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Kanchan baran biraj subesa: meaning

Chaupai 4 of the Hanuman Chalisa

कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा

कानन कुंडल कुंचित केसा

kañcan baran birāj subesā / kānan kuṇḍal kuñcit kesā

Gold in colour, you shine in fine clothes, with earrings in your ears and curling hair.

Words

कंचन kañcangold
बरन barancolourAwadhi form of Sanskrit varṇa, colour.
बिराज birājshiningFrom Sanskrit vi-rāj, to shine.
सुबेसा subesāfinely dressedSanskrit su (good) plus veśa (dress).
कानन kānanin the earsHere the plural of kān, ear, not the Sanskrit kānana, forest.
कुंडल kuṇḍalearrings
कुंचित kuñcitcurly
केसा kesāhairSanskrit keśa, hair.