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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 38
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iti bruvāṇaṃ sugrīvaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya pratyuvāca kṛtāñjalim
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yad indro varṣate varṣaṃ na tac citraṃ bhaved bhuvi
ādityo vā sahasrāṃśuḥ kuryād vitimiraṃ nabhaḥ
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candramā raśmibhiḥ kuryāt pṛthivīṃ saumya nirmalām
tvadvidho vāpi mitrāṇāṃ pratikuryāt paraṃtapa
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evaṃ tvayi na tac citraṃ bhaved yat saumya śobhanam
jānāmy ahaṃ tvāṃ sugrīva satataṃ priyavādinam
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tvatsanāthaḥ sakhe saṃkhye jetāsmi sakalān arīn
tvam eva me suhṛn mitraṃ sāhāyyaṃ kartum arhasi
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jahārātmavināśāya vaidehīṃ rākṣasādhamaḥ
vañcayitvā tu paulomīm anuhlādo yathā śacīm
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nacirāt taṃ haniṣyāmi rāvaṇaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
paulomyāḥ pitaraṃ dṛptaṃ śatakratur ivārihā
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etasminn antare caiva rajaḥ samabhivartata
uṣṇāṃ tīvrāṃ sahasrāṃśoś chādayad gagane prabhām
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diśaḥ paryākulāś cāsan rajasā tena mūrchitāḥ
cacāla ca mahī sarvā saśailavanakānanā
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tato nagendrasaṃkāśais tīkṣṇa daṃṣṭrair mahābalaiḥ
kṛtsnā saṃchāditā bhūmir asaṃkhyeyaiḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ
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nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tatas tair hariyūthapaiḥ
koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhir āvṛtā
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nādeyaiḥ pārvatīyaiś ca sāmudraiś ca mahābalaiḥ
haribhir meghanirhrādair anyaiś ca vanacāribhiḥ
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taruṇādityavarṇaiś ca śaśigauraiś ca vānaraiḥ
padmakesaravarṇaiś ca śvetair merukṛtālayaiḥ
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koṭīsahasrair daśabhiḥ śrīmān parivṛtas tadā
vīraḥ śatabalir nāma vānaraḥ pratyadṛśyata
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tataḥ kāñcanaśailābhas tārāyā vīryavān pitā
anekair daśasāhasraiḥ koṭibhiḥ pratyadṛśyata
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padmakesarasaṃkāśas taruṇārkanibhānanaḥ
buddhimān vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvavānarasattamaḥ
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anīkair bahusāhasrair vānarāṇāṃ samanvitaḥ
pitā hanumataḥ śrīmān kesarī pratyadṛśyata
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golāṅgūlamahārājo gavākṣo bhīmavikramaḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa vānarāṇām adṛśyata
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ṛkṣāṇāṃ bhīmavegānāṃ dhūmraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasrābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ samabhivartata
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mahācalanibhair ghoraiḥ panaso nāma yūthapaḥ
ājagāma mahāvīryas tisṛbhiḥ koṭibhir vṛtaḥ
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nīlāñjanacayākāro nīlo nāmātha yūthapaḥ
adṛśyata mahākāyaḥ koṭibhir daśabhir vṛtaḥ
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darīmukhaś ca balavān yūthapo 'bhyāyayau tadā
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa sugrīvaṃ samupasthitaḥ
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maindaś ca dvividaś cobhāv aśviputrau mahāvalau
koṭikoṭisahasreṇa vānarāṇām adṛśyatām
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tataḥ koṭisahasrāṇāṃ sahasreṇa śatena ca
pṛṣṭhato 'nugataḥ prāpto haribhir gandhamādanaḥ
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tataḥ padmasahasreṇa vṛtaḥ śaṅkuśatena ca
yuvarājo 'ṅgadaḥ prāptaḥ pitṛtulyaparākramaḥ
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tatas tārādyutis tāro harir bhīmaparākramaḥ
pañcabhir harikoṭībhir dūrataḥ pratyadṛśyata
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indrajānuḥ kapir vīro yūthapaḥ pratyadṛśyata
ekādaśānāṃ koṭīnām īśvaras taiś ca saṃvṛtaḥ
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tato rambhas tv anuprāptas taruṇādityasaṃnibhaḥ
ayutena vṛtaś caiva sahasreṇa śatena ca
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tato yūthapatir vīro durmukho nāma vānaraḥ
pratyadṛśyata koṭibhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ parivṛto balī
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kailāsaśikharākārair vānarair bhīmavikramaiḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa hanumān pratyadṛśyata
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nalaś cāpi mahāvīryaḥ saṃvṛto drumavāsibhiḥ
koṭīśatena saṃprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca
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śarabhaḥ kumudo vahnir vānaro rambha eva ca
ete cānye ca bahavo vānarāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
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āvṛtya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ parvatāṃś ca vanāni ca
āplavantaḥ plavantaś ca garjantaś ca plavaṃgamāḥ
abhyavartanta sugrīvaṃ sūryam abhragaṇā iva
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kurvāṇā bahuśabdāṃś ca prahṛṣṭā balaśālinaḥ
śirobhir vānarendrāya sugrīvāya nyavedayan
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apare vānaraśreṣṭhāḥ saṃgamya ca yathocitam
sugrīveṇa samāgamya sthitāḥ prāñjalayas tadā
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sugrīvas tvarito rāme sarvāṃs tān vānararṣabhān
nivedayitvā dharmajñaḥ sthitaḥ prāñjalir abravīt
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yathā sukhaṃ parvatanirjhareṣu; vaneṣu sarveṣu ca vānarendrāḥ
niveśayitvā vidhivad balāni; balaṃ balajñaḥ pratipattum īṣṭe
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