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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 42
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tathā tu taṃ samādiśya bhrātaraṃ raghunandanaḥ
babandhāsiṃ mahātejā jāmbūnadamayatsarum
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tatas triviṇataṃ cāpam ādāyātmavibhūṣaṇam
ābadhya ca kalāpau dvau jagāmodagravikramaḥ
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taṃ vañcayāno rājendram āpatantaṃ nirīkṣya vai
babhūvāntarhitas trāsāt punaḥ saṃdarśane 'bhavat
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baddhāsir dhanur ādāya pradudrāva yato mṛgaḥ
taṃ sa paśyati rūpeṇa dyotamānam ivāgrataḥ
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avekṣyāvekṣya dhāvantaṃ dhanuṣpāṇir mahāvane
ativṛttam iṣoḥ pātāl lobhayānaṃ kadā cana
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śaṅkitaṃ tu samudbhrāntam utpatantam ivāmbare
daśyamānam adṛśyaṃ ca navoddeśeṣu keṣu cit
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chinnābhrair iva saṃvītaṃ śāradaṃ candramaṇḍalam
muhūrtād eva dadṛśe muhur dūrāt prakāśate
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darśanādarśanenaiva so 'pākarṣata rāghavam
āsīt kruddhas tu kākutstho vivaśas tena mohitaḥ
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athāvatasthe suśrāntaś chāyām āśritya śādvale
mṛgaiḥ parivṛto vanyair adūrāt pratyadṛśyata
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dṛṣṭvā rāmo mahātejās taṃ hantuṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ
saṃdhāya sudṛḍhe cāpe vikṛṣya balavad balī
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tam eva mṛgam uddiśya jvalantam iva pannagam
mumoca jvalitaṃ dīptam astrabrahmavinirmitam
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sa bhṛśaṃ mṛgarūpasya vinirbhidya śarottamaḥ
mārīcasyaiva hṛdayaṃ vibhedāśanisaṃnibhaḥ
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tālamātram athotpatya nyapatat sa śarāturaḥ
vyanadad bhairavaṃ nādaṃ dharaṇyām alpajīvitaḥ
mriyamāṇas tu mārīco jahau tāṃ kṛtrimāṃ tanum
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saṃprāptakālam ājñāya cakāra ca tataḥ svaram
sadṛśaṃ rāghavasyaiva hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca
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tena marmaṇi nirviddhaḥ śareṇānupamena hi
mṛgarūpaṃ tu tat tyaktvā rākṣasaṃ rūpam ātmanaḥ
cakre sa sumahākāyo mārīco jīvitaṃ tyajan
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tato vicitrakeyūraḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
hemamālī mahādaṃṣṭro rākṣaso 'bhūc charāhataḥ
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau rākṣasaṃ ghoradarśanam
jagāma manasā sītāṃ lakṣmaṇasya vacaḥ smaran
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hā sīte lakṣmaṇety evam ākruśya tu mahāsvaram
mamāra rākṣasaḥ so 'yaṃ śrutvā sītā kathaṃ bhavet
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lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābāhuḥ kām avasthāṃ gamiṣyati
iti saṃcintya dharmātmā rāmo hṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ
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tatra rāmaṃ bhayaṃ tīvram āviveśa viṣādajam
rākṣasaṃ mṛgarūpaṃ taṃ hatvā śrutvā ca tat svaram
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nihatya pṛṣataṃ cānyaṃ māṃsam ādāya rāghavaḥ
tvaramāṇo janasthānaṃ sasārābhimukhas tadā
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