Verse 11 of 43
Chaupai 9 of Hanuman Chalisa
Sukshma Roop Dhari Siyahi Dikhava सूक्ष्म रूप धरि सियहिं दिखावा।
Bikat Roop Dhari Lank Jarava बिकट रूप धरि लंक जरावा॥
Meaning
Taking a tiny form you appeared before Sita; taking a fearsome form you set Lanka ablaze.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sukshma सूक्ष्म | tiny, subtle |
| Roop रूप | form |
| Dhari धरि | taking on |
| Siyahi सियहिं | to Sita |
| Dikhava दिखावा | showed (yourself) |
| Bikat बिकट | fearsome, immense |
| Lank लंक | Lanka |
| Jarava जरावा | burned |
Why this verse matters
Sundar Kand: Hanuman meets Sita in the Ashok grove, and later burns Lanka with his tail after Ravan's men set it on fire.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- sūkṣma rūpa dhari siyahiṃ dikhāvā|bikaṭa rūpa dhari laṃka jarāvā||
- Telugu
- సూక్ష్మ రూప్ ధరి సియహిం దిఖావా।బికట్ రూప్ ధరి లంక్ జరావా॥
- Tamil
- ஸூக்ஷ்ம ரூப் த⁴ரி ஸியஹிம் தி³கா²வா।பி³கட் ரூப் த⁴ரி லங்க் ஜராவா॥
- Kannada
- ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ರೂಪ್ ಧರಿ ಸಿಯಹಿಂ ದಿಖಾವಾ।ಬಿಕಟ್ ರೂಪ್ ಧರಿ ಲಂಕ್ ಜರಾವಾ॥
- Malayalam
- സൂക്ഷ്മ രൂപ് ധരി സിയഹിം ദിഖാവാ।ബികട് രൂപ് ധരി ലംക് ജരാവാ॥
- Gujarati
- સૂક્ષ્મ રૂપ્ ધરિ સિયહિં દિખાવા।બિકટ્ રૂપ્ ધરિ લંક્ જરાવા॥
- Bengali
- সূক্ষ্ম রূপ্ ধরি সিযহিং দিখাবা।বিকট্ রূপ্ ধরি লংক্ জরাবা॥