भूप सहस-दस एकहि बारा । लगे उठावन टरइ न टारा ॥
डगइ न सम्भु सरासन कैसें । कामी बचन सती मन जैसें ॥
bhūpa sahasa-dasa ekahi bārā | lage uṭhāvana ṭarai na ṭārā ||
ḍagai na sambhu sarāsana kaiseṃ | kāmī bacana satī mana jaiseṃ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 251: Ten thousand kings fail, and Janaka grieves
5 verses · 251 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Ten thousand kings fail, and Janaka grieves
Then ten thousand kings try together, yet it will not move. Shambhu's bow does not stir, as a chaste woman's mind does not waver at a lustful man's words. The kings become a laughing stock, like a sannyasi without renunciation; their fame and valour are lost to the bow. Shorn of lustre, they return to their seats. Janaka grows distressed and speaks as if in anger: kings from every land came at my vow, devas and danavas in human form, and many seasoned heroes. A lovely princess, great victory and fame were here to be won, but it seems Brahma never made the one who could break this bow.
सब नृप भये जोग उपहासी । जैसें बिनु बिराग संन्यासी ॥
कीरति विजय बीरता भारी । चले चाप कर बरबस हारी ॥
saba nṛpa bhaye joga upahāsī | jaiseṃ binu birāga saṃnyāsī ||
kīrati vijaya bīratā bhārī | cale cāpa kara barabasa hārī ||
श्रीहत भये हारि हियँ राजा । बैठे निज निज जाइ समाजा ॥
नृपन्ह बिलोकि जनक अकुलाने । बोले बचन रोष जनु साने ॥
śrīhata bhaye hāri hiyam̐ rājā | baiṭhe nija nija jāi samājā ||
nṛpanha biloki janaka akulāne | bole bacana roṣa janu sāne ||
दीप दीप के भूपति नाना । आये सुनि हम जो पन ठाना ॥
देव दनुज धरि मनुज सरीरा । बिपुल बीर आये रनधीरा ॥
dīpa dīpa ke bhūpati nānā | āye suni hama jo pana ṭhānā ||
deva danuja dhari manuja sarīrā | bipula bīra āye ranadhīrā ||
कुँअरि मनोहर बिजय बड़ि, कीरति अति-कमनीय ।
पावनिहार बिरञ्चि जनु, रचेउ न धनु-दमनीय ॥
kum̐ari manohara bijaya bar̤i, kīrati ati-kamanīya |
pāvanihāra birañci janu, raceu na dhanu-damanīya ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0