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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 66
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tau tu tatra sthitau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
bāhupāśaparikṣiptau kabandho vākyam abravīt
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tiṣṭhataḥ kiṃ nu māṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣudhārtaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhau
āhārārthaṃ tu saṃdiṣṭau daivena gatacetasau
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tac chrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā
uvācārtisamāpanno vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ
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tvāṃ ca māṃ ca purā tūrṇam ādatte rākṣasādhamaḥ
tasmād asibhyām asyāśu bāhū chindāvahe gurū
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tatas tau deśakālajñau khaḍgābhyām eva rāghavau
acchindatāṃ susaṃhṛṣṭau bāhū tasyāṃsadeśayoḥ
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dakṣiṇo dakṣiṇaṃ bāhum asaktam asinā tataḥ
ciccheda rāmo vegena savyaṃ vīras tu lakṣmaṇaḥ
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sa papāta mahābāhuś chinnabāhur mahāsvanaḥ
khaṃ ca gāṃ ca diśaś caiva nādayañ jalado yathā
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sa nikṛttau bhujau dṛṣṭvā śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ
dīnaḥ papraccha tau vīrau kau yuvām iti dānavaḥ
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iti tasya bruvāṇasya lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ
śaśaṃsa tasya kākutsthaṃ kabandhasya mahābalaḥ
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ayam ikṣvākudāyādo rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ
asyaivāvarajaṃ viddhi bhrātaraṃ māṃ ca lakṣmaṇam
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asya devaprabhāvasya vasato vijane vane
rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā yām icchantāv ihāgatau
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tvaṃ tu ko vā kimarthaṃ vā kabandha sadṛśo vane
āsyenorasi dīptena bhagnajaṅgho viceṣṭase
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evam uktaḥ kabandhas tu lakṣmaṇenottaraṃ vacaḥ
uvāca paramaprītas tad indravacanaṃ smaran
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svāgataṃ vāṃ naravyāghrau diṣṭyā paśyāmi cāpy aham
diṣṭyā cemau nikṛttau me yuvābhyāṃ bāhubandhanau
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virūpaṃ yac ca me rūpaṃ prāptaṃ hy avinayād yathā
tan me śṛṇu naravyāghra tattvataḥ śaṃsatas tava
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