Sri Dasam Granth

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ਲਖੇ ਨੈਨ ਬਾਕੇ ਮਨੈ ਮੀਨ ਮੋਹੈ ਲਖੇ ਜਾਤ ਕੇ ਸੂਰ ਕੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਛਾਈ ॥
lakhe nain baake manai meen mohai lakhe jaat ke soor kee jot chhaaee |

The fish is allured by seeing her eyes and her beauty seems like the extension of sunlight.

ਮਨੋ ਫੂਲ ਫੂਲੇ ਲਗੇ ਨੈਨ ਝੂਲੇ ਲਖੇ ਲੋਗ ਭੂਲੇ ਬਨੇ ਜੋਰ ਐਸੇ ॥
mano fool foole lage nain jhoole lakhe log bhoole bane jor aaise |

Seeing her eyes they appear like the blossomed lotus and all the people in the forest are extremely enchanted by her beauty.

ਲਖੇ ਨੈਨ ਥਾਰੇ ਬਿਧੇ ਰਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰੰਗੇ ਰੰਗ ਸਾਰਾਬ ਸੁਹਾਬ ਜੈਸੇ ॥੨੯੮॥
lakhe nain thaare bidhe raam piaare range rang saaraab suhaab jaise |298|

O Sita! seeing your intoxicated eyes Ram himself seems pierced by them.298.

ਰੰਗੇ ਰੰਗ ਰਾਤੇ ਮਯੰ ਮਤ ਮਾਤੇ ਮਕਬੂਲਿ ਗੁਲਾਬ ਕੇ ਫੂਲ ਸੋਹੈਂ ॥
range rang raate mayan mat maate makabool gulaab ke fool sohain |

Your eyes are intoxicated, having been dyed in your love and it seems that they are lovely roses.

ਨਰਗਸ ਨੇ ਦੇਖ ਕੈ ਨਾਕ ਐਂਠਾ ਮ੍ਰਿਗੀਰਾਜ ਕੇ ਦੇਖਤੈਂ ਮਾਨ ਮੋਹੈਂ ॥
naragas ne dekh kai naak aaintthaa mrigeeraaj ke dekhatain maan mohain |

The narcissus flowers are expressing contempt with jealousy and the does on seeing her are feeling blow at their self-respect,

ਸਬੋ ਰੋਜ ਸਰਾਬ ਨੇ ਸੋਰ ਲਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਆਮ ਜਾਹਾਨ ਕੇ ਪੇਖ ਵਾਰੇ ॥
sabo roj saraab ne sor laaeaa prajaa aam jaahaan ke pekh vaare |

The wine in spite of all its strength is not feeling itself equivalent to thhe ardent passion of Sita in the whole world,

ਭਵਾ ਤਾਨ ਕਮਾਨ ਕੀ ਭਾਤ ਪਿਆਰੀਨਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਹੀ ਨੈਨ ਕੇ ਬਾਨ ਮਾਰੇ ॥੨੯੯॥
bhavaa taan kamaan kee bhaat piaareen kamaan hee nain ke baan maare |299|

Her eyebrows are lovely like the bow and from those eyebrows she is discharging the arrows of her eyes.299.

ਕਬਿਤ ॥
kabit |

KABIT

ਊਚੇ ਦ੍ਰੁਮ ਸਾਲ ਜਹਾ ਲਾਬੇ ਬਟ ਤਾਲ ਤਹਾ ਐਸੀ ਠਉਰ ਤਪ ਕਉ ਪਧਾਰੈ ਐਸੋ ਕਉਨ ਹੈ ॥
aooche drum saal jahaa laabe batt taal tahaa aaisee tthaur tap kau padhaarai aaiso kaun hai |

Where there are high saal trees and Banyan trees and the large tanks, who is the person who performs austerities

ਜਾ ਕੀ ਛਬ ਦੇਖ ਦੁਤ ਖਾਡਵ ਕੀ ਫੀਕੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਆਭਾ ਤਕੀ ਨੰਦਨ ਬਿਲੋਕ ਭਜੇ ਮੌਨ ਹੈ ॥
jaa kee chhab dekh dut khaaddav kee feekee laagai aabhaa takee nandan bilok bhaje mauan hai |

And seeing whose beauty, the beauty of Pandavas seems devoid of radiance and the forests of heaven feel it better to keep silent on observing his beauty?

ਤਾਰਨ ਕੀ ਕਹਾ ਨੈਕ ਨਭ ਨ ਨਿਹਰਾਯੋ ਜਾਇ ਸੂਰਜ ਕੀ ਜੋਤ ਤਹਾ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਕੀ ਨ ਜਉਨ ਹੈ ॥
taaran kee kahaa naik nabh na niharaayo jaae sooraj kee jot tahaa chandrakee na jaun hai |

There is so much dense shade there that not to speak of the stars, the sky is also not seen there, the light of the sun and moon does not reach there.

ਦੇਵ ਨ ਨਿਹਾਰਯੋ ਕੋਊ ਦੈਤ ਨ ਬਿਹਾਰਯੋ ਤਹਾ ਪੰਛੀ ਕੀ ਨ ਗੰਮ ਜਹਾ ਚੀਟੀ ਕੋ ਨ ਗਉਨ ਹੈ ॥੩੦੦॥
dev na nihaarayo koaoo dait na bihaarayo tahaa panchhee kee na gam jahaa cheettee ko na gaun hai |300|

No god or demon lives and the birds and even an ant has no access there.300.

ਅਪੂਰਬ ਛੰਦ ॥
apoorab chhand |

APOORAV STANZA

ਲਖੀਏ ਅਲਖ ॥
lakhee alakh |

(Sri Ram, Sita and Lakshmana on their arrival in that hut)

ਤਕੀਏ ਸੁਭਛ ॥
takee subhachh |

By taking it for granted

ਧਾਯੋ ਬਿਰਾਧ ॥
dhaayo biraadh |

And knowing (his) food, the giant came running

ਬੰਕੜਯੋ ਬਿਬਾਦ ॥੩੦੧॥
bankarrayo bibaad |301|

Seeing the ignorant persons )Ram-Laksman) as good food, a demon named Viradh came forwards and in this way there came a calamitous situation in their peaceful lives.301.

ਲਖੀਅੰ ਅਵਧ ॥
lakheean avadh |

Ram understood

ਸੰਬਹਯੋ ਸਨਧ ॥
sanbahayo sanadh |

That the (front) armorer is fully prepared.

ਸੰਮਲੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ॥
samale hathiaar |

(So they also) took up arms

ਉਰੜੇ ਲੁਝਾਰ ॥੩੦੨॥
aurarre lujhaar |302|

Ram saw him and holding his wapons he went towards him keeping control of their weapons both the warriors began their battle.302.

ਚਿਕੜੀ ਚਾਵੰਡ ॥
chikarree chaavandd |

(When) the warriors came face to face

ਸੰਮੁਹੇ ਸਾਵੰਤ ॥
samuhe saavant |

(So) they cried out.

ਸਜੀਏ ਸੁਬਾਹ ॥
sajee subaah |

The beautiful-armed (warriors) were adorned,