प्रभुहि देखि सब नृप हिय हारे । जनु राकेस उदय भये तारे ॥
अस प्रतीति सब के मन माहीँ । राम चाप तोरब सक नाहीँ ॥
prabhuhi dekhi saba nṛpa hiya hāre | janu rākesa udaya bhaye tāre ||
asa pratīti saba ke mana māhīm̐ | rāma cāpa toraba saka nāhīm̐ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 245: The kings argue over the bow
5 verses · 245 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The kings argue over the bow
Seeing the Lord, all the kings lose heart, like stars when the full moon rises. Each feels sure Shri Rama will break the bow, and even if he does not, Sita will garland him. So, some say, let us go home before we lose our glory and strength. Other kings, blind with pride, laugh at this: marriage is hard even after breaking the bow, so who will wed her without breaking it? Even if Death himself stands in the way, we will defeat him for Sita. The righteous kings, devotees of Hari, smile. Shri Rama will wed Sita and humble the kings, they say; who can beat Dasharatha's warrior sons?
बिनु भंजेहुँ भव-धनुष विसाला । मेलिहि सीय राम उर माला ॥
अस बिचारि गवनहु घर भाई । जस प्रताप बल तेज गवाँई ॥
binu bhaṃjehum̐ bhava-dhanuṣa visālā | melihi sīya rāma ura mālā ||
asa bicāri gavanahu ghara bhāī | jasa pratāpa bala teja gavām̐ī ||
बिहँसे अपर भूप सुनि बानी । जे अबिबेक अन्ध अभिमानी ॥
तोरेहुँ धनुष ब्याह अवगाहा । बिनु तोरें को कुअँरि बिआहा ॥
biham̐se apara bhūpa suni bānī | je abibeka andha abhimānī ||
torehum̐ dhanuṣa byāha avagāhā | binu toreṃ ko kuam̐ri biāhā ||
एक बार कालहु किन होऊ । सिय हित समर जितब हम सोऊ ॥
यह सुनि अपर भूप मुसुकाने । धरमसील हरिभगत सयाने ॥
eka bāra kālahu kina hoū | siya hita samara jitaba hama soū ||
yaha suni apara bhūpa musukāne | dharamasīla haribhagata sayāne ||
सीय बिआहबि राम, गरब दूरि करि नृपन्ह को ।
जीति को सक सङ्ग्राम, दसरथ के रन-बाँकुरे ॥
sīya biāhabi rāma, garaba dūri kari nṛpanha ko |
jīti ko saka saṅgrāma, dasaratha ke rana-bām̐kure ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0