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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 43
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dhūmrākṣaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ
balādhyakṣam uvācedaṃ kṛtāñjalim upasthitam
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śīghraṃ niryāntu durdharṣā rākṣasā bhīmavikramāḥ
akampanaṃ puraskṛtya sarvaśastraprakovidam
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tato nānāpraharaṇā bhīmākṣā bhīmadarśanāḥ
niṣpetū rākṣasā mukhyā balādhyakṣapracoditāḥ
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ratham āsthāya vipulaṃ taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ
rākasaiḥ saṃvṛto ghorais tadā niryāty akampanaḥ
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na hi kampayituṃ śakyaḥ surair api mahāmṛdhe
akampanas tatas teṣām āditya iva tejasā
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tasya nidhāvamānasya saṃrabdhasya yuyutsayā
akasmād dainyam āgacchad dhayānāṃ rathavāhinām
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vyasphuran nayanaṃ cāsya savyaṃ yuddhābhinandinaḥ
vivarṇo mukhavarṇaś ca gadgadaś cābhavat svaraḥ
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abhavat sudine cāpi durdine rūkṣamārutam
ūcuḥ khagā mṛgāḥ sarve vācaḥ krūrā bhayāvahāḥ
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sa siṃhopacitaskandhaḥ śārdūlasamavikramaḥ
tān utpātān acintyaiva nirjagāma raṇājiram
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tadā nirgacchatas tasya rakṣasaḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ
babhūva sumahān nādaḥ kṣobhayann iva sāgaram
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tena śabdena vitrastā vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūḥ
drumaśailapraharaṇā yoddhuṃ samavatiṣṭhata
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teṣāṃ yuddhaṃ mahāraudraṃ saṃjajñe kapirakṣasām
rāmarāvaṇayor arthe samabhityaktajīvinām
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sarve hy atibalāḥ śūrāḥ sarve parvatasaṃnibhāḥ
harayo rākṣasāś caiva parasparajighaṃsavaḥ
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teṣāṃ vinardātāṃ śabdaḥ saṃyuge 'titarasvinām
śuśruve sumahān krodhād anyonyam abhigarjatām
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rajaś cāruṇavarṇābhaṃ subhīmam abhavad bhṛśam
uddhūtaṃ harirakṣobhiḥ saṃrurodha diśo daśa
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anyonyaṃ rajasā tena kauśeyoddhūtapāṇḍunā
saṃvṛtāni ca bhūtāni dadṛśur na raṇājire
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na dhvajo na patākāvā varma vā turago 'pi vā
āyudhaṃ syandanaṃ vāpi dadṛśe tena reṇunā
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śabdaś ca sumahāṃs teṣāṃ nardatām abhidhāvatām
śrūyate tumule yuddhe na rūpāṇi cakāśire
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harīn eva susaṃkruddhā harayo jaghnur āhave
rākṣasāś cāpi rakṣāṃsi nijaghnus timire tadā
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parāṃś caiva vinighnantaḥ svāṃś ca vānararākṣasāḥ
rudhirārdraṃ tadā cakrur mahīṃ paṅkānulepanām
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tatas tu rudhiraugheṇa siktaṃ vyapagataṃ rajaḥ
śarīraśavasaṃkīrṇā babhūva ca vasuṃdharā
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drumaśaktiśilāprāsair gadāparighatomaraiḥ
harayo rākṣasās tūrṇaṃ jaghnur anyonyam ojasā
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bāhubhiḥ parighākārair yudhyantaḥ parvatopamāḥ
harayo bhīmakarmāṇo rākṣasāñ jaghnur āhave
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rākṣasāś cāpi saṃkruddhāḥ prāsatomarapāṇayaḥ
kapīn nijaghnire tatra śastraiḥ paramadāruṇaiḥ
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harayas tv api rakṣāṃsi mahādrumamahāśmabhiḥ
vidārayanty abhikramya śastrāṇy ācchidya vīryataḥ
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etasminn antare vīrā harayaḥ kumudo nalaḥ
maindaś ca paramakruddhaś cakrur vegam anuttamam
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te tu vṛkṣair mahāvegā rākṣasānāṃ camūmukhe
kadanaṃ sumaha cakrur līlayā hariyūthapāḥ
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