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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 60
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tān uvāca hariśreṣṭho hanūmān vānararṣabhaḥ
avyagramanaso yūyaṃ madhu sevata vānarāḥ
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śrutvā hanumato vākyaṃ harīṇāṃ pravaro 'ṅgadaḥ
pratyuvāca prasannātmā pibantu harayo madhu
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avaśyaṃ kṛtakāryasya vākyaṃ hanumato mayā
akāryam api kartavyaṃ kim aṅga punar īdṛśam
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andagasya mukhāc chrutvā vacanaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ
sādhu sādhv iti saṃhṛṣṭā vānarāḥ pratyapūjayan
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pūjayitvāṅgadaṃ sarve vānarā vānararṣabham
jagmur madhuvanaṃ yatra nadīvega iva drutam
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te prahṛṣṭā madhuvanaṃ pālān ākramya vīryataḥ
atisargāc ca paṭavo dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca maithilīm
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utpatya ca tataḥ sarve vanapālān samāgatāḥ
tāḍayanti sma śataśaḥ saktān madhuvane tadā
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madhūni droṇamātrāṇi bahubhiḥ parigṛhya te
ghnanti sma sahitāḥ sarve bhakṣayanti tathāpare
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ke cit pītvāpavidhyanti madhūni madhupiṅgalāḥ
madhūcciṣṭena ke cic ca jaghnur anyonyam utkaṭāḥ
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apare vṛkṣamūleṣu śākhāṃ gṛhya vyavasthitaḥ
atyarthaṃ ca madaglānāḥ parṇāny āstīrya śerate
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unmattabhūtāḥ plavagā madhumattāś ca hṛṣṭavat
kṣipanty api tathānyonyaṃ skhalanty api tathāpare
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ke cit kṣveḍān prakurvanti ke cit kūjanti hṛṣṭavat
harayo madhunā mattāḥ ke cit suptā mahītale
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ye 'py atra madhupālāḥ syuḥ preṣyā dadhimukhasya tu
te 'pi tair vānarair bhīmaiḥ pratiṣiddhā diśo gatāḥ
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jānubhiś ca prakṛṣṭāś ca devamārgaṃ ca darśitāḥ
abruvan paramodvignā gatvā dadhimukhaṃ vacaḥ
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hanūmatā dattavarair hataṃ madhuvanaṃ balāt
vayaṃ ca jānubhiḥ kṛṣṭā devamārgaṃ ca darśitāḥ
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tato dadhimukhaḥ kruddho vanapas tatra vānaraḥ
hataṃ madhuvanaṃ śrutvā sāntvayām āsa tān harīn
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etāgacchata gacchāmo vānarān atidarpitān
balenāvārayiṣyāmo madhu bhakṣayato vayam
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śrutvā dadhimukhasyedaṃ vacanaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ
punar vīrā madhuvanaṃ tenaiva sahitā yayuḥ
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madhye caiṣāṃ dadhimukhaḥ pragṛhya sumahātarum
samabhyadhāvad vegenā te ca sarve plavaṃgamāḥ
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te śilāḥ pādapāṃś cāpi pāṣāṇāṃś cāpi vānarāḥ
gṛhītvābhyāgaman kruddhā yatra te kapikuñjarāḥ
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te svāmivacanaṃ vīrā hṛdayeṣv avasajya tat
tvarayā hy abhyadhāvanta sālatālaśilāyudhāḥ
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vṛkṣasthāṃś ca talasthāṃś ca vānarān baladarpitān
abhyakrāmanta te vīrāḥ pālās tatra sahasraśaḥ
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atha dṛṣṭvā dadhimukhaṃ kruddhaṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ
abhyadhāvanta vegena hanūmatpramukhās tadā
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taṃ savṛkṣaṃ mahābāhum āpatantaṃ mahābalam
āryakaṃ prāharat tatra bāhubhyāṃ kupito 'ṅgadaḥ
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madāndhaś a na vedainam āryako 'yaṃ mameti saḥ
athainaṃ niṣpipeṣāśu vegavad vasudhātale
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sa bhagnabāhur vimukho vihvalaḥ śoṇitokṣitaḥ
mumoha sahasā vīro muhūrtaṃ kapikuñjaraḥ
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sa kathaṃ cid vimuktas tair vānarair vānararṣabhaḥ
uvācaikāntam āgamya bhṛtyāṃs tān samupāgatān
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ete tiṣṭhantu gacchāmo bhartā no yatra vānaraḥ
sugrīvo vipulagrīvaḥ saha rāmeṇa tiṣṭhati
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sarvaṃ caivāṅgade doṣaṃ śrāvayiṣyāmi pārthiva
amarṣī vacanaṃ śrutvā ghātayiṣyati vānarān
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iṣṭaṃ madhuvanaṃ hy etat sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ divyaṃ devair api durāsadam
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sa vānarān imān sarvān madhulubdhān gatāyuṣaḥ
ghātayiṣyati daṇḍena sugrīvaḥ sasuhṛjjanān
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vadhyā hy ete durātmāno nṛpājñā paribhāvinaḥ
amarṣaprabhavo roṣaḥ saphalo no bhaviṣyati
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evam uktvā dadhimukho vanapālān mahābalaḥ
jagāma sahasotpatya vanapālaiḥ samanvitaḥ
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nimeṣāntaramātreṇa sa hi prāpto vanālayaḥ
sahasrāṃśusuto dhīmān sugrīvo yatra vānaraḥ
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rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva dṛṣṭvā sugrīvam eva ca
samapratiṣṭhāṃ jagatīm ākāśān nipapāta ha
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sa nipatya mahāvīryaḥ sarvais taiḥ parivāritaḥ
harir dadhimukhaḥ pālaiḥ pālānāṃ parameśvaraḥ
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sa dīnavadano bhūtvā kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim
sugrīvasya śubhau mūrdhnā caraṇau pratyapīḍayat
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