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# Lanka Kand · Doha 40

**चौ०** 
> लंकाँ भयउ कोलाहल भारी। सुना दसानन अति अहँकारी॥  
> देखहु बनरन्ह केरि ढिठाई। बिहँसि निसाचर सेन बोलाई॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> आए कीस काल के प्रेरे। छुधावंत सब निसिचर मेरे॥  
> अस कहि अट्टहास सठ कीन्हा। गृह बैठें अहार बिधि दीन्हा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> सुभट सकल चारिहुँ दिसि जाहू। धरि धरि भालु कीस सब खाहू॥  
> उमा रावनहि अस अभिमाना। जिमि टिट्टिभ खग सूत उताना॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> चले निसाचर आयसु मागी। गहि कर भिंडिपाल बर साँगी॥  
> तोमर मुद्गर परसु प्रचंडा। सूल कृपान परिघ गिरिखंडा॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> जिमि अरुनोपल निकर निहारी। धावहिं सठ खग मांस अहारी॥  
> चोंच भंग दुख तिन्हहि न सूझा। तिमि धाए मनुजाद अबूझा॥५॥

Meaning: Laṅkā became a scene of great uproar. When the highly conceited Rāvaṇa heard it, he derisively said, “Look at the insolence of these monkeys !” and laughingly summoned the demon host. (1)

“The monkeys have crossed over here driven by fate, and my demons are all hungry. God has provided them with a meal even at their home.” So saying the idiot burst into a horselaugh. (2)

“Sally forth in every direction, champions all, and wherever you find the bears and monkeys seize and devour them all.” Umā, Rāvaṇa’s conceit was as great as that of the sandpiper, which goes to sleep with its legs in the air (and thinks that it will support the heavens in case they fall). (3)

Taking his orders, the demons sallied forth, armed with excellent slings, javelins, iron clubs and maces, fierce axes, pikes, swords, bludgeons and masses of rock in their hands. (4)

As foolish carnivorous birds swoop down upon a heap of rubies (stones) the moment they see it, and have no idea of the pain they would have on breaking their beaks against it, so did the man-eating monsters rush forth in their folly. (5)

**दो०** 
> नानायुध सर चाप धर जातुधान बल बीर।  
> कोट कँगूरन्हि चढ़ि गए कोटि कोटि रनधीर॥४०॥

Meaning: Armed with bows and arrows as well as with other weapons of various kinds, a vast cloud of mighty and valiant demons, staunch in battle, climbed up the battlements of the fort. (40)

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