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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 29
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bhittvā tu tāṃ gadāṃ bāṇai rāghavo dharmavatsalaḥ
smayamānaḥ kharaṃ vākyaṃ saṃrabdham idam abravīt
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etat te balasarvasvaṃ darśitaṃ rākṣasādhama
śaktihīnataro matto vṛthā tvam upagarjitam
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eṣā bāṇavinirbhinnā gadā bhūmitalaṃ gatā
abhidhānapragalbhasya tava pratyayaghātinī
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yat tvayoktaṃ vinaṣṭānām idam aśrupramārjanam
rākṣasānāṃ karomīti mithyā tad api te vacaḥ
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nīcasya kṣudraśīlasya mithyāvṛttasya rakṣasaḥ
prāṇān apahariṣyāmi garutmān amṛtaṃ yathā
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adya te bhinnakaṇṭhasya phenabudbudabhūṣitam
vidāritasya madbāṇair mahī pāsyati śoṇitam
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pāṃsurūṣitasarvāṅgaḥ srastanyastabhujadvayaḥ
svapsyase gāṃ samāśliṣya durlabhāṃ pramadām iva
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pravṛddhanidre śayite tvayi rākṣasapāṃsane
bhaviṣyanty aśaraṇyānāṃ śaraṇyā daṇḍakā ime
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janasthāne hatasthāne tava rākṣasamaccharaiḥ
nirbhayā vicariṣyanti sarvato munayo vane
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adya viprasariṣyanti rākṣasyo hatabāndhavāḥ
bāṣpārdravadanā dīnā bhayād anyabhayāvahāḥ
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adya śokarasajñās tā bhaviṣyanti niśācara
anurūpakulāḥ patnyo yāsāṃ tvaṃ patir īdṛśaḥ
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nṛśaṃsaśīla kṣudrātman nityaṃ brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka
tvatkṛte śaṅkitair agnau munibhiḥ pātyate haviḥ
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tam evam abhisaṃrabdhaṃ bruvāṇaṃ rāghavaṃ raṇe
kharo nirbhartsayām āsa roṣāt kharatara svanaḥ
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dṛḍhaṃ khalv avalipto 'si bhayeṣv api ca nirbhayaḥ
vācyāvācyaṃ tato hi tvaṃ mṛtyuvaśyo na budhyase
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kālapāśaparikṣiptā bhavanti puruṣā hi ye
kāryākāryaṃ na jānanti te nirastaṣaḍindriyāḥ
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evam uktvā tato rāmaṃ saṃrudhya bhṛkuṭiṃ tataḥ
sa dadarśa mahāsālam avidūre niśācaraḥ
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raṇe praharaṇasyārthe sarvato hy avalokayan
sa tam utpāṭayām āsa saṃdṛśya daśanacchadam
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taṃ samutkṣipya bāhubhyāṃ vinarditvā mahābalaḥ
rāmam uddiśya cikṣepa hatas tvam iti cābravīt
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tam āpatantaṃ bāṇaughaiś chittvā rāmaḥ pratāpavān
roṣam āhārayat tīvraṃ nihantuṃ samare kharam
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jātasvedas tato rāmo roṣād raktāntalocanaḥ
nirbibheda sahasreṇa bāṇānāṃ samare kharam
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tasya bāṇāntarād raktaṃ bahu susrāva phenilam
gireḥ prasravaṇasyeva toyadhārāparisravaḥ
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vihvalaḥ sa kṛto bāṇaiḥ kharo rāmeṇa saṃyuge
matto rudhiragandhena tam evābhyadravad drutam
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tam āpatantaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ kṛtāstro rudhirāplutam
apasarpat pratipadaṃ kiṃ cit tvaritavikramaḥ
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tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśaṃ badhāya samare śaram
kharasya rāmo jagrāha brahmadaṇḍam ivāparam
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sa tad dattaṃ maghavatā surarājena dhīmatā
saṃdadhe ca sa dharmātmā mumoca ca kharaṃ prati
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sa vimukto mahābāṇo nirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ
rāmeṇa dhanur udyamya kharasyorasi cāpatat
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sa papāta kharo bhūmau dahyamānaḥ śarāgninā
rudreṇaiva vinirdagdhaḥ śvetāraṇye yathāndhakaḥ
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sa vṛtra iva vajreṇa phenena namucir yathāa
balo vendrāśanihato nipapāta hataḥ kharaḥ
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tato rājarṣayaḥ sarve saṃgatāḥ paramarṣayaḥ
sabhājya muditā rāmam idaṃ vacanam abruvan
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etadarthaṃ mahātejā mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
śarabhaṅgāśramaṃ puṇyam ājagāma puraṃdaraḥ
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ānītas tvam imaṃ deśam upāyena maharṣibhiḥ
eṣāṃ vadhārthaṃ krūrāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ pāpakarmaṇām
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tad idaṃ naḥ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ tvayā daśarathātmaja
sukhaṃ dharmaṃ cariṣyanti daṇḍakeṣu maharṣayaḥ
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etasminn antare vīro lakṣmaṇaḥ saha sītayā
giridurgād viniṣkramya saṃviveśāśramaṃ sukhī
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tato rāmas tu vijayī pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
praviveśāśramaṃ vīro lakṣmaṇenābhivāditaḥ
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā śatruhantāraṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sukhāvaham
babhūva hṛṣṭā vaidehī bhartāraṃ pariṣasvaje
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