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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 22
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vīkṣamāṇas tu mandāsuḥ sarvato mandam ucchvasan
ādāv eva tu sugrīvaṃ dadarśa tv ātmajāgrataḥ
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taṃ prāptavijayaṃ vālī sugrīvaṃ plavageśvaram
ābhāṣya vyaktayā vācā sasneham idam abravīt
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sugrīvadoṣeṇa na māṃ gantum arhasi kilbiṣāt
kṛṣyamāṇaṃ bhaviṣyeṇa buddhimohena māṃ balāt
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yugapadvihitaṃ tāta na manye sukham āvayoḥ
sauhārdaṃ bhrātṛyuktaṃ hi tad idaṃ jātam anyathā
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pratipadya tvam adyaiva rājyam eṣāṃ vanaukasām
mām apy adyaiva gacchantaṃ viddhi vaivasvatakṣayam
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jīvitaṃ ca hi rājyaṃ ca śriyaṃ ca vipulām imām
prajahāmy eṣa vai tūrṇaṃ mahac cāgarhitaṃ yaśaḥ
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asyāṃ tv aham avasthāyāṃ vīra vakṣyāmi yad vacaḥ
yady apy asukaraṃ rājan kartum eva tad arhasi
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sukhārhaṃ sukhasaṃvṛddhaṃ bālam enam abāliśam
bāṣpapūrṇamukhaṃ paśya bhūmau patitam aṅgadam
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mama prāṇaiḥ priyataraṃ putraṃ putram ivaurasaṃ
mayā hīnam ahīnārthaṃ sarvataḥ paripālaya
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tvam apy asya hi dātā ca paritrātā ca sarvataḥ
bhayeṣv abhayadaś caiva yathāhaṃ plavageśvara
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eṣa tārātmajaḥ śrīmāṃs tvayā tulyaparākramaḥ
rakṣasāṃ tu vadhe teṣām agratas te bhaviṣyati
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anurūpāṇi karmāṇi vikramya balavān raṇe
kariṣyaty eṣa tāreyas tarasvī taruṇo 'ṅgadaḥ
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suṣeṇaduhitā ceyam arthasūkṣmaviniścaye
autpātike ca vividhe sarvataḥ pariniṣṭhitā
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yad eṣā sādhv iti brūyāt kāryaṃ tan muktasaṃśayam
na hi tārāmataṃ kiṃ cid anyathā parivartate
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rāghavasya ca te kāryaṃ kartavyam aviśaṅkayā
syād adharmo hy akaraṇe tvāṃ ca hiṃsyād vimānitaḥ
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imāṃ ca mālām ādhatsva divyāṃ sugrīvakāñcanīm
udārā śrīḥ sthitā hy asyāṃ saṃprajahyān mṛte mayi
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ity evam uktaḥ sugrīvo vālinā bhrātṛsauhṛdāt
harṣaṃ tyaktvā punar dīno grahagrasta ivoḍurāṭ
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tad vālivacanāc chāntaḥ kurvan yuktam atandritaḥ
jagrāha so 'bhyanujñāto mālāṃ tāṃ caiva kāñcanīm
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tāṃ mālāṃ kāñcanīṃ dattvā vālī dṛṣṭvātmajaṃ sthitam
saṃsiddhaḥ pretya bhāvāya snehād aṅgadam abravīt
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deśakālau bhajasvādya kṣamamāṇaḥ priyāpriye
sukhaduḥkhasahaḥ kāle sugrīvavaśago bhava
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yathā hi tvaṃ mahābāho lālitaḥ satataṃ mayā
na tathā vartamānaṃ tvāṃ sugrīvo bahu maṃsyate
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māsyāmitrair gataṃ gaccher mā śatrubhir ariṃdama
bhartur arthaparo dāntaḥ sugrīvavaśago bhava
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na cātipraṇayaḥ kāryaḥ kartavyo 'praṇayaś ca te
ubhayaṃ hi mahādoṣaṃ tasmād antaradṛg bhava
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ity uktvātha vivṛttākṣaḥ śarasaṃpīḍito bhṛśam
vivṛtair daśanair bhīmair babhūvotkrāntajīvitaḥ
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hate tu vīre plavagādhipe tadā; plavaṃgamās tatra na śarma lebhire
vanecarāḥ siṃhayute mahāvane; yathā hi gāvo nihate gavāṃ patau
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tatas tu tārā vyasanārṇava plutā; mṛtasyā bhartur vadanaṃ samīkṣya sā
jagāma bhūmiṃ parirabhya vālinaṃ; mahādrumaṃ chinnam ivāśritā latā
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