Sri Dasam Granth

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ਰੂਪ ਅਨੂਪ ਤਿਹੂੰ ਪੁਰ ਮਾਨੈ ॥੩੩੨॥
roop anoop tihoon pur maanai |332|

She considered all of them as Cupid-incarnate and believed in her mind that no one equaled them in beauty.332.

ਧਾਇ ਕਹਯੋ ਰਘੁਰਾਇ ਭਏ ਤਿਹ ॥
dhaae kahayo raghuraae bhe tih |

Where Rama was, (there she) ran and reached (and thus said).

ਜੈਸ ਨ੍ਰਿਲਾਜ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਕਿਹ ॥
jais nrilaaj kahai na koaoo kih |

Coming before Ram, without feeling ashamed, she said :

ਹਉ ਅਟਕੀ ਤੁਮਰੀ ਛਬਿ ਕੇ ਬਰ ॥
hau attakee tumaree chhab ke bar |

(She started saying-) O dear! I am infatuated with your beauty.

ਰੰਗ ਰੰਗੀ ਰੰਗਏ ਦ੍ਰਿਗ ਦੂਪਰ ॥੩੩੩॥
rang rangee range drig doopar |333|

“I have halted here because of your beauty and my mind is dyed with the dye of your intoxicated eyes.”333.

ਰਾਮ ਬਾਚ ॥
raam baach |

Speech of Ram

ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਛੰਦ ॥
sundaree chhand |

SUNDARI STANZA

ਜਾਹ ਤਹਾ ਜਹ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਿ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥
jaah tahaa jah bhraat hamaare |

Go to where my younger brother is sitting,

ਵੈ ਰਿਝਹੈ ਲਖ ਨੈਨ ਤਿਹਾਰੇ ॥
vai rijhahai lakh nain tihaare |

“You go to the place of my brother who will be bewitched on seeing your beautiful eyes

ਸੰਗ ਸੀਆ ਅਵਿਲੋਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਸੋਦਰ ॥
sang seea avilok krisodar |

With me is Sita with thin skin,

ਕੈਸੇ ਕੈ ਰਾਖ ਸਕੋ ਤੁਮ ਕਉ ਘਰਿ ॥੩੩੪॥
kaise kai raakh sako tum kau ghar |334|

“You can see that with me there is Sita of beautiful waist and in such a situation how can I keep you in my house.334.

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਹ ਮੋਹ ਤਜਯੋ ਮਨ ॥
maat pitaa kah moh tajayo man |

(Sita who) has left the attachment of mother and father from her mind

ਸੰਗ ਫਿਰੀ ਹਮਰੇ ਬਨ ਹੀ ਬਨ ॥
sang firee hamare ban hee ban |

“She has abandoned the attachment towards her parents and is roaming with me in the forest

ਤਾਹਿ ਤਜੌ ਕਸ ਕੈ ਸੁਨਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ॥
taeh tajau kas kai sun sundar |

O beauty! How can I leave him?

ਜਾਹੁ ਤਹਾ ਜਹਾ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਸੋਦਰਿ ॥੩੩੫॥
jaahu tahaa jahaa bhraat krisodar |335|

“O beautiful lady! How can I forsake her, you go there where my brother is sitting.”335.

ਜਾਤ ਭਈ ਸੁਨ ਬੈਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਯਾ ਤਹ ॥
jaat bhee sun bain triyaa tah |

Hearing (this) the woman went there,

ਬੈਠ ਹੁਤੇ ਰਣਧੀਰ ਜਤੀ ਜਹ ॥
baitth hute ranadheer jatee jah |

Hearing these words of Ram, that lady Surpanakha went there were Lakshman was sitting.

ਸੋ ਨ ਬਰੈ ਅਤਿ ਰੋਸ ਭਰੀ ਤਬ ॥
so na barai at ros bharee tab |

At that time (Shurpanakha) was filled with anger because of (Lachman's) not writing,

ਨਾਕ ਕਟਾਇ ਗਈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਕੋ ਸਭ ॥੩੩੬॥
naak kattaae gee grih ko sabh |336|

When he also refused to wed her, then she was filled with great rage and went to her home after getting her nose chopped.336.

ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਟਕੇ ਰਾਮ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਕਥਾ ਸੂਪਨਖਾ ਕੋ ਨਾਕ ਕਾਟਬੋ ਧਯਾਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤੁ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੫॥
eit sree bachitr naattake raam avataar kathaa soopanakhaa ko naak kaattabo dhayaae samaapatam sat subham sat |5|

End of the chapter regarding the Chopping of the Nose of Surapanakha in the story of Rama Incarnation in BACHITTAR NATAK.

ਅਥ ਖਰਦੂਖਨ ਦਈਤ ਜੁਧ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath kharadookhan deet judh kathanan |

The beginning of the description of the battle with the demons Khar and Dusman :

ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਛੰਦ ॥
sundaree chhand |

SUNDARI STANZA

ਰਾਵਨ ਤੀਰ ਰੁਰੋਤ ਭਈ ਜਬ ॥
raavan teer rurot bhee jab |

Shuropanakha cried when she went to Ravana

ਰੋਸ ਭਰੇ ਦਨੁ ਬੰਸ ਬਲੀ ਸਭ ॥
ros bhare dan bans balee sabh |

When Surapanakha went weeping near Ravana, then the whole demon-clan was filled with fury.

ਲੰਕਸ ਧੀਰ ਬਜੀਰ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥
lankas dheer bajeer bulaae |

Ravana called (and with their advice) patient ministers.

ਦੂਖਨ ਔ ਖਰ ਦਈਤ ਪਠਾਏ ॥੩੩੭॥
dookhan aau khar deet patthaae |337|

The king of Lanka called his ministers for consultations and sent two demons Khar and Dushan for killing ram etc. 337.

ਸਾਜ ਸਨਾਹ ਸੁਬਾਹ ਦੁਰੰ ਗਤ ॥
saaj sanaah subaah duran gat |

Sundar walked with hard armor on his arms.

ਬਾਜਤ ਬਾਜ ਚਲੇ ਗਜ ਗਜਤ ॥
baajat baaj chale gaj gajat |

Wearing their armours all the long-armed warriors marched forward with the resounding of musical instruments and the roaring of elephants.

ਮਾਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਦਸੋ ਦਿਸ ਕੂਕੇ ॥
maar hee maar daso dis kooke |

There was a sound of beating in ten directions.

ਸਾਵਨ ਕੀ ਘਟ ਜਯੋਂ ਘੁਰ ਢੂਕੇ ॥੩੩੮॥
saavan kee ghatt jayon ghur dtooke |338|

There was noise of “kill, kill” from all the four sides and the army gushed forward like the clouds of the month of sawan.338.

ਗਜਤ ਹੈ ਰਣਬੀਰ ਮਹਾ ਮਨ ॥
gajat hai ranabeer mahaa man |

Warriors of great endurance roared in the battle

ਤਜਤ ਹੈਂ ਨਹੀ ਭੂਮਿ ਅਯੋਧਨ ॥
tajat hain nahee bhoom ayodhan |

The mighty warriors thundered and stood firmly on the ground.

ਛਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਚਖ ਸ੍ਰੋਣਤ ਸੋ ਸਰ ॥
chhaajat hai chakh sronat so sar |

Whose nains were adorned like pools of blood

ਨਾਦਿ ਕਰੈਂ ਕਿਲਕਾਰ ਭਯੰਕਰ ॥੩੩੯॥
naad karain kilakaar bhayankar |339|

The pools of blood flourished and the warriors raised terrible shrieks.339.

ਤਾਰਕਾ ਛੰਦ ॥
taarakaa chhand |

TAARKAA STANZA

ਰਨਿ ਰਾਜ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਬਿਰਚਹਿਗੇ ॥
ran raaj kumaar birachahige |

Ran will star Raj Kumar (Ram and Laxman).

ਸਰ ਸੇਲ ਸਰਾਸਨ ਨਚਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar sel saraasan nachahige |

When the princes will begin the battle, there will be the dance of lances and shafts.

ਸੁ ਬਿਰੁਧ ਅਵਧਿ ਸੁ ਗਾਜਹਿਗੇ ॥
su birudh avadh su gaajahige |

(The warriors) will roar against Rama (Avadhisu).

ਰਣ ਰੰਗਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਬਿਰਾਜਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੪੦॥
ran rangeh raam biraajahige |340|

The warriors will roar on seeing the opposing forces and Ram will be absorbed in the fighting mood.340.

ਸਰ ਓਘ ਪ੍ਰਓਘ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰੈਗੇ ॥
sar ogh progh prahaaraige |

will shoot as many arrows as possible,

ਰਣਿ ਰੰਗ ਅਭੀਤ ਬਿਹਾਰੈਗੇ ॥
ran rang abheet bihaaraige |

There will be showers of arrows and the fighters will roam in the battlefield fearlessly.

ਸਰ ਸੂਲ ਸਨਾਹਰਿ ਛੁਟਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar sool sanaahar chhuttahige |

Arrows, tridents and khargs (Sanahari) will go

ਦਿਤ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਪਰਾ ਪਰ ਲੁਟਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੪੧॥
dit putr paraa par luttahige |341|

The tridents and arrows will be struck and the sons of demons will roll in dust.341.

ਸਰ ਸੰਕ ਅਸੰਕਤ ਬਾਹਹਿਗੇ ॥
sar sank asankat baahahige |

They will shoot arrows in fear of doubt

ਬਿਨੁ ਭੀਤ ਭਯਾ ਦਲ ਦਾਹਹਿਗੇ ॥
bin bheet bhayaa dal daahahige |

They will discharge arrows undoubtedly and destroy the forces of the enemy.

ਛਿਤਿ ਲੁਥ ਬਿਲੁਥ ਬਿਥਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥
chhit luth biluth bithaarahige |

Lots and lots will scatter on the earth

ਤਰੁ ਸਣੈ ਸਮੂਲ ਉਪਾਰਹਿਗੇ ॥੩੪੨॥
tar sanai samool upaarahige |342|

The corpses will be scattered on the earth and the great warriors will uproot the trees.342.

ਨਵ ਨਾਦ ਨਫੀਰਨ ਬਾਜਤ ਭੇ ॥
nav naad nafeeran baajat bhe |

New Naads and Nafiris began to sound,