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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 18
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tāṃ tathā patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā virūpāṃ śoṇitokṣitām
bhaginīṃ krodhasaṃtaptaḥ kharaḥ papraccha rākṣasaḥ
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balavikramasaṃpannā kāmagā kāmarūpiṇī
imām avasthāṃ nītā tvaṃ kenāntakasamā gatā
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devagandharvabhūtānām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām
ko 'yam evaṃ mahāvīryas tvāṃ virūpāṃ cakāra ha
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na hi paśyāmy ahaṃ loke yaḥ kuryān mama vipriyam
antarena sahasrākṣaṃ mahendraṃ pākaśāsanam
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adyāhaṃ mārgaṇaiḥ prāṇān ādāsye jīvitāntakaiḥ
salile kṣīram āsaktaṃ niṣpibann iva sārasaḥ
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nihatasya mayā saṃkhye śarasaṃkṛttamarmaṇaḥ
saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ raktaṃ medinī kasya pāsyati
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kasya patrarathāḥ kāyān māṃsam utkṛtya saṃgatāḥ
prahṛṣṭā bhakṣayiṣyanti nihatasya mayā raṇe
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taṃ na devā na gandharvā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ
mayāpakṛṣṭaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ śaktās trātuṃ mahāhave
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upalabhya śanaiḥ saṃjñāṃ taṃ me śaṃsitum arhasi
yena tvaṃ durvinītena vane vikramya nirjitā
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iti bhrātur vacaḥ śrutvā kruddhasya ca viśeṣataḥ
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā vākyaṃ sabāṣpam idam abravīt
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taruṇau rūpasaṃpannau sukūmārau mahābalau
puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau
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gandharvarājapratimau pārthivavyañjanānvitau
devau vā mānuṣau vā tau na tarkayitum utsahe
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taruṇī rūpasaṃpannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
dṛṣṭā tatra mayā nārī tayor madhye sumadhyamā
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tābhyām ubhābhyāṃ saṃbhūya pramadām adhikṛtya tām
imām avasthāṃ nītāhaṃ yathānāthāsatī tathā
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tasyāś cānṛjuvṛttāyās tayoś ca hatayor aham
saphenaṃ pātum icchāmi rudhiraṃ raṇamūrdhani
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eṣa me prathamaḥ kāmaḥ kṛtas tāta tvayā bhavet
tasyās tayoś ca rudhiraṃ pibeyam aham āhave
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iti tasyāṃ bruvāṇāyāṃ caturdaśa mahābalān
vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddho rākṣasān antakopamān
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mānuṣau śastrasaṃpannau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau
praviṣṭau daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ ghoraṃ pramadayā saha
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tau hatvā tāṃ ca durvṛttām upāvartitum arhatha
iyaṃ ca rudhiraṃ teṣāṃ bhaginī mama pāsyati
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manoratho 'yam iṣṭo 'syā bhaginyā mama rākṣasāḥ
śīghraṃ saṃpadyatāṃ gatvā tau pramathya svatejasā
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iti pratisamādiṣṭā rākṣasās te caturdaśa
tatra jagmus tayā sārdhaṃ ghanā vāteritā yathā
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