ਅਥ ਰਾਵਨ ਜੁਧ ਕਥਨੰ ॥

ath raavan judh kathanan |

Now begins the description of the war with Ravna :

ਹੋਹਾ ਛੰਦ ॥

hohaa chhand |

HOHA STANZA

ਸੁਣਯੋ ਇਸੰ ॥

sunayo isan |

ਜਿਣਯੋ ਕਿਸੰ ॥

jinayo kisan |

ਚਪਯੋ ਚਿਤੰ ॥

chapayo chitan |

ਬੁਲਯੋ ਬਿਤੰ ॥੫੨੭॥

bulayo bitan |527|

Ravna heard about the victory (of Ram), he being highly infuriated in his mind, began to shout violently.527.

ਘਿਰਿਯੋ ਗੜੰ ॥

ghiriyo garran |

ਰਿਸੰ ਬੜੰ ॥

risan barran |

ਭਜੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਯੰ ॥

bhajee triyan |

ਭ੍ਰਮੀ ਭਯੰ ॥੫੨੮॥

bhramee bhayan |528|

Seeing his citadel besieged his ire grew more and he saw women running away in fear.528.

ਭ੍ਰਮੀ ਤਬੈ ॥

bhramee tabai |

ਭਜੀ ਸਭੈ ॥

bhajee sabhai |

ਤ੍ਰਿਯੰ ਇਸੰ ॥

triyan isan |

ਗਹਯੋ ਕਿਸੰ ॥੫੨੯॥

gahayo kisan |529|

All the women are running away in illusion and Ravana obstructed them catching their hair.529.

ਕਰੈਂ ਹਹੰ ॥

karain hahan |

ਅਹੋ ਦਯੰ ॥

aho dayan |

ਕਰੋ ਗਈ ॥

karo gee |

ਛਮੋ ਭਈ ॥੫੩੦॥

chhamo bhee |530|

They were lamenting profusely and praying to God and were asking for forgiveness for their sins.530.

ਸੁਣੀ ਸ੍ਰੁਤੰ ॥

sunee srutan |

ਧੁਣੰ ਉਤੰ ॥

dhunan utan |

ਉਠਯੋ ਹਠੀ ॥

autthayo hatthee |

ਜਿਮੰ ਭਠੀ ॥੫੩੧॥

jiman bhatthee |531|

That persistent Ravana got up on listening to such sounds and it seemed that a fire cauldron was blazing.531.

ਕਛਯੋ ਨਰੰ ॥

kachhayo naran |

ਤਜੇ ਸਰੰ ॥

taje saran |

ਹਣੇ ਕਿਸੰ ॥

hane kisan |

ਰੁਕੀ ਦਿਸੰ ॥੫੩੨॥

rukee disan |532|

He began to kill the human army and with his arrows all the directions were obstructed.532.