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title: "Lanka Kand Doha 51"
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# Lanka Kand · Doha 51

The battle recommences; encounter between Lakṣmaṇa and Meghanāda; a javelin thrown by the latter strikes Lakṣmaṇa in the breast

**चौ०** 
> देखि पवनसुत कटक बिहाला। क्रोधवंत जनु धायउ काला॥  
> महासैल एक तुरत उपारा। अति रिस मेघनाद पर डारा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> आवत देखि गयउ नभ सोई। रथ सारथी तुरग सब खोई॥  
> बार बार पचार हनुमाना। निकट न आव मरमु सो जाना॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> रघुपति निकट गयउ घननादा। नाना भाँति करेसि दुर्बादा॥  
> अस्त्र सस्त्र आयुध सब डारे। कौतुकहीं प्रभु काटि निवारे॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> देखि प्रताप मूढ़ खिसिआना। करै लाग माया बिधि नाना॥  
> जिमि कोउ करै गरुड़ सैं खेला। डरपावै गहि स्वल्प सपेला॥४॥

Meaning: When the son of the wind god, Hanumān, saw his army in distress, he flew into a rage and rushed forth as if he were death personified. He forthwith tore up a huge rock and hurled it at Meghanāda with great fury. (1)

When he saw the rock coming towards him, he mounted up in the air, leaving his chariot, charioteer and horses to perish. Again and again did Hanumān challenge him to a duel, but the demon dared not come nearer; for he knew Hanumān’s real strength. (2)

Meghanāda now closed on Śrī Rāma and hurled all kinds of abuses at Him. He tried weapons and missiles of every description against Him, but the Lord with utmost ease cut them asunder (before they would even reach him). (3)

The fool was put out of face when he saw the Lord’s might and began to practise all sorts of illusive devices, as if catching hold of a poor little snakeling one were to frighten Garuḍa and sport with him. (4)

**दो०** 
> जासु प्रबल माया बस सिव बिरंचि बड़ छोट।  
> ताहि दिखावइ निसिचर निज माया मति खोट॥५१॥

Meaning: The evil-minded demon displayed his demoniac powers before Him whose powerful Māyā (deluding potency) holds sway over all, both great and small, Śiva and Brahmā, the Creator, not excepted. (51)

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/lanka-kand/doha-50  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/lanka-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/lanka-kand/doha-52

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