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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 47
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sahatārāṅgadābhyāṃ tu gatvā sa hanumān kapiḥ
sugrīveṇa yathoddiṣṭaṃ taṃ deśam upacakrame
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sa tu dūram upāgamya sarvais taiḥ kapisattamaiḥ
vicinoti sma vindhyasya guhāś ca gahanāni ca
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parvatāgrān nadīdurgān sarāṃsi vipulān drumān
vṛkṣaṣaṇḍāṃś ca vividhān parvatān ghanapādapān
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anveṣamāṇās te sarve vānarāḥ sarvato diśam
na sītāṃ dadṛśur vīrā maithilīṃ janakātmajām
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te bhakṣayanto mūlāni phalāni vividhāni ca
anveṣamāṇā durdharṣā nyavasaṃs tatra tatra ha
sa tu deśo duranveṣo guhāgahanavān mahān
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tyaktvā tu taṃ tadā deśaṃ sarve vai hariyūthapāḥ
deśam anyaṃ durādharṣaṃ viviśuś cākutobhayāḥ
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yatra vandhyaphalā vṛkṣā vipuṣpāḥ parṇavarjitāḥ
nistoyāḥ sarito yatra mūlaṃ yatra sudurlabham
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na santi mahiṣā yatra na mṛgā na ca hastinaḥ
śārdūlāḥ pakṣiṇo vāpi ye cānye vanagocarāḥ
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snigdhapatrāḥ sthale yatra padminyaḥ phullapaṅkajāḥ
prekṣaṇīyāḥ sugandhāś ca bhramaraiś cāpi varjitāḥ
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kaṇḍur nāma mahābhāgaḥ satyavādī tapodhanaḥ
maharṣiḥ paramāmarṣī niyamair duṣpradharṣaṇaḥ
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tasya tasmin vane putro bālako daśavārṣikaḥ
pranaṣṭo jīvitāntāya kruddhas tatra mahāmuniḥ
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tena dharmātmanā śaptaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tatra mahad vanam
aśaraṇyaṃ durādharṣaṃ mṛgapakṣivivarjitam
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tasya te kānanāntāṃs tu girīṇāṃ kandarāṇi ca
prabhavāni nadīnāṃca vicinvanti samāhitāḥ
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tatra cāpi mahātmāno nāpaśyañ janakātmajām
hartāraṃ rāvaṇaṃ vāpi sugrīvapriyakāriṇaḥ
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te praviśya tu taṃ bhīmaṃ latāgulmasamāvṛtam
dadṛśuḥ krūrakarmāṇam asuraṃ suranirbhayam
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā vanarā ghoraṃ sthitaṃ śailam ivāparam
gāḍhaṃ parihitāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā taṃ parvatopamam
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so 'pi tān vānarān sarvān naṣṭāḥ sthety abravīd balī
abhyadhāvata saṃkruddho muṣṭim udyamya saṃhitam
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tam āpatantaṃ sahasā vāliputro 'ṅgadas tadā
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rāvaṇo 'yam iti jñātvā talenābhijaghāna ha
sa vāliputrābhihato vaktrāc choṇitam udvaman
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asuro nyapatad bhūmau paryasta iva parvataḥ
te tu tasmin nirucchvāse vānarā jitakāśinaḥ
vyacinvan prāyaśas tatra sarvaṃ tad girigahvaram
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vicitaṃ tu tataḥ kṛtvā sarve te kānanaṃ punaḥ
anyadevāparaṃ ghoraṃ viviśur girigahvaram
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te vicintya punaḥ khinnā viniṣpatya samāgatāḥ
ekānte vṛkṣamūle tu niṣedur dīnamānasāḥ
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