गीवा । काम-कलभ-कर भुज बल सीवाँ ॥
सुमन समेत बाम कर दोना । सावँर कुअँर सखी सुठि लोना ॥
ura-mani-māla kambu kala gīvā | kāma-kalabha-kara bhuja bala sīvām̐ ||
sumana sameta bāma kara donā | sāvam̐ra kuam̐ra sakhī suṭhi lonā ||
केहरि कटि पट पीत धर, सुषमा सील निधान ।
देखि भानुकुलभूषनहिँ, बिसरा सखिन्ह अपान ॥
kehari kaṭi paṭa pīta dhara, suṣamā sīla nidhāna |
dekhi bhānukulabhūṣanahim̐, bisarā sakhinha apāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0