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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 27
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nihataṃ dūṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā raṇe triśirasā saha
kharasyāpy abhavat trāso dṛṣṭvā rāmasya vikramam
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sa dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaṃ sainyam aviṣahyaṃ mahābalam
hatam ekena rāmeṇa dūṣaṇas triśirā api
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tad balaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vimanāḥ prekṣya rākṣasaḥ
āsasāda kharo rāmaṃ namucir vāsavaṃ yathā
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vikṛṣya balavac cāpaṃ nārācān raktabhojanān
kharaś cikṣepa rāmāya kruddhān āśīviṣān iva
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jyāṃ vidhunvan subahuśaḥ śikṣayāstrāṇi darśayan
cacāra samare mārgāñ śarai rathagataḥ kharaḥ
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sa sarvāś ca diśo bāṇaiḥ pradiśaś ca mahārathaḥ
pūrayām āsa taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmo 'pi sumahad dhanuḥ
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sa sāyakair durviṣahaiḥ sasphuliṅgair ivāgnibhiḥ
nabhaś cakārāvivaraṃ parjanya iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ
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tad babhūva śitair bāṇaiḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ
paryākāśam anākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śarasaṃkulam
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śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryo na tadā sma prakāśate
anyonyavadhasaṃrambhād ubhayoḥ saṃprayudhyatoḥ
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tato nālīkanārācais tīkṣṇāgraiś ca vikarṇibhiḥ
ājaghāna raṇe rāmaṃ totrair iva mahādvipam
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taṃ rathasthaṃ dhanuṣpāṇiṃ rākṣasaṃ paryavasthitam
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastam ivāntakam
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taṃ siṃham iva vikrāntaṃ siṃhavikrāntagāminam
dṛṣṭvā nodvijate rāmaḥ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā
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tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ
āsasāda raṇe rāmaṃ pataṅga iva pāvakam
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tato 'sya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muṣṭideśe mahātmanaḥ
kharaś ciccheda rāmasya darśayan pāṇilāghavam
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sa punas tv aparān sapta śarān ādāya varmaṇi
nijaghāna raṇe kruddhaḥ śakrāśanisamaprabhān
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tatas tat prahataṃ bāṇaiḥ kharamuktaiḥ suparvabhiḥ
papāta kavacaṃ bhūmau rāmasyādityavarcasaḥ
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sa śarair arpitaḥ kruddhaḥ sarvagātreṣu rāghavaḥ
rarāja samare rāmo vidhūmo 'gnir iva jvalan
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tato gambhīranirhrādaṃ rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
cakārāntāya sa ripoḥ sajyam anyan mahad dhanuḥ
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sumahad vaiṣṇavaṃ yat tad atisṛṣṭaṃ maharṣiṇā
varaṃ tad dhanur udyamya kharaṃ samabhidhāvata
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tataḥ kanakapuṅkhais tu śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
ciccheda rāmaḥ saṃkruddhaḥ kharasya samare dhvajam
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sa darśanīyo bahudhā vicchinnaḥ kāñcano dhvajaḥ
jagāma dharaṇīṃ sūryo devatānām ivājñayā
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taṃ caturbhiḥ kharaḥ kruddho rāmaṃ gātreṣu mārgaṇaiḥ
vivyādha hṛdi marmajño mātaṅgam iva tomaraiḥ
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sa rāmo bahubhir bāṇaiḥ kharakārmukaniḥsṛtaiḥ
viddho rudhirasiktāṅgo babhūva ruṣito bhṛśam
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sa dhanur dhanvināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya paramāhave
mumoca parameṣvāsaḥ ṣaṭ śarān abhilakṣitān
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śirasy ekena bāṇena dvābhyāṃ bāhvor athārpayat
tribhiś candrārdhavaktraiś ca vakṣasy abhijaghāna ha
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tataḥ paścān mahātejā nārācān bhāskaropamān
jighāṃsū rākṣasaṃ kruddhas trayodaśa śilāśitān
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tato 'sya yugam ekena caturbhiś caturo hayān
ṣaṣṭhena ca śiraḥ saṃkhye ciccheda kharasāratheḥ
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tribhis triveṇuṃ balavān dvābhyām akṣaṃ mahābalaḥ
dvādaśena tu bāṇena kharasya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ
chittvā vajranikāśena rāghavaḥ prahasann iva
trayodaśenendrasamo bibheda samare kharam
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prabhagnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ
gadāpāṇir avaplutya tasthau bhūmau kharas tadā
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tat karma rāmasya mahārathasya; sametya devāś ca maharṣayaś ca
apūjayan prāñjalayaḥ prahṛṣṭās; tadā vimānāgragatāḥ sametāḥ
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