19: rwvx dI jgq pRis`D kQw

Famous tale of Ram and Ravan

soien lMkw vfw gVu Kwr smuMd ijvyhI KweI ]

soin lakaa vadaa garhu khaar samound jivayhee khaaee.

Golden Lanka was a grand fort and the ocean around it was like a vast moat.

lK puqu poqy svw lKu kuMBkrxu mihrwvxu BweI ]

lakh poutu potay savaa lakhu kounbhakaranu mahiraavanu bhaaee.

Ravan had one lac sons, one and a quarter lac grand sons and brothers like Kumbhkaran and Mahiravari.

pvxu buhwrI dyie iniq ieMdR BrY pwxI virHAweI ]

pavanu buhaaree dayi niti indr bharai paanee varhiaaee.

Air would broom his palaces whereas Indr through rains carried water for him.

bYsMqur rwsoeIAw sUrju cMdu crwg dIpweI ]

baisantur raasoeeaa sooraju chandu charaag deepaaee.

Fire was his cook and the sun and the moon his lamp burners.

bhu KUhix cqurMg dl dys n vys n kImiq pweI ]

bahu khoohani chaturang dal days n vays n keemati paaee.

His huge army of horses, elephants, chariots and infantry comprising many khuhants (akeauhauts, one aksauhani is known as a mixed force of 21870 elephants, 21870 chariots, 65610 horse and 109350 foot soldiers) was such whose power and grandeur cannot be e

mhwdyv dI syv kir dyv dwnv rhdy srxweI ]

mahaadayv dee sayv kari dayv daanav rahanday saranaaee.

He (Ravan) had served Mahadev (Siva) and due to this all the gods and demons were under his shelter.

Apjsu lY durmiq buirAweI ]19]

apajasu lai duramati buriaaee ||19||

But evil intellect and actions earned him infamy.