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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 17
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tataḥ śareṇābhihato rāmeṇa raṇakarkaśaḥ
papāta sahasā vālī nikṛtta iva pādapaḥ
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sa bhūmau nyastasarvāṅgas taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaḥ
apatad devarājasya muktaraśmir iva dhvajaḥ
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tasmin nipatite bhūmau haryṛṣāṇāṃ gaṇeśvare
naṣṭacandram iva vyoma na vyarājata bhūtalam
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bhūmau nipatitasyāpi tasya dehaṃ mahātmanaḥ
na śrīr jahāti na prāṇā na tejo na parākramaḥ
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śakradattā varā mālā kāñcanī ratnabhūṣitā
dadhāra harimukhyasya prāṇāṃs tejaḥ śriyaṃ ca sā
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sa tayā mālayā vīro haimayā hariyūthapaḥ
saṃdhyānugataparyantaḥ payodhara ivābhavat
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tasya mālā ca dehaś ca marmaghātī ca yaḥ śaraḥ
tridheva racitā lakṣmīḥ patitasyāpi śobhate
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tad astraṃ tasya vīrasya svargamārgaprabhāvanam
rāmabāṇāsanakṣiptam āvahat paramāṃ gatim
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taṃ tathā patitaṃ saṃkhye gatārciṣam ivānalam
yayātim iva puṇyānte devalokāt paricyutam
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ādityam iva kālena yugānte bhuvi pātitam
mahendram iva durdharṣaṃ mahendram iva duḥsaham
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mahendraputraṃ patitaṃ vālinaṃ hemamālinam
siṃhoraskaṃ mahābāhuṃ dīptāsyaṃ harilocanam
lakṣmaṇānugato rāmo dadarśopasasarpa ca
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sa dṛṣṭvā rāghavaṃ vālī lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam
abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ paruṣaṃ dharmasaṃhitam
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parāṅmukhavadhaṃ kṛtvā ko nu prāptas tvayā guṇaḥ
yad ahaṃ yuddhasaṃrabdhas tvatkṛte nidhanaṃ gataḥ
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kulīnaḥ sattvasaṃpannas tejasvī caritavrataḥ
rāmaḥ karuṇavedī ca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ
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sānukrośo mahotsāhaḥ samayajño dṛḍhavrataḥ
iti te sarvabhūtāni kathayanti yaśo bhuvi
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tān guṇān saṃpradhāryāham agryaṃ cābhijanaṃ tava
tārayā pratiṣiddhaḥ san sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ
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na mām anyena saṃrabdhaṃ pramattaṃ veddhum arhasi
iti me buddhir utpannā babhūvādarśane tava
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na tvāṃ vinihatātmānaṃ dharmadhvajam adhārmikam
jāne pāpasamācāraṃ tṛṇaiḥ kūpam ivāvṛtam
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satāṃ veṣadharaṃ pāpaṃ pracchannam iva pāvakam
nāhaṃ tvām abhijānāni dharmacchadmābhisaṃvṛtam
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viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā nāpakaromy aham
na ca tvāṃ pratijāne 'haṃ kasmāt tvaṃ haṃsy akilbiṣam
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phalamūlāśanaṃ nityaṃ vānaraṃ vanagocaram
mām ihāpratiyudhyantam anyena ca samāgatam
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tvaṃ narādhipateḥ putraḥ pratītaḥ priyadarśanaḥ
liṅgam apy asti te rājan dṛśyate dharmasaṃhitam
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kaḥ kṣatriyakule jātaḥ śrutavān naṣṭasaṃśayaḥ
dharmaliṅga praticchannaḥ krūraṃ karma samācaret
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rāma rājakule jāto dharmavān iti viśrutaḥ
abhavyo bhavyarūpeṇa kimarthaṃ paridhāvasi
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sāma dānaṃ kṣamā dharmaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiparākramau
pārthivānāṃ guṇā rājan daṇḍaś cāpy apakāriṣu
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vayaṃ vanacarā rāma mṛgā mūlaphalāśanāḥ
eṣā prakṛtir asmākaṃ puruṣas tvaṃ nareśvaraḥ
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bhūmir hiraṇyaṃ rūpyaṃ ca nigrahe kāraṇāni ca
tatra kas te vane lobho madīyeṣu phaleṣu vā
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nayaś ca vinayaś cobhau nigrahānugrahāv api
rājavṛttir asaṃkīrṇā na nṛpāḥ kāmavṛttayaḥ
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tvaṃ tu kāmapradhānaś ca kopanaś cānavasthitaḥ
rājavṛttaiś ca saṃkīrṇaḥ śarāsanaparāyaṇaḥ
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na te 'sty apacitir dharme nārthe buddhir avasthitā
indriyaiḥ kāmavṛttaḥ san kṛṣyase manujeśvara
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hatvā bāṇena kākutstha mām ihānaparādhinam
kiṃ vakṣyasi satāṃ madhye karma kṛtvā jugupsitam
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rājahā brahmahā goghnaś coraḥ prāṇivadhe rataḥ
nāstikaḥ parivettā ca sarve nirayagāminaḥ
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adhāryaṃ carma me sadbhī romāṇy asthi ca varjitam
abhakṣyāṇi ca māṃsāni tvadvidhair dharmacāribhiḥ
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pañca pañcanakhā bhakṣyā brahmakṣatreṇa rāghava
śalyakaḥ śvāvidho godhā śaśaḥ kūrmaś ca pañcamaḥ
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carma cāsthi ca me rājan na spṛśanti manīṣiṇaḥ
abhakṣyāṇi ca māṃsāni so 'haṃ pañcanakho hataḥ
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tvayā nāthena kākutstha na sanāthā vasuṃdharā
pramadā śīlasaṃpannā dhūrtena patitā yathā
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śaṭho naikṛtikaḥ kṣudro mithyā praśritamānasaḥ
kathaṃ daśarathena tvaṃ jātaḥ pāpo mahātmanā
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chinnacāritryakakṣyeṇa satāṃ dharmātivartinā
tyaktadharmāṅkuśenāhaṃ nihato rāmahastinā
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dṛśyamānas tu yudhyethā mayā yudhi nṛpātmaja
adya vaivasvataṃ devaṃ paśyes tvaṃ nihato mayā
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tvayādṛśyena tu raṇe nihato 'haṃ durāsadaḥ
prasuptaḥ pannageneva naraḥ pānavaśaṃ gataḥ
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sugrīvapriyakāmena yad ahaṃ nihatas tvayā
kaṇṭhe baddhvā pradadyāṃ te 'nihataṃ rāvaṇaṃ raṇe
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nyastāṃ sāgaratoye vā pātāle vāpi maithilīm
jānayeyaṃ tavādeśāc chvetām aśvatarīm iva
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yuktaṃ yat prapnuyād rājyaṃ sugrīvaḥ svargate mayi
ayuktaṃ yad adharmeṇa tvayāhaṃ nihato raṇe
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kāmam evaṃvidhaṃ lokaḥ kālena viniyujyate
kṣamaṃ ced bhavatā prāptam uttaraṃ sādhu cintyatām
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ity evam uktvā pariśuṣkavaktraḥ; śarābhighātād vyathito mahātmā
samīkṣya rāmaṃ ravisaṃnikāśaṃ; tūṣṇīṃ babhūvāmararājasūnuḥ
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