अस कहि चला महा अभिमानी । तृन समान सुग्रीवहि जानी ॥
भिरे उभौ बाली अति तर्जा । मुठिका मारि महाधुनि गर्जा ॥
asa kahi calā mahā abhimānī | tṛna samāna sugrīvahi jānī ||
bhire ubhau bālī ati tarjā | muṭhikā māri mahādhuni garjā ||
Kishkindha Kanda
Chapter 8: The duel, and Bali struck from behind a tree
5 verses · 8 of 30
What happens in this chapter
The duel, and Bali struck from behind a tree
Bali goes out swollen with pride, thinking Sugriva a mere straw. His blow lands like a thunderbolt and Sugriva flees to Rama: I told You, this is no brother but my death. Rama explains that the two looked alike and He held back for fear of the wrong target. At His touch Sugriva's body becomes hard as vajra and the pain goes. Rama hangs a garland of flowers on his neck to mark him and sends him back with fresh strength. The fight is renewed while Raghurai watches from behind a tree. When Sugriva, after every trick, loses heart in fear, Rama draws the arrow and strikes Bali in the middle of the chest.
तब सुग्रीव बिकल होइ भागा । मुष्टि-प्रहार बज्र सम लागा ॥
मैं जो कहा रघुबीर कृपाला । बन्धु न होइ मोर यह काला ॥
taba sugrīva bikala hoi bhāgā | muṣṭi-prahāra bajra sama lāgā ||
maiṃ jo kahā raghubīra kṛpālā | bandhu na hoi mora yaha kālā ||
एक रूप तुम्ह भ्राता दोऊ । तेहि भ्रम तँ नहिँ मारेउँ सोऊ ॥
कर परसा सुग्रीव सरीरा । तनु भा कुलिस गई सब पीरा ॥
eka rūpa tumha bhrātā doū | tehi bhrama tam̐ nahim̐ māreum̐ soū ||
kara parasā sugrīva sarīrā | tanu bhā kulisa gaī saba pīrā ||
मेली कंठ सुमन कै माला । पठवा पुनि बल देइ विसाला ॥
पुनि नाना बिधि भई लराई । बिटप ओट देखहिँ रघुराई ॥
melī kaṃṭha sumana kai mālā | paṭhavā puni bala dei visālā ||
puni nānā bidhi bhaī larāī | biṭapa oṭa dekhahim̐ raghurāī ||
बहु छल बल सुग्रीव करि, हियँ हारा भय मानि ।
मारा बाली राम तब, हृदय माँझ सर तानि ॥
bahu chala bala sugrīva kari, hiyam̐ hārā bhaya māni |
mārā bālī rāma taba, hṛdaya mām̐jha sara tāni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0