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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 50
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vānarasya mahātmanaḥ
ājñāpayad vadhaṃ tasya rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ
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vadhe tasya samājñapte rāvaṇena durātmanā
niveditavato dautyaṃ nānumene vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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taṃ rakṣo'dhipatiṃ kruddhaṃ tac ca kāryam upasthitam
viditvā cintayām āsa kāryaṃ kāryavidhau sthitaḥ
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niścitārthas tataḥ sāmnāpūjya śatrujidagrajam
uvāca hitam atyarthaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
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rājan dharmaviruddhaṃ ca lokavṛtteś ca garhitam
tava cāsadṛśaṃ vīra kaper asya pramāpaṇam
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asaṃśayaṃ śatrur ayaṃ pravṛddhaḥ; kṛtaṃ hy anenāpriyam aprameyam
na dūtavadhyāṃ pravadanti santo; dūtasya dṛṣṭā bahavo hi daṇḍāḥ
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vairūpyām aṅgeṣu kaśābhighāto; mauṇḍyaṃ tathā lakṣmaṇasaṃnipātaḥ
etān hi dūte pravadanti daṇḍān; vadhas tu dūtasya na naḥ śruto 'pi
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kathaṃ ca dharmārthavinītabuddhiḥ; parāvarapratyayaniścitārthaḥ
bhavadvidhaḥ kopavaśe hi tiṣṭhet; kopaṃ niyacchanti hi sattvavantaḥ
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na dharmavāde na ca lokavṛtte; na śāstrabuddhigrahaṇeṣu vāpi
vidyeta kaś cit tava vīratulyas; tvaṃ hy uttamaḥ sarvasurāsurāṇām
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na cāpy asya kaper ghāte kaṃ cit paśyāmy ahaṃ guṇam
teṣv ayaṃ pātyatāṃ daṇḍo yair ayaṃ preṣitaḥ kapiḥ
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sādhur vā yadi vāsādhur parair eṣa samarpitaḥ
bruvan parārthaṃ paravān na dūto vadham arhati
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api cāsmin hate rājan nānyaṃ paśyāmi khecaram
iha yaḥ punar āgacchet paraṃ pāraṃ mahodadhiḥ
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tasmān nāsya vadhe yatnaḥ kāryaḥ parapuraṃjaya
bhavān sendreṣu deveṣu yatnam āsthātum arhati
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asmin vinaṣṭe na hi dūtam anyaṃ; paśyāmi yas tau nararājaputrau
yuddhāya yuddhapriyadurvinītāv; udyojayed dīrghapathāvaruddhau
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parākramotsāhamanasvināṃ ca; surāsurāṇām api durjayena
tvayā manonandana nairṛtānāṃ; yuddhāyatir nāśayituṃ na yuktā
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hitāś ca śūrāś ca samāhitāś ca; kuleṣu jātāś ca mahāguṇeṣu
manasvinaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhāḥ; koṭyagraśaste subhṛtāś ca yodhāḥ
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tad ekadeśena balasya tāvat; ke cit tavādeśakṛto 'payāntu
tau rājaputrau vinigṛhya mūḍhau; pareṣu te bhāvayituṃ prabhāvam
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