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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 44
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hatān mantrisutān buddhvā vānareṇa mahātmanā
rāvaṇaḥ saṃvṛtākāraś cakāra matim uttamām
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sa virūpākṣayūpākṣau durdharaṃ caiva rākṣasaṃ
praghasaṃ bhāsakarṇaṃ ca pañcasenāgranāyakān
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saṃdideśa daśagrīvo vīrān nayaviśāradān
hanūmadgrahaṇe vyagrān vāyuvegasamān yudhi
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yāta senāgragāḥ sarve mahābalaparigrahāḥ
savājirathamātaṅgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatām iti
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yat taiś ca khalu bhāvyaṃ syāt tam āsādya vanālayam
karma cāpi samādheyaṃ deśakālavirodhitam
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na hy ahaṃ taṃ kapiṃ manye karmaṇā pratitarkayan
sarvathā tan mahad bhūtaṃ mahābalaparigraham
bhaved indreṇa vā sṛṣṭam asmadarthaṃ tapobalāt
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sanāgayakṣagandharvā devāsuramaharṣayaḥ
yuṣmābhiḥ sahitaiḥ sarvair mayā saha vinirjitāḥ
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tair avaśyaṃ vidhātavyaṃ vyalīkaṃ kiṃ cid eva naḥ
tad eva nātra saṃdehaḥ prasahya parigṛhyatām
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nāvamanyo bhavadbhiś ca hariḥ krūraparākramaḥ
dṛṣṭā hi harayaḥ śīghrā mayā vipulavikramāḥ
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vālī ca saha sugrīvo jāmbavāṃś ca mahābalaḥ
nīlaḥ senāpatiś caiva ye cānye dvividādayaḥ
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naiva teṣāṃ gatir bhīmā na tejo na parākramaḥ
na matir na balotsāho na rūpaparikalpanam
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mahat sattvam idaṃ jñeyaṃ kapirūpaṃ vyavasthitam
prayatnaṃ mahad āsthāya kriyatām asya nigrahaḥ
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kāmaṃ lokās trayaḥ sendrāḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ
bhavatām agrataḥ sthātuṃ na paryāptā raṇājire
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tathāpi tu nayajñena jayam ākāṅkṣatā raṇe
ātmā rakṣyaḥ prayatnena yuddhasiddhir hi cañcalā
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te svāmivacanaṃ sarve pratigṛhya mahaujasaḥ
samutpetur mahāvegā hutāśasamatejasaḥ
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rathaiś ca mattair nāgaiś ca vājibhiś ca mahājavaiḥ
śastraiś ca vividhais tīkṣṇaiḥ sarvaiś copacitā balaiḥ
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tatas taṃ dadṛśur vīrā dīpyamānaṃ mahākapim
raśmimantam ivodyantaṃ svatejoraśmimālinam
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toraṇasthaṃ mahāvegaṃ mahāsattvaṃ mahābalam
mahāmatiṃ mahotsāhaṃ mahākāyaṃ mahābalam
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taṃ samīkṣyaiva te sarve dikṣu sarvāsv avasthitāḥ
tais taiḥ praharaṇair bhīmair abhipetus tatas tataḥ
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tasya pañcāyasās tīkṣṇāḥ sitāḥ pītamukhāḥ śarāḥ
śirasty utpalapatrābhā durdhareṇa nipātitāḥ
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sa taiḥ pañcabhir āviddhaḥ śaraiḥ śirasi vānaraḥ
utpapāta nadan vyomni diśo daśa vinādayan
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tatas tu durdharo vīraḥ sarathaḥ sajjakārmukaḥ
kirañ śaraśatair naikair abhipede mahābalaḥ
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sa kapir vārayām āsa taṃ vyomni śaravarṣiṇam
vṛṣṭimantaṃ payodānte payodam iva mārutaḥ
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ardyamānas tatas tena durdhareṇānilātmajaḥ
cakāra ninadaṃ bhūyo vyavardhata ca vegavān
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sa dūraṃ sahasotpatya durdharasya rathe hariḥ
nipapāta mahāvego vidyudrāśir girāv iva
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tatas taṃ mathitāṣṭāśvaṃ rathaṃ bhagnākṣakūvaram
vihāya nyapatad bhūmau durdharas tyaktajīvitaḥ
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taṃ virūpākṣayūpākṣau dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṃ bhuvi
saṃjātaroṣau durdharṣāv utpetatur ariṃdamau
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sa tābhyāṃ sahasotpatya viṣṭhito vimale 'mbare
mudgarābhyāṃ mahābāhur vakṣasy abhihataḥ kapiḥ
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tayor vegavator vegaṃ vinihatya mahābalaḥ
nipapāta punar bhūmau suparṇasamavikramaḥ
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sa sālavṛkṣam āsādya samutpāṭya ca vānaraḥ
tāv ubhau rākṣasau vīrau jaghāna pavanātmajaḥ
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tatas tāṃs trīn hatāñ jñātvā vānareṇa tarasvinā
abhipede mahāvegaḥ prasahya praghaso harim
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bhāsakarṇaś ca saṃkruddhaḥ śūlam ādāya vīryavān
ekataḥ kapiśārdūlaṃ yaśasvinam avasthitau
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paṭṭiśena śitāgreṇa praghasaḥ pratyapothayat
bhāsakarṇaś ca śūlena rākṣasaḥ kapisattamam
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sa tābhyāṃ vikṣatair gātrair asṛgdigdhatanūruhaḥ
abhavad vānaraḥ kruddho bālasūryasamaprabhaḥ
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samutpāṭya gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ samṛgavyālapādapam
jaghāna hanumān vīro rākṣasau kapikuñjaraḥ
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tatas teṣv avasanneṣu senāpatiṣu pañcasu
balaṃ tad avaśeṣaṃ tu nāśayām āsa vānaraḥ
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aśvair aśvān gajair nāgān yodhair yodhān rathai rathān
sa kapir nāśayām āsa sahasrākṣa ivāsurān
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hatair nāgaiś ca turagair bhagnākṣaiś ca mahārathaiḥ
hataiś ca rākṣasair bhūmī ruddhamārgā samantataḥ
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tataḥ kapis tān dhvajinīpatīn raṇe; nihatya vīrān sabalān savāhanān
tad eva vīraḥ parigṛhya toraṇaṃ; kṛtakṣaṇaḥ kāla iva prajākṣaye
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