Doha 41
कोट कँगूरन्हि सोहहिं कैसे। मेरु के सृंगनि जनु घन बैसे॥ बाजहिं ढोल निसान जुझाऊ। सुनि धुनि होइ भटन्हि मन चाऊ॥१॥
बाजहिं भेरि नफीरि अपारा। सुनि कादर उर जाहिं दरारा॥ देखिन्ह जाइ कपिन्ह के ठट्टा। अति बिसाल तनु भालु सुभट्टा॥२॥
धावहिं गनहिं न अवघट घाटा। पर्बत फोरि करहिं गहि बाटा॥ कटकटाहिं कोटिन्ह भट गर्जहिं। दसन ओठ काटहिं अति तर्जहिं॥३॥
उत रावन इत राम दोहाई। जयति जयति जय परी लराई॥ निसिचर सिखर समूह ढहावहिं। कूदि धरहिं कपि फेरि चलावहिं॥४॥
Meaning
On the fort battlements of gold they looked like dark clouds hanging on the heights of Mount Meru. Martial drums and tabors sounded; the hearts of the warriors were aroused by their terrific sound. (1) Numberless kettle-drums and clarionets were also being played; their music cracked the heart of cowards. Advancing further, the demons saw the hosts of monkey and bear warriors, exceptionally huge in size, (2) who in their onrush would make no account of rugged valleys and catching hold of mountains would cleave them asunder and make passage through them. Gnashing their teeth and biting their lips, myriads of warriors on both sides roared and bullied, (3) calling here on Śrī Rāma and there on Rāvaṇa. With shouts of victory on both sides the fight actually commenced. The demons cast down volleys of mountain-peaks, which the monkeys would seize with a bound and hurl them back. (4)
धरि कुधर खंड प्रचंड मर्कट भालु गढ़ पर डारहीं। झपटहिं चरन गहि पटकि महि भजि चलत बहुरि पचारहीं॥ अति तरल तरुन प्रताप तरपहिं तमकि गढ़ चढ़ि चढ़ि गए। कपि भालु चढ़ि मंदिरन्ह जहँ तहँ राम जसु गावत भए॥
Meaning
The fierce monkeys and bears would lay hold of masses of rock and hurl them against the fort. Darting against their adversary they would seize him by the leg and dash him to the ground; and in the event of his taking to flight they would challenge him to a duel again. The most agile and redoubtable monkeys and bears lightly sprang and climbed up the fort and penetrating the palaces sang Śrī Rāma’s praises wherever they pleased.
एकु एकु निसिचर गहि पुनि कपि चले पराइ। ऊपर आपु हेठ भट गिरहिं धरनि पर आइ॥४१॥
Meaning
Catching hold of a demon each, the monkeys rushed back and jumped down to the ground with the demons beneath, themselves over the enemy-warriors. (41)
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