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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 7
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evam uktas tu sugrīvo rāmeṇārtena vānaraḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ sabāṣpaṃ bāṣpagadgadaḥ
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na jāne nilayaṃ tasya sarvathā pāparakṣasaḥ
sāmarthyaṃ vikramaṃ vāpi dauṣkuleyasya vā kulam
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satyaṃ tu pratijānāmi tyaja śokam ariṃdama
kariṣyāmi tathā yatnaṃ yathā prāpsyasi maithilīm
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rāvaṇaṃ sagaṇaṃ hatvā paritoṣyātmapauruṣam
tathāsmi kartā nacirād yathā prīto bhaviṣyasi
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alaṃ vaiklavyam ālambya dhairyam ātmagataṃ smara
tvadvidhānāṃ na sadṛśam īdṛśaṃ buddhilāghavam
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mayāpi vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ bhāryā haraṇajaṃ mahat
na cāham evaṃ śocāmi na ca dhairyaṃ parityaje
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nāhaṃ tām anuśocāmi prākṛto vānaro 'pi san
mahātmā ca vinītaś cā kiṃ punar dhṛtimān bhavān
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bāṣpam āpatitaṃ dhairyān nigrahītuṃ tvam arhasi
maryādāṃ sattvayuktānāṃ dhṛtiṃ notsraṣṭum arhasi
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vyasane vārtha kṛcchre vā bhaye vā jīvitāntage
vimṛśan vai svayā buddhyā dhṛtimān nāvasīdati
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bāliśas tu naro nityaṃ vaiklavyaṃ yo 'nuvartate
sa majjaty avaśaḥ śoke bhārākrānteva naur jale
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eṣo 'ñjalir mayā baddhaḥ praṇayāt tvāṃ prasādaye
pauruṣaṃ śraya śokasya nāntaraṃ dātum arhasi
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ye śokam anuvartante na teṣāṃ vidyate sukham
tejaś ca kṣīyate teṣāṃ na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi
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hitaṃ vayasya bhāvena brūhi nopadiśāmi te
vayasyatāṃ pūjayan me na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi
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madhuraṃ sāntvitas tena sugrīveṇa sa rāghavaḥ
mukham aśrupariklinnaṃ vastrāntena pramārjayat
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prakṛtiṣṭhas tu kākutsthaḥ sugrīvavacanāt prabhuḥ
saṃpariṣvajya sugrīvam idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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kartavyaṃ yad vayasyena snigdhena ca hitena ca
anurūpaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sugrīva tat tvayā
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eṣa ca prakṛtiṣṭho 'ham anunītas tvayā sakhe
durlabho hīdṛśo bandhur asmin kāle viśeṣataḥ
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kiṃ tu yatnas tvayā kāryo maithilyāḥ parimārgaṇe
rākṣasasya ca raudrasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
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mayā ca yad anuṣṭheyaṃ visrabdhena tad ucyatām
varṣāsv iva ca sukṣetre sarvaṃ saṃpadyate tava
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mayā ca yad idaṃ vākyam abhimānāt samīritam
tat tvayā hariśārdūla tattvam ity upadhāryatām
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anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ me na ca vakṣye kadā cana
etat te pratijānāmi satyenaiva śapāmi te
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tataḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ sugrīvo vānaraiḥ sacivaiḥ saha
rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā pratijñātaṃ viśeṣataḥ
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mahānubhāvasya vaco niśamya; harir narāṇām ṛṣabhasya tasya
kṛtaṃ sa mene harivīra mukhyas; tadā svakāryaṃ hṛdayena vidvān
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