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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 31
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tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā dīnā rāvaṇaṃ lokarāvaṇam
amātyamadhye saṃkruddhā paruṣaṃ vākyam abravīt
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pramattaḥ kāmabhogeṣu svairavṛtto niraṅkuśaḥ
samutpannaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ boddhavyaṃ nāvabudhyase
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saktaṃ grāmyeṣu bhogeṣu kāmavṛttaṃ mahīpatim
lubdhaṃ na bahu manyante śmaśānāgnim iva prajāḥ
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svayaṃ kāryāṇi yaḥ kāle nānutiṣṭhati pārthivaḥ
sa tu vai saha rājyena taiś ca kāryair vinaśyati
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ayuktacāraṃ durdarśam asvādhīnaṃ narādhipam
varjayanti narā dūrān nadīpaṅkam iva dvipāḥ
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ye na rakṣanti viṣayam asvādhīnā narādhipaḥ
te na vṛddhyā prakāśante girayaḥ sāgare yathā
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ātmavadbhir vigṛhya tvaṃ devagandharvadānavaiḥ
ayuktacāraś capalaḥ kathaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi
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yeṣāṃ cāraś ca kośaś ca nayaś ca jayatāṃ vara
asvādhīnā narendrāṇāṃ prākṛtais te janaiḥ samāḥ
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yasmāt paśyanti dūrasthān sarvān arthān narādhipāḥ
cāreṇa tasmād ucyante rājāno dīrghacakṣuṣaḥ
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ayuktacāraṃ manye tvāṃ prākṛtaiḥ sacivair vṛtam
svajanaṃ ca janasthānaṃ hataṃ yo nāvabudhyase
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caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām
hatāny ekena rāmeṇa kharaś ca sahadūṣaṇaḥ
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ṛṣīṇām abhayaṃ dattaṃ kṛtakṣemāś ca daṇḍakāḥ
dharṣitaṃ ca janasthānaṃ rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā
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tvaṃ tu lubdhaḥ pramattaś ca parādhīnaś ca rāvaṇa
viṣaye sve samutpannaṃ bhayaṃ yo nāvabudhyase
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tīkṣṇam alpapradātāraṃ pramattaṃ garvitaṃ śaṭham
vyasane sarvabhūtāni nābhidhāvanti pārthivam
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atimāninam agrāhyam ātmasaṃbhāvitaṃ naram
krodhanaṃ vyasane hanti svajano 'pi narādhipam
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nānutiṣṭhati kāryāṇi bhayeṣu na bibheti ca
kṣipraṃ rājyāc cyuto dīnas tṛṇais tulyo bhaviṣyati
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śuṣkakāṣṭhair bhavet kāryaṃ loṣṭair api ca pāṃsubhiḥ
na tu sthānāt paribhraṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ syād vasudhādhipaiḥ
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upabhuktaṃ yathā vāsaḥ srajo vā mṛditā yathā
evaṃ rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ samartho 'pi nirarthakaḥ
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apramattaś ca yo rājā sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ
kṛtajño dharmaśīlaś ca sa rājā tiṣṭhate ciram
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nayanābhyāṃ prasupto 'pi jāgarti nayacakṣuṣā
vyaktakrodhaprasādaś ca sa rājā pūjyate janaiḥ
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tvaṃ tu rāvaṇadurbuddhir guṇair etair vivarjitaḥ
yasya te 'viditaś cārai rakṣasāṃ sumahān vadhaḥ
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parāvamantā viṣayeṣu saṃgato; nadeśa kālapravibhāga tattvavit
ayuktabuddhir guṇadoṣaniścaye; vipannarājyo na cirād vipatsyate
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iti svadoṣān parikīrtitāṃs tayā; samīkṣya buddhyā kṣaṇadācareśvaraḥ
dhanena darpeṇa balena cānvito; vicintayām āsa ciraṃ sa rāvaṇaḥ
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