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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 26
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kharaṃ tu rāmābhimukhaṃ prayāntaṃ vāhinīpatiḥ
rākṣasas triśirā nāma saṃnipatyedam abravīt
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māṃ niyojaya vikrānta saṃnivartasva sāhasāt
paśya rāmaṃ mahābāhuṃ saṃyuge vinipātitam
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pratijānāmi te satyam āyudhaṃ cāham ālabhe
yathā rāmaṃ vadhiṣyāmi vadhārhaṃ sarvarakṣasām
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ahaṃ vāsya raṇe mṛtyur eṣa vā samare mama
vinivartya raṇotsāhaṃ muhūrtaṃ prāśniko bhava
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prahṛṣṭo vā hate rāme janasthānaṃ prayāsyasi
mayi vā nihate rāmaṃ saṃyugāyopayāsyasi
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kharas triśirasā tena mṛtyulobhāt prasāditaḥ
gaccha yudhyety anujñāto rāghavābhimukho yayau
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triśirāś ca rathenaiva vājiyuktena bhāsvatā
abhyadravad raṇe rāmaṃ triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ
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śaradhārā samūhān sa mahāmegha ivotsṛjan
vyasṛjat sadṛśaṃ nādaṃ jalārdrasyeva dundubheḥ
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āgacchantaṃ triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ
dhanuṣā pratijagrāha vidhunvan sāyakāñ śitān
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sa saṃprahāras tumulo rāma triśirasor mahān
babhūvātīva balinoḥ siṃhakuñjarayor iva
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tatas triśirasā bāṇair lalāṭe tāḍitas tribhiḥ
amarṣī kupito rāmaḥ saṃrabdham idam abravīt
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aho vikramaśūrasya rākṣasasyedṛśaṃ balam
puṣpair iva śarair yasya lalāṭe 'smi parikṣataḥ
mamāpi pratigṛhṇīṣva śarāṃś cāpaguṇacyutān
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evam uktvā tu saṃrabdhaḥ śarān āśīviṣopamān
triśiro vakṣasi kruddho nijaghāna caturdaśa
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caturbhis turagān asya śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
nyapātayata tejasvī caturas tasya vājinaḥ
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aṣṭabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ sūtaṃ rathopasthe nyapātayat
rāmaś ciccheda bāṇena dhvajaṃ cāsya samucchritam
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tato hatarathāt tasmād utpatantaṃ niśācaram
bibheda rāmas taṃ bāṇair hṛdaye so 'bhavaj jaḍaḥ
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sāyakaiś cāprameyātmā sāmarṣas tasya rakṣasaḥ
śirāṃsy apātayat trīṇi vegavadbhis tribhiḥ śataiḥ
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sa bhūmau śoṇitodgārī rāmabāṇābhipīḍitaḥ
nyapatat patitaiḥ pūrvaṃ svaśirobhir niśācaraḥ
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hataśeṣās tato bhagnā rākṣasāḥ kharasaṃśrayāḥ
dravanti sma na tiṣṭhanti vyāghratrastā mṛgā iva
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tān kharo dravato dṛṣṭvā nivartya ruṣitaḥ svayam
rāmam evābhidudrāva rāhuś candramasaṃ yathā
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