सुनि सुत बध लंकेस रिसाना । पठएसि मेघनाद बलवाना ॥
मारसि जनि सुत बाँधेसु ताही । देखिय कपिहि कहाँ कर आही ॥
suni suta badha laṃkesa risānā | paṭhaesi meghanāda balavānā ||
mārasi jani suta bām̐dhesu tāhī | dekhiya kapihi kahām̐ kara āhī ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 19: Meghanada fights, the Brahmastra drawn
6 verses · 19 of 60
What happens in this chapter
Meghanada fights, the Brahmastra drawn
Hearing of his son's death, Ravana sends mighty Meghanada: do not kill him, bind him; I want to see where this monkey comes from. Indrajit sets out, burning at his brother's death. Hanuman gnashes his teeth and charges, uproots a huge tree and smashes the prince's chariot, then crushes his warriors one by one. The two clash like lordly elephants. Hanuman's fist leaves Meghanada swooning a moment while he leaps into a tree. Rising, Meghanada works many illusions, but cannot beat the son of the Wind. At last he fixes the Brahmastra. Hanuman reflects: if I do not honour Brahma's arrow, its boundless glory will be lost.
चला इन्द्रजित अतुलित जोधा । बन्धु निधन सुनि उपजा क्रोधा ॥
कपि देखा दारुन भट आवा । कटकटाइ गर्जा अरु धावा ॥
calā indrajita atulita jodhā | bandhu nidhana suni upajā krodhā ||
kapi dekhā dāruna bhaṭa āvā | kaṭakaṭāi garjā aru dhāvā ||
अति बिसाल तरु एक उपारा । बिरथ कीन्ह लंकेस कुमारा ॥
रहे महाभट ताके सङ्गा । गहि गहि कपि मर्दइ निज अङ्गा ॥
ati bisāla taru eka upārā | biratha kīnha laṃkesa kumārā ||
rahe mahābhaṭa tāke saṅgā | gahi gahi kapi mardai nija aṅgā ||
तिन्हहिं निपाति ताहि सन बाजा । भिरे जुगल मानहुँ गजराजा ॥
मुठिका मारि चढ़ा तरु जाई । ताहि एक छन मुरछा आई ॥
tinhahiṃ nipāti tāhi sana bājā | bhire jugala mānahum̐ gajarājā ||
muṭhikā māri car̤hā taru jāī | tāhi eka chana murachā āī ||
उठि बहोरि कीन्हिसि बहु माया । जीति न जाइ प्रभंजन-माया ॥
uṭhi bahori kīnhisi bahu māyā | jīti na jāi prabhaṃjana-māyā ||
ब्रह्म-अस्त्र तेहिं साधा, कपि मन कीन्ह विचार ।
जौँ न ब्रह्म-सर मानउँ, महिमा मिटइ अपार ॥
brahma-astra tehiṃ sādhā, kapi mana kīnha vicāra |
jaum̐ na brahma-sara mānaum̐, mahimā miṭai apāra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0