ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |
CHAUPAI
ਕਟਿ ਕਟਿ ਮਰੇ ਨਰੇਸ ਦੁਖੰਡਾ ॥
katt katt mare nares dukhanddaa |
ਬਾਇ ਹਨੇ ਗਿਰਿ ਗੇ ਜਨੁ ਝੰਡਾ ॥
baae hane gir ge jan jhanddaa |
The kings, chopped into bits, were lying the cluster of trees fallen down by the blow of wind.
ਸੂਲ ਸੰਭਾਰਿ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਜਬ ਪਰਿਯੋ ॥
sool sanbhaar rudr jab pariyo |
ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਅਯੋਧਨ ਕਰਿਯੋ ॥੨੬॥
chitr bachitr ayodhan kariyo |26|
When Rudra, holding his trident wrought the destruction, then the scence of that place looked very queer.26.
ਭਾਜ ਭਾਜ ਤਬ ਚਲੇ ਨਰੇਸਾ ॥
bhaaj bhaaj tab chale naresaa |
ਜਗ ਬਿਸਾਰ ਸੰਭਾਰਿਯੋ ਦੇਸਾ ॥
jag bisaar sanbhaariyo desaa |
Then the kings, forgetting the Yajna, began to run away to their countries.
ਜਬ ਰਣ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਹੁਐ ਧਾਏ ॥
jab ran rudr rudr huai dhaae |
ਭਾਜਤ ਭੂਪ ਨ ਬਾਚਨ ਪਾਏ ॥੨੭॥
bhaajat bhoop na baachan paae |27|
When Rudra pursued them as fury-incarnate, then none of the running kings could survive.27.
ਤਬ ਸਬ ਭਰੇ ਤੇਜ ਤਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
tab sab bhare tej tan raajaa |
ਬਾਜਨ ਲਗੇ ਅਨੰਤਨ ਬਾਜਾ ॥
baajan lage anantan baajaa |
Then all the kings, becoming alert, were highly activated and the musical instruments resounded from all the sides.
ਮਚਿਯੋ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਘੋਰਿ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਮਾ ॥
machiyo bahur ghor sangraamaa |
ਜਮ ਕੋ ਭਰਾ ਛਿਨਕ ਮਹਿ ਧਾਮਾ ॥੨੮॥
jam ko bharaa chhinak meh dhaamaa |28|
Then the war become more intense and the house of Yama began to be filled with the dead.28.
ਭੂਪਤ ਫਿਰੇ ਜੁਧ ਕੇ ਕਾਰਨ ॥
bhoopat fire judh ke kaaran |
ਲੈ ਲੈ ਬਾਣਿ ਪਾਣਿ ਹਥੀਯਾਰਨ ॥
lai lai baan paan hatheeyaaran |
The kings returned with several kinds of arrows and weapons for waging the war.
ਧਾਇ ਧਾਇ ਅਰਿ ਕਰਤ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਾ ॥
dhaae dhaae ar karat prahaaraa |
ਜਨ ਕਰ ਚੋਟ ਪਰਤ ਘਰੀਯਾਰਾ ॥੨੯॥
jan kar chott parat ghareeyaaraa |29|
They began to strike blows speedily like the strokes on the gong.29.
ਖੰਡ ਖੰਡ ਰਣਿ ਗਿਰੇ ਅਖੰਡਾ ॥
khandd khandd ran gire akhanddaa |
ਕਾਪਿਯੋ ਖੰਡ ਨਵੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡਾ ॥
kaapiyo khandd nave brahamanddaa |
The mighty warriors began to fall as bits and the nine regions of the world trembled.
ਛਾਡਿ ਛਾਡਿ ਅਸਿ ਗਿਰੇ ਨਰੇਸਾ ॥
chhaadd chhaadd as gire naresaa |
ਮਚਿਯੋ ਜੁਧੁ ਸੁਯੰਬਰ ਜੈਸਾ ॥੩੦॥
machiyo judh suyanbar jaisaa |30|
Forsaking their swords, the kings began to fall down and there was dreadful scene in the battlefield.30.