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Jam Kuber digpal jahan te: meaning

Chaupai 15 of the Hanuman Chalisa

जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहाँ ते

कबि कोबिद कहि सके कहाँ ते

Jam Kuber digpāl jahā̃ te / kabi kobid kahi sake kahā̃ te

Yama, Kubera and the guardians of the directions all fall short of saying it. So how could poets and scholars ever tell your glory?

Words

जम JamYamaAwadhi form of Sanskrit Yama, god of death.
कुबेर KuberKubera
दिगपाल digpālguardians of directionsSanskrit diś (direction) plus pāla (guardian).
जहाँ jahā̃where
ते tefrom
कबि kabipoetsAwadhi form of Sanskrit kavi.
कोबिद kobidscholarsAwadhi form of Sanskrit kovida, learned.
कहि kahitell
सके sakecould
कहाँ kahā̃how
ते tethen