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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 59
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tato jāmbavato vākyam agṛhṇanta vanaukasaḥ
aṅgadapramukhā vīrā hanūmāṃś ca mahākapiḥ
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prītimantas tataḥ sarve vāyuputrapuraḥsarāḥ
mahendrāgraṃ parityajya pupluvuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ
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merumandarasaṃkāśā mattā iva mahāgajāḥ
chādayanta ivākāśaṃ mahākāyā mahābalāḥ
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sabhājyamānaṃ bhūtais tam ātmavantaṃ mahābalam
hanūmantaṃ mahāvegaṃ vahanta iva dṛṣṭibhiḥ
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rāghave cārthanirvṛttiṃ bhartuś ca paramaṃ yaśaḥ
samādhāya samṛddhārthāḥ karmasiddhibhir unnatāḥ
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priyākhyānonmukhāḥ sarve sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ
sarve rāmapratīkāre niścitārthā manasvinaḥ
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plavamānāḥ kham āplutya tatas te kānanaukṣakaḥ
nandanopamam āsedur vanaṃ drumalatāyutam
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yat tan madhuvanaṃ nāma sugrīvasyābhirakṣitam
adhṛṣyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtamanoharam
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yad rakṣati mahāvīryaḥ sadā dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ
mātulaḥ kapimukhyasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ
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te tad vanam upāgamya babhūvuḥ paramotkaṭāḥ
vānarā vānarendrasya manaḥkāntatamaṃ mahat
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tatas te vānarā hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā madhuvanaṃ mahat
kumāram abhyayācanta madhūni madhupiṅgalāḥ
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tataḥ kumāras tān vṛddhāñ jāmbavatpramukhān kapīn
anumānya dadau teṣāṃ nisargaṃ madhubhakṣaṇe
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tataś cānumatāḥ sarve saṃprahṛṣṭā vanaukasaḥ
muditāś ca tatas te ca pranṛtyanti tatas tataḥ
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gāyanti ke cit praṇamanti ke cin; nṛtyanti ke cit prahasanti ke cit
patanti ke cid vicaranti ke cit; plavanti ke cit pralapanti ke cit
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parasparaṃ ke cid upāśrayante; parasparaṃ ke cid atibruvante
drumād drumaṃ ke cid abhiplavante; kṣitau nagāgrān nipatanti ke cit
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mahītalāt ke cid udīrṇavegā; mahādrumāgrāṇy abhisaṃpatante
gāyantam anyaḥ prahasann upaiti; hasantam anyaḥ prahasann upaiti
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rudantam anyaḥ prarudann upaiti; nudantam anyaḥ praṇudann upaiti
samākulaṃ tat kapisainyam āsīn; madhuprapānotkaṭa sattvaceṣṭam
na cātra kaś cin na babhūva matto; na cātra kaś cin na babhūva tṛpto
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tato vanaṃ tat paribhakṣyamāṇaṃ; drumāṃś ca vidhvaṃsitapatrapuṣpān
samīkṣya kopād dadhivaktranāmā; nivārayām āsa kapiḥ kapīṃs tān
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sa taiḥ pravṛddhaiḥ paribhartsyamāno; vanasya goptā harivīravṛddhaḥ
cakāra bhūyo matim ugratejā; vanasya rakṣāṃ prati vānarebhyaḥ
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uvāca kāṃś cit paruṣāṇi dhṛṣṭam; asaktam anyāṃś ca talair jaghāna
sametya kaiś cit kalahaṃ cakāra; tathaiva sāmnopajagāma kāṃś cit
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sa tair madāc cāprativārya vegair; balāc ca tenāprativāryamāṇaiḥ
pradharṣitas tyaktabhayaiḥ sametya; prakṛṣyate cāpy anavekṣya doṣam
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nakhais tudanto daśanair daśantas; talaiś ca pādaiś ca samāpnuvantaḥ
madāt kapiṃ taṃ kapayaḥ samagrā; mahāvanaṃ nirviṣayaṃ ca cakruḥ
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