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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 52
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hriyamāṇā tu vaidehī kaṃ cin nātham apaśyatī
dadarśa giriśṛṅgasthān pañcavānarapuṃgavān
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teṣāṃ madhye viśālākṣī kauśeyaṃ kanakaprabham
uttarīyaṃ varārohā śubhāny ābharaṇāni ca
mumoca yadi rāmāya śaṃseyur iti maithilī
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vastram utsṛjya tan madhye vinikṣiptaṃ sabhūṣaṇam
saṃbhramāt tu daśagrīvas tat karma na ca buddhivān
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piṅgākṣās tāṃ viśālākṣīṃ netrair animiṣair iva
vikrośantīṃ tadā sītāṃ dadṛśur vānararṣabhāḥ
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sa ca pampām atikramya laṅkām abhimukhaḥ purīm
jagāma rudatīṃ gṛhya maithilīṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
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tāṃ jahāra susaṃhṛṣṭo rāvaṇo mṛtyum ātmanaḥ
utsaṅgenaiva bhujagīṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāṃ mahāviṣām
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vanāni saritaḥ śailān sarāṃsi ca vihāyasā
sa kṣipraṃ samatīyāya śaraś cāpād iva cyutaḥ
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timinakraniketaṃ tu varuṇālayam akṣayam
saritāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatvā samatīyāya sāgaram
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saṃbhramāt parivṛttormī ruddhamīnamahoragaḥ
vaidehyāṃ hriyamāṇāyāṃ babhūva varuṇālayaḥ
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antarikṣagatā vācaḥ sasṛjuś cāraṇās tadā
etad anto daśagrīva iti siddhās tadābruvan
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sa tu sītāṃ viveṣṭantīm aṅkenādāya rāvaṇaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ laṅkāṃ rūpiṇīṃ mṛtyum ātmanaḥ
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so 'bhigamya purīṃ laṅkāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām
saṃrūḍhakakṣyā bahulaṃ svam antaḥpuram āviśat
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tatra tām asitāpāṅgīṃ śokamohaparāyaṇām
nidadhe rāvaṇaḥ sītāṃ mayo māyām ivāsurīm
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abravīc ca daśagrīvaḥ piśācīr ghoradarśanāḥ
yathā naināṃ pumān strī vā sītāṃ paśyaty asaṃmataḥ
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muktāmaṇisuvarṇāni vastrāṇy ābharaṇāni ca
yad yad icchet tad evāsyā deyaṃ macchandato yathā
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yā ca vakṣyati vaidehīṃ vacanaṃ kiṃ cid apriyam
ajñānād yadi vā jñānān na tasyā jīvitaṃ priyam
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tathoktvā rākṣasīs tās tu rākṣasendraḥ pratāpavān
niṣkramyāntaḥpurāt tasmāt kiṃ kṛtyam iti cintayan
dadarśāṣṭau mahāvīryān rākṣasān piśitāśanān
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sa tān dṛṣṭvā mahāvīryo varadānena mohitaḥ
uvācaitān idaṃ vākyaṃ praśasya balavīryataḥ
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nānāpraharaṇāḥ kṣipram ito gacchata satvarāḥ
janasthānaṃ hatasthānaṃ bhūtapūrvaṃ kharālayam
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tatroṣyatāṃ janasthāne śūnye nihatarākṣase
pauruṣaṃ balam āśritya trāsam utsṛjya dūrataḥ
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balaṃ hi sumahad yan me janasthāne niveśitam
sadūṣaṇakharaṃ yuddhe hataṃ tad rāmasāyakaiḥ
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tataḥ krodho mamāpūrvo dhairyasyopari vardhate
vairaṃ ca sumahaj jātaṃ rāmaṃ prati sudāruṇam
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niryātayitum icchāmi tac ca vairam ahaṃ ripoḥ
na hi lapsyāmy ahaṃ nidrām ahatvā saṃyuge ripum
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taṃ tv idānīm ahaṃ hatvā kharadūṣaṇaghātinam
rāmaṃ śarmopalapsyāmi dhanaṃ labdhveva nirdhanaḥ
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janasthāne vasadbhis tu bhavadbhī rāmam āśritā
pravṛttir upanetavyā kiṃ karotīti tattvataḥ
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apramādāc ca gantavyaṃ sarvair eva niśācaraiḥ
kartavyaś ca sadā yatno rāghavasya vadhaṃ prati
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yuṣmākaṃ hi balajño 'haṃ bahuśo raṇamūrdhani
ataś cāsmiñ janasthāne mayā yūyaṃ niyojitāḥ
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tataḥ priyaṃ vākyam upetya rākṣasā; mahārtham aṣṭāv abhivādya rāvaṇam
vihāya laṅkāṃ sahitāḥ pratasthire; yato janasthānam alakṣyadarśanāḥ
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tatas tu sītām upalabhya rāvaṇaḥ; susaṃprahṛṣṭaḥ parigṛhya maithilīm
prasajya rāmeṇa ca vairam uttamaṃ; babhūva mohān muditaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ
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