Sundar Kaanda The spy gives counsel to Ravana and delivers Laksmana's note to him - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Sundar Kaanda The spy gives counsel to Ravana and delivers Laksmana's note to him · Verse Chaupais 2203
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ए कपि सब सुग्रीव समाना। इन्ह सम कोटिन्ह गनइ को नाना।। राम कृपाँ अतुलित बल तिन्हहीं। तृन समान त्रेलोकहि गनहीं।। अस मैं सुना श्रवन दसकंधर। पदुम अठारह जूथप बंदर।। नाथ कटक महँ सो कपि नाहीं। जो न तुम्हहि जीतै रन माहीं।। परम क्रोध मीजहिं सब हाथा। आयसु पै न देहिं रघुनाथा।। सोषहिं सिंधु सहित झष ब्याला। पूरहीं न त भरि कुधर बिसाला।। मर्दि गर्द मिलवहिं दससीसा। ऐसेइ बचन कहहिं सब कीसा।। गर्जहिं तर्जहिं सहज असंका। मानहु ग्रसन चहत हहिं लंका।।
ē kapi saba sugrīva samānā. inha sama kōṭinha ganai kō nānā rāma kṛpāom atulita bala tinhahīṃ. tṛna samāna trēlōkahi ganahīṃ asa maiṃ sunā śravana dasakaṃdhara. paduma aṭhāraha jūthapa baṃdara nātha kaṭaka mahaom sō kapi nāhīṃ. jō na tumhahi jītai rana māhīṃ parama krōdha mījahiṃ saba hāthā. āyasu pai na dēhiṃ raghunāthā sōṣahiṃ siṃdhu sahita jhaṣa byālā. pūrahīṃ na ta bhari kudhara bisālā mardi garda milavahiṃ dasasīsā. aisēi bacana kahahiṃ saba kīsā garjahiṃ tarjahiṃ sahaja asaṃkā. mānahu grasana cahata hahiṃ laṃkā
Each of these monkeys is as mighty as Sugriva (the king) and there are tens of millions like them; who can dare count them? By the grace of Sri Rama they are unequalled in strength and reckon the three spheres of creation as of no more account than a blade of grass. I have heard it said, Ravana, that the commanders of the various monkey-troops alone number eighteen thousand billions. In the whole host, my lord, there is not a single monkey who would not conquer you in battle. They are all wringing their hands in excess of passion; but the Lord of the Raghus does not order them (to march)." 'We shall suck the ocean dry with all its fish and serpents or fill it up with huge mountains. Nay, we shall crush the ten-headed Ravana and reduce him to dust.' Such were the words that all the monkeys uttered. Fearless by nature, they roared and bullied as if they would devour Lanka.