नाथ कृपा करि पूँछेहु जैसें । मानहु कहा क्रोध तजि तैसें ॥
मिला जाइ जब अनुज तुम्हारा । जातहिं लाल तिलक तेहि सारा ॥
nātha kṛpā kari pūm̐chehu jaiseṃ | mānahu kahā krodha taji taiseṃ ||
milā jāi jaba anuja tumhārā | jātahiṃ lāla tilaka tehi sārā ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 54: The spy describes Rama's army
5 verses · 54 of 60
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The spy describes Rama's army
Lord, says the spy, as you have asked kindly, hear the truth without anger. When your brother went and met Rama, at once he was given the tilak of kingship. The monkeys heard we were Ravana's spies, bound us and tormented us, and began to cut off our ears and noses; once we swore by Rama we were freed. You ask of Rama's army: a hundred crore mouths could not describe it. Bears and monkeys of many colours, huge, fierce-faced and fearsome. The one who burned the city and killed your son is among the least of them in strength. Countless warriors with hard names, each with the strength of countless elephants: Dvivida, Mainda, Nila, Nala, Angad, Vikatasya, Dadhimukha, Kesari, Kumuda, Gavaya, and Jambavan, a mass of strength.
रावन दूत हमहि सुनि काला । कपिन्ह बाँधि दीन्हे दुख नाना ॥
श्रवन नासिका काटै लागे । राम सपथ दीन्हे हम त्यागे ॥
rāvana dūta hamahi suni kālā | kapinha bām̐dhi dīnhe dukha nānā ||
śravana nāsikā kāṭai lāge | rāma sapatha dīnhe hama tyāge ||
पूँछिहु नाथ राम कटकाई । बदन कोटि सत बरनि न जाई ॥
नाना बरन भालु कपि धारी । बिकटानन बिसाल भय-कारी ॥
pūm̐chihu nātha rāma kaṭakāī | badana koṭi sata barani na jāī ||
nānā barana bhālu kapi dhārī | bikaṭānana bisāla bhaya-kārī ||
जेहिं पुर दहेउ हतेउ सुत तोरा । सकल कपिन्ह महँ तेहि बलु थोरा ॥
अमित नाम भट कठिन कराला । अमित नाग बल बिपुल बिसाला ॥
jehiṃ pura daheu hateu suta torā | sakala kapinha maham̐ tehi balu thorā ||
amita nāma bhaṭa kaṭhina karālā | amita nāga bala bipula bisālā ||
द्विबिद मयन्द नील नल, अङ्गदादि बिकटासि ।
दधिमुख केहरि कुमुद गव, जामवन्त बल रासि ॥
dvibida mayanda nīla nala, aṅgadādi bikaṭāsi |
dadhimukha kehari kumuda gava, jāmavanta bala rāsi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0