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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 63
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pūrvajo 'py uktamātras tu lakṣmaṇena subhāṣitam
sāragrāhī mahāsāraṃ pratijagrāha rāghavaḥ
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saṃnigṛhya mahābāhuḥ pravṛddhaṃ kopam ātmanaḥ
avaṣṭabhya dhanuś citraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
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kiṃ kariṣyāvahe vatsa kva vā gacchāva lakṣmaṇa
kenopāyena paśyeyaṃ sītām iti vicintaya
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taṃ tathā paritāpārtaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt
idam eva janasthānaṃ tvam anveṣitum arhasi
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rākṣasair bahubhiḥ kīrṇaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam
santīha giridurgāṇi nirdarāḥ kandarāṇi ca
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guhāś ca vividhā ghorā nānāmṛgagaṇākulāḥ
āvāsāḥ kiṃnarāṇāṃ ca gandharvabhavanāni ca
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tāni yukto mayā sārdhaṃ tvam anveṣitum arhasi
tvadvidho buddhisaṃpannā māhātmāno nararṣabha
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āpatsu na prakampante vāyuvegair ivācalāḥ
ity uktas tad vanaṃ sarvaṃ vicacāra salakṣmaṇaḥ
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kruddho rāmaḥ śaraṃ ghoraṃ saṃdhāya dhanuṣi kṣuram
tataḥ parvatakūṭābhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ dvijottamam
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dadarśa patitaṃ bhūmau kṣatajārdraṃ jaṭāyuṣam
taṃ dṛṣṭvā giriśṛṅgābhaṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
anena sītā vaidehī bhakṣitā nātra saṃśayaḥ
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gṛdhrarūpam idaṃ vyaktaṃ rakṣo bhramati kānanam
bhakṣayitvā viśālākṣīm āste sītāṃ yathāsukham
enaṃ vadhiṣye dīptāgrair ghorair bāṇair ajihmagaiḥ
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ity uktvābhyapatad gṛdhraṃ saṃdhāya dhanuṣi kṣuram
kruddho rāmaḥ samudrāntāṃ cālayann iva medinīm
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taṃ dīnadīnayā vācā saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ vaman
abhyabhāṣata pakṣī tu rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam
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yām oṣadhim ivāyuṣmann anveṣasi mahāvane
sā devī mama ca prāṇā rāvaṇenobhayaṃ hṛtam
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tvayā virahitā devī lakṣmaṇena ca rāghava
hriyamāṇā mayā dṛṣṭā rāvaṇena balīyasā
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sītām abhyavapan no 'haṃ rāvaṇaś ca raṇe mayā
vidhvaṃsitarathacchatraḥ pātito dharaṇītale
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etad asya dhanur bhagnam etad asya śarāvaram
ayam asya raṇe rāma bhagnaḥ sāṃgrāmiko rathaḥ
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pariśrāntasya me pakṣau chittvā khaḍgena rāvaṇaḥ
sītām ādāya vaidehīm utpapāta vihāyasaṃ
rakṣasā nihataṃ pūrvma na māṃ hantuṃ tvam arhasi
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rāmas tasya tu vijñāya sītāsaktāṃ priyāṃ kathām
gṛdhrarājaṃ pariṣvajya ruroda sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
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ekam ekāyane durge niḥśvasantaṃ kathaṃ cana
samīkṣya duḥkhito rāmaḥ saumitrim idam abravīt
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rājyād bhraṃśo vane vāsaḥ sītā naṣṭā hato dvijaḥ
īdṛśīyaṃ mamālakṣmīr nirdahed api pāvakam
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saṃpūrṇam api ced adya pratareyaṃ mahodadhim
so 'pi nūnaṃ mamālakṣmyā viśuṣyet saritāṃ patiḥ
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nāsty abhāgyataro loke matto 'smin sacarācare
yeneyaṃ mahatī prāptā mayā vyasanavāgurā
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ayaṃ pitṛvayasyo me gṛdhrarājo jarānvitaḥ
śete vinihato bhūmau mama bhāgyaviparyayāt
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ity evam uktvā bahuśo rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
jaṭāyuṣaṃ ca pasparśa pitṛsnehaṃ nidarśayan
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nikṛttapakṣaṃ rudhirāvasiktaṃ; taṃ gṛdhrarājaṃ parirabhya rāmaḥ
kva maithili prāṇasamā mameti; vimucya vācaṃ nipapāta bhūmau
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