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Bala Kand · Verse 165

Bala Kand Verse 165

बालकाण्ड · धनुष-यज्ञ एवं सीता-स्वयंवर
Verse · मूल पाठ (Devanagari)
संकर चापु जहाजु सागरु रघुबर बाहुबलु।
बूड़ सो सकल समाजु चढ़ा जो प्रथमहिं मोह बस॥261॥
Roman (IAST)
saṃkara cāpu jahāju sāgaru raghubara bāhubalu|
būḍa़ so sakala samāju caḍha़ā jo prathamahiṃ moha basa||261||
Simple transliteration
samkara capu jahaju sagaru raghubara bahubalu
buda़ so sakala samaju cadha़a jo prathamahim moha basa261
Meaning (English)

Shiva's bow was the ship, Ram's arm-strength the ocean. That entire assembly which had boarded the ship driven by delusion — it sank entirely.

Meaning (Hindi) · भावार्थ

शिव का धनुष जहाज था और राम की भुजाओं का बल समुद्र। जो समाज पहले मोहवश उस जहाज पर चढ़ा था, वह सब डूब गया।

About this verse

This is verse 165 of 211 in Bala Kand (बालकाण्ड), from the section “Dhanush Yagna & Sita Swayamvar” of Goswami Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas.

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