ਪਉੜੀ ੧੯

paurree 19

ਸੋਇਨ ਲੰਕਾ ਵਡਾ ਗੜੁ ਖਾਰ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਜਿਵੇਹੀ ਖਾਈ ।

soein lankaa vaddaa garr khaar samund jivehee khaaee |

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

ਲਖ ਪੁਤੁ ਪੋਤੇ ਸਵਾ ਲਖੁ ਕੁੰਭਕਰਣੁ ਮਹਿਰਾਵਣੁ ਭਾਈ ।

lakh put pote savaa lakh kunbhakaran mahiraavan bhaaee |

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

ਪਵਣੁ ਬੁਹਾਰੀ ਦੇਇ ਨਿਤਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਭਰੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਈ ।

pavan buhaaree dee nit indr bharai paanee varhiaaee |

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

ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਰਾਸੋਈਆ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਚਰਾਗ ਦੀਪਾਈ ।

baisantar raasoeea sooraj chand charaag deepaaee |

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

ਬਹੁ ਖੂਹਣਿ ਚਤੁਰੰਗ ਦਲ ਦੇਸ ਨ ਵੇਸ ਨ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ।

bahu khoohan chaturang dal des na ves na keemat 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

ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਦੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵ ਰਹਂਦੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ।

mahaadev dee sev kar dev daanav rahande saranaaee |

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

ਅਪਜਸੁ ਲੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ।੧੯।

apajas lai duramat buriaaee |19|

But evil intellect and actions earned him infamy.