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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 3
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sugrīvasya vacaḥ śrutvā hetumat paramārthavit
pratijagrāha kākutstho hanūmantam athābravīt
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tarasā setubandhena sāgarocchoṣaṇena vā
sarvathā susamartho 'smi sāgarasyāsya laṅghane
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kati durgāṇi durgāyā laṅkāyās tad bravīhi me
jñātum icchāmi tat sarvaṃ darśanād iva vānara
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balasya parimāṇaṃ ca dvāradurgakriyām api
gupti karma ca laṅkāyā rakṣasāṃ sadanāni ca
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yathāsukhaṃ yathāvac ca laṅkāyām asi dṛṣṭavān
saram ācakṣva tattvena sarvathā kuśalo hy asi
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śrutvā rāmasya vacanaṃ hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho rāmaṃ punar athābravīt
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śrūyatāṃ sarvam ākhyāsye durgakarmavidhānataḥ
guptā purī yathā laṅkā rakṣitā ca yathā balaiḥ
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parāṃ samṛddhiṃ laṅkāyāḥ sāgarasya ca bhīmatām
vibhāgaṃ ca balaughasya nirdeśaṃ vāhanasya ca
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prahṛṣṭā muditā laṅkā mattadvipasamākulā
mahatī rathasaṃpūrṇā rakṣogaṇasamākulā
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dṛḍhabaddhakavāṭāni mahāparighavanti ca
dvārāṇi vipulāny asyāś catvāri sumahānti ca
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vapreṣūpalayantrāṇi balavanti mahānti ca
āgataṃ parasainyaṃ tais tatra pratinivāryate
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dvāreṣu saṃskṛtā bhīmāḥ kālāyasamayāḥ śitāḥ
śataśo rocitā vīraiḥ śataghnyo rakṣasāṃ gaṇaiḥ
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sauvarṇaś ca mahāṃs tasyāḥ prākāro duṣpradharṣaṇaḥ
maṇividrumavaidūryamuktāvicaritāntaraḥ
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sarvataś ca mahābhīmāḥ śītatoyā mahāśubhāḥ
agādhā grāhavatyaś ca parikhā mīnasevitāḥ
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dvāreṣu tāsāṃ catvāraḥ saṃkramāḥ paramāyatāḥ
yantrair upetā bahubhir mahadbhir dṛḍhasaṃdhibhiḥ
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trāyante saṃkramās tatra parasainyāgame sati
yantrais tair avakīryante parikhāsu samantataḥ
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ekas tv akampyo balavān saṃkramaḥ sumahādṛḍhaḥ
kāñcanair bahubhiḥ stambhair vedikābhiś ca śobhitaḥ
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svayaṃ prakṛtisaṃpanno yuyutsū rāma rāvaṇaḥ
utthitaś cāpramattaś ca balānām anudarśane
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laṅkā purī nirālambā devadurgā bhayāvahā
nādeyaṃ pārvataṃ vanyaṃ kṛtrimaṃ ca caturvidham
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sthitā pāre samudrasya dūrapārasya rāghava
naupathaś cāpi nāsty atra nirādeśaś ca sarvataḥ
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śailāgre racitā durgā sā pūr devapuropamā
vājivāraṇasaṃpūrṇā laṅkā paramadurjayā
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parighāś ca śataghnyaś ca yantrāṇi vividhāni ca
śobhayanti purīṃ laṅkāṃ rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
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ayutaṃ rakṣasām atra paścimadvāram āśritam
śūlahastā durādharṣāḥ sarve khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ
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niyutaṃ rakṣasām atra dakṣiṇadvāram āśritam
caturaṅgeṇa sainyena yodhās tatrāpy anuttamāḥ
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prayutaṃ rakṣasām atra pūrvadvāraṃ samāśritam
carmakhaḍgadharāḥ sarve tathā sarvāstrakovidāḥ
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arbudaṃ rakṣasām atra uttaradvāram āśritam
rathinaś cāśvavāhāś ca kulaputrāḥ supūjitāḥ
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śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ madhyamaṃ gulmam āśritam
yātudhānā durādharṣāḥ sāgrakoṭiś ca rakṣasām
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te mayā saṃkramā bhagnāḥ parikhāś cāvapūritāḥ
dagdhā ca nagarī laṅkā prākārāś cāvasāditāḥ
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yena kena tu mārgeṇa tarāma varuṇālayam
hateti nagarī laṅkāṃ vānarair avadhāryatām
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aṅgado dvivido maindo jāmbavān panaso nalaḥ
nīlaḥ senāpatiś caiva balaśeṣeṇa kiṃ tava
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plavamānā hi gatvā tāṃ rāvaṇasya mahāpurīm
saprakārāṃ sabhavanām ānayiṣyanti maithilīm
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evam ājñāpaya kṣipraṃ balānāṃ sarvasaṃgraham
muhūrtena tu yuktena prasthānam abhirocaya
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