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The Ramayana Book 5

Chapter 39

1 sa ca vāgbhiḥ praśastābhir gamiṣyan pūjitas tayā
tasmād deśād apakramya cintayām āsa vānaraḥ
2 alpaśeṣam idaṃ kāryaṃ dṛṣṭeyam asitekṣaṇā
trīn upāyān atikramya caturtha iha dṛśyate
3 na sāma rakṣaḥsu guṇāya kalpate; na danam arthopaciteṣu vartate
na bhedasādhyā baladarpitā janāḥ; parākramas tv eṣa mameha rocate
4 na cāsya kāryasya parākramād ṛte; viniścayaḥ kaś cid ihopapadyate
hṛtapravīrās tu raṇe hi rākṣasāḥ; kathaṃ cid īyur yad ihādya mārdavam
5 kārye karmaṇi nirdiṣṭo yo bahūny api sādhayet
pūrvakāryavirodhena sa kāryaṃ kartum arhati
6 na hy ekaḥ sādhako hetuḥ svalpasyāpīha karmaṇaḥ
yo hy arthaṃ bahudhā veda sa samartho 'rthasādhane
7 ihaiva tāvat kṛtaniścayo hy ahaṃ; yadi vrajeyaṃ plavageśvarālayam
parātmasaṃmarda viśeṣatattvavit; tataḥ kṛtaṃ syān mama bhartṛśāsanam
8 kathaṃ nu khalv adya bhavet sukhāgataṃ; prasahya yuddhaṃ mama rākṣasaiḥ saha
tathaiva khalv ātmabalaṃ ca sāravat; samānayen māṃ ca raṇe daśānanaḥ
9 idam asya nṛśaṃsasya nandanopamam uttamam
vanaṃ netramanaḥkāntaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam
10 idaṃ vidhvaṃsayiṣyāmi śuṣkaṃ vanam ivānalaḥ
asmin bhagne tataḥ kopaṃ kariṣyati sa rāvaṇaḥ
11 tato mahat sāśvamahārathadvipaṃ; balaṃ samāneṣv api rākṣasādhipaḥ
triśūlakālāyasapaṭṭiśāyudhaṃ; tato mahad yuddham idaṃ bhaviṣyati
12 ahaṃ tu taiḥ saṃyati caṇḍavikramaiḥ; sametya rakṣobhir asaṃgavikramaḥ
nihatya tad rāvaṇacoditaṃ balaṃ; sukhaṃ gamiṣyāmi kapīśvarālayam
13 tato mārutavat kruddho mārutir bhīmavikramaḥ
ūruvegena mahatā drumān kṣeptum athārabhat
14 tatas tad dhanumān vīro babhañja pramadāvanam
mattadvijasamāghuṣṭaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam
15 tad vanaṃ mathitair vṛkṣair bhinnaiś ca salilāśayaiḥ
cūrṇitaiḥ parvatāgraiś ca babhūvāpriyadarśanam
16 latāgṛhaiś citragṛhaiś ca nāśitair; mahoragair vyālamṛgaiś ca nirdhutaiḥ
śilāgṛhair unmathitais tathā gṛhaiḥ; pranaṣṭarūpaṃ tad abhūn mahad vanam
17 sa tasya kṛtvārthapater mahākapir; mahad vyalīkaṃ manaso mahātmanaḥ
yuyutsur eko bahubhir mahābalaiḥ; śriyā jvalaṃs toraṇam āśritaḥ kapiḥ

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