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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 55
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te nivṛttā mahākāyāḥ śrutvāṅgadavacas tadā
naiṣṭhikīṃ buddhim āsthāya sarve saṃgrāmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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samudīritavīryās te samāropitavikramāḥ
paryavasthāpitā vākyair aṅgadena valīmukhāḥ
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prayātāś ca gatā harṣaṃ maraṇe kṛtaniścayāḥ
cakruḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ vānarās tyaktajīvitāḥ
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atha vṛkṣān mahākāyāḥ sānūni sumahānti ca
vānarās tūrṇam udyamya kumbhakarṇam abhidravan
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sa kumbhakarṇaḥ saṃkruddho gadām udyamya vīryavān
ardayan sumahākāyaḥ samantād vyākṣipad ripūn
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śatāni sapta cāṣṭau ca sahasrāṇi ca vānarāḥ
prakīrṇāḥ śerate bhūmau kumbhakarṇena pothitāḥ
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ṣoḍaśāṣṭau ca daśa ca viṃśat triṃśat tathaiva ca
parikṣipya ca bāhubhyāṃ khādan viparidhāvati
bhakṣayan bhṛśasaṃkruddho garuḍaḥ pannagān iva
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hanūmāñ śailaśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣāṃś ca vividhān bahūn
vavarṣa kumbhakarṇasya śirasy ambaram āsthitaḥ
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tāni parvataśṛṅgāṇi śūlena tu bibheda ha
babhañja vṛkṣavarṣaṃ ca kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
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tato harīṇāṃ tad anīkam ugraṃ; dudrāva śūlaṃ niśitaṃ pragṛhya
tasthau tato 'syāpatataḥ purastān; mahīdharāgraṃ hanumān pragṛhya
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sa kumbhakarṇaṃ kupito jaghāna; vegena śailottamabhīmakāyam
sa cukṣubhe tena tadābhibūto; medārdragātro rudhirāvasiktaḥ
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sa śūlam āvidhya taḍitprakāśaṃ; giriṃ yathā prajvalitāgraśṛṅgam
bāhvantare mārutim ājaghāna; guho 'calaṃ krauñcam ivograśaktyā
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sa śūlanirbhinna mahābhujāntaraḥ; pravihvalaḥ śoṇitam udvaman mukhāt
nanāda bhīmaṃ hanumān mahāhave; yugāntameghastanitasvanopamam
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tato vineduḥ sahasā prahṛṣṭā; rakṣogaṇās taṃ vyathitaṃ samīkṣya
plavaṃgamās tu vyathitā bhayārtāḥ; pradudruvuḥ saṃyati kumbhakarṇāt
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nīlaś cikṣepa śailāgraṃ kumbhakarṇāya dhīmate
tam āpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya muṣṭinābhijaghāna ha
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muṣṭiprahārābhihataṃ tac chailāgraṃ vyaśīryata
savisphuliṅgaṃ sajvālaṃ nipapāta mahītale
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ṛṣabhaḥ śarabho nīlo gavākṣo gandhamādanaḥ
pañcavānaraśārdūlāḥ kumbhakarṇam upādravan
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śailair vṛkṣais talaiḥ pādair muṣṭibhiś ca mahābalāḥ
kumbhakarṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ sarvato 'bhinijaghnire
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sparśān iva prahārāṃs tān vedayāno na vivyathe
ṛṣabhaṃ tu mahāvegaṃ bāhubhyāṃ pariṣasvaje
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kumbhakarṇabhujābhyāṃ tu pīḍito vānararṣabhaḥ
nipapātarṣabho bhīmaḥ pramukhāgataśoṇitaḥ
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muṣṭinā śarabhaṃ hatvā jānunā nīlam āhave
ājaghāna gavākṣaṃ ca talenendraripus tadā
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dattapraharavyathitā mumuhuḥ śoṇitokṣitāḥ
nipetus te tu medinyāṃ nikṛttā iva kiṃśukāḥ
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teṣu vānaramukhyeṣu patiteṣu mahātmasu
vānarāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi kumbhakarṇaṃ pradudruvuḥ
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taṃ śailam iva śailābhāḥ sarve tu plavagarṣabhāḥ
samāruhya samutpatya dadaṃśuś ca mahābalāḥ
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taṃ nakhair daśanaiś cāpi muṣṭibhir jānubhis tathā
kumbhakarṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ te jaghnuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ
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sa vānarasahasrais tair ācitaḥ parvatopamaḥ
rarāja rākṣasavyāghro girir ātmaruhair iva
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bāhubhyāṃ vānarān sarvān pragṛhya sa mahābalaḥ
bhakṣayām āsa saṃkruddho garuḍaḥ pannagān iva
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prakṣiptāḥ kumbhakarṇena vaktre pātālasaṃnibhe
nāsā puṭābhyāṃ nirjagmuḥ karṇābhyāṃ caiva vānarāḥ
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bhakṣayan bhṛśasaṃkruddho harīn parvatasaṃnibhaḥ
babhañja vānarān sarvān saṃkruddho rākṣasottamaḥ
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māṃsaśoṇitasaṃkledāṃ bhūmiṃ kurvan sa rākṣasaḥ
cacāra harisainyeṣu kālāgnir iva mūrchitaḥ
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vajrahasto yathā śakraḥ pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ
śūlahasto babhau tasmin kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
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yathā śuṣkāṇy araṇyāni grīṣme dahati pāvakaḥ
tathā vānarasainyāni kumbhakarṇo vinirdahat
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tatas te vadhyamānās tu hatayūthā vināyakāḥ
vānarā bhayasaṃvignā vinedur visvaraṃ bhṛśam
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anekaśo vadhyamānāḥ kumbhakarṇena vānarāḥ
rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmur vyathitāḥ khinnacetasaḥ
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tam āpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
utpapāta tadā vīraḥ sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ
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sa parvatāgram utkṣipya samāvidhya mahākapiḥ
abhidudrāva vegena kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
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tam āpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya kumbhakarṇaḥ plavaṃgamam
tasthau vivṛtasarvāṅgo vānarendrasya saṃmukhaḥ
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kapiśoṇitadigdhāṅgaṃ bhakṣayantaṃ mahākapīn
kumbhakarṇaṃ sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvo vākyam abravīt
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pātitāś ca tvayā vīrāḥ kṛtaṃ karma suduṣkaram
bhakṣitāni ca sainyāni prāptaṃ te paramaṃ yaśaḥ
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tyaja tad vānarānīkaṃ prākṛtaiḥ kiṃ kariṣyasi
sahasvaikaṃ nipātaṃ me parvatasyāsya rākṣasa
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tad vākyaṃ harirājasya sattvadhairyasamanvitam
śrutvā rākṣasaśārdūlaḥ kumbhakarṇo 'bravīd vacaḥ
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prajāpates tu pautras tvaṃ tathaivarkṣarajaḥsutaḥ
śrutapauruṣasaṃpannas tasmād garjasi vānara
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sa kumbhakarṇasya vaco niśamya; vyāvidhya śailaṃ sahasā mumoca
tenājaghānorasi kumbhakarṇaṃ; śailena vajrāśanisaṃnibhena
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tac chailaśṛṅgaṃ sahasā vikīrṇaṃ; bhujāntare tasya tadā viśāle
tato viṣeduḥ sahasā plavaṃgamā; rakṣogaṇāś cāpi mudā vineduḥ
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sa śailaśṛṅgābhihataś cukopa; nanāda kopāc ca vivṛtya vaktram
vyāvidhya śūlaṃ ca taḍitprakāśaṃ; cikṣepa haryṛkṣapater vadhāya
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tat kumbhakarṇasya bhujapraviddhaṃ; śūlaṃ śitaṃ kāñcanadāmajuṣṭam
kṣipraṃ samutpatya nigṛhya dorbhyāṃ; babhañja vegena suto 'nilasya
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kṛtaṃ bhārasahasrasya śūlaṃ kālāyasaṃ mahat
babhañja janaum āropya prahṛṣṭaḥ plavagarṣabhaḥ
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sa tat tadā bhagnam avekṣya śūlaṃ; cukopa rakṣo'dhipatir mahātmā
utpāṭya laṅkāmalayāt sa śṛṅgaṃ; jaghāna sugrīvam upetya tena
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sa śailaśṛṅgābhihato visaṃjñaḥ; papāta bhūmau yudhi vānarendraḥ
taṃ prekṣya bhūmau patitaṃ visaṃjñaṃ; neduḥ prahṛṣṭā yudhi yātudhānāḥ
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tam abhyupetyādbhutaghoravīryaṃ; sa kumbhakarṇo yudhi vānarendram
jahāra sugrīvam abhipragṛhya; yathānilo megham atipracaṇḍaḥ
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sa taṃ mahāmeghanikāśarūpam; utpāṭya gacchan yudhi kumbhakarṇaḥ
rarāja merupratimānarūpo; merur yathātyucchritaghoraśṛṅgaḥ
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tataḥ samutpāṭya jagāma vīraḥ; saṃstūyamāno yudhi rākṣasendraiḥ
śṛṇvan ninādaṃ tridaśālayānāṃ; plavaṃgarājagrahavismitānām
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tatas tam ādāya tadā sa mene; harīndram indropamam indravīryaḥ
asmin hṛte sarvam idaṃ hṛtaṃ syāt; sarāghavaṃ sainyam itīndraśatruḥ
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vidrutāṃ vāhinīṃ dṛṣṭvā vānarāṇāṃ tatas tataḥ
kumbhakarṇena sugrīvaṃ gṛhītaṃ cāpi vānaram
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hanūmāṃś cintayām āsa matimān mārutātmajaḥ
evaṃ gṛhīte sugrīve kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā bhavet
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yad vai nyāyyaṃ mayā kartuṃ tat kariṣyāmi sarvathā
bhūtvā parvatasaṃkāśo nāśayiṣyāmi rākṣasaṃ
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mayā hate saṃyati kumbhakarṇe; mahābale muṣṭiviśīrṇadehe
vimocite vānarapārthive ca; bhavantu hṛṣṭāḥ pravagāḥ samagrāḥ
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atha vā svayam apy eṣa mokṣaṃ prāpsyati pārthivaḥ
gṛhīto 'yaṃ yadi bhavet tridaśaiḥ sāsuroragaiḥ
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manye na tāvad ātmānaṃ budhyate vānarādhipaḥ
śailaprahārābhihataḥ kumbhakarṇena saṃyuge
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ayaṃ muhūrtāt sugrīvo labdhasaṃjño mahāhave
ātmano vānarāṇāṃ ca yat pathyaṃ tat kariṣyati
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mayā tu mokṣitasyāsya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ
aprītaś ca bhavet kaṣṭā kīrtināśaś ca śāśvataḥ
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tasmān muhūrtaṃ kāṅkṣiṣye vikramaṃ pārthivasya naḥ
bhinnaṃ ca vānarānīkaṃ tāvad āśvāsayāmy aham
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ity evaṃ cintayitvā tu hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
bhūyaḥ saṃstambhayām āsa vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūm
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sa kumbhakarṇo 'tha viveśa laṅkāṃ; sphurantam ādāya mahāhariṃ tam
vimānacaryāgṛhagopurasthaiḥ; puṣpāgryavarṣair avakīryamāṇaḥ
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tataḥ sa saṃjñām upalabhya kṛcchrād; balīyasas tasya bhujāntarasthaḥ
avekṣamāṇaḥ purarājamārgaṃ; vicintayām āsa muhur mahātmā
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evaṃ gṛhītena kathaṃ nu nāma; śakyaṃ mayā saṃprati kartum adya
tathā kariṣyāmi yathā harīṇāṃ; bhaviṣyatīṣṭaṃ ca hitaṃ ca kāryam
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tataḥ karāgraiḥ sahasā sametya; rājā harīṇām amarendraśatroḥ
nakhaiś ca karṇau daśanaiś ca nāsāṃ; dadaṃśa pārśveṣu ca kumbhakarṇam
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sa kumbhakarṇau hṛtakarṇanāso; vidāritas tena vimarditaś ca
roṣābhibhūtaḥ kṣatajārdragātraḥ; sugrīvam āvidhya pipeṣa bhūmau
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sa bhūtale bhīmabalābhipiṣṭaḥ; surāribhis tair abhihanyamānaḥ
jagāma khaṃ vegavad abhyupetya; punaś ca rāmeṇa samājagāma
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karṇanāsā vihīnasya kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
rarāja śoṇitotsikto giriḥ prasravaṇair iva
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tataḥ sa puryāḥ sahasā mahātmā; niṣkramya tad vānarasainyam ugram
babhakṣa rakṣo yudhi kumbhakarṇaḥ; prajā yugāntāgnir iva pradīptaḥ
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bubhukṣitaḥ śoṇitamāṃsagṛdhnuḥ; praviśya tad vānarasainyam ugram
cakhāda rakṣāṃsi harīn piśācān; ṛkṣāṃś ca mohād yudhi kumbhakarṇaḥ
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ekaṃ dvau trīn bahūn kruddho vānarān saha rākṣasaiḥ
samādāyaikahastena pracikṣepa tvaran mukhe
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saṃprasravaṃs tadā medaḥ śoṇitaṃ ca mahābalaḥ
vadhyamāno nagendrāgrair bhakṣayām āsa vānarān
te bhakṣyamāṇā harayo rāmaṃ jagmus tadā gatim
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tasmin kāle sumitrāyāḥ putraḥ parabalārdanaḥ
cakāra lakṣmaṇaḥ kruddho yuddhaṃ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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sa kumbhakarṇasya śarāñ śarīre sapta vīryavān
nicakhānādade cānyān visasarja ca lakṣmaṇaḥ
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atikramya ca saumitriṃ kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
rāmam evābhidudrāva dārayann iva medinīm
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atha dāśarathī rāmo raudram astraṃ prayojayan
kumbhakarṇasya hṛdaye sasarja niśitāñ śarān
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tasya rāmeṇa viddhasya sahasābhipradhāvataḥ
aṅgāramiśrāḥ kruddhasya mukhān niścerur arciṣaḥ
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tasyorasi nimagnāś ca śarā barhiṇavāsasaḥ
hastāc cāsya paribhraṣṭā papātorvyāṃ mahāgadā
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sa nirāyudham ātmānaṃ yadā mene mahābalaḥ
muṣṭibhyāṃ cāraṇābhyāṃ ca cakāra kadanaṃ mahat
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sa bāṇair atividdhāṅgaḥ kṣatajena samukṣitaḥ
rudhiraṃ parisusrāva giriḥ prasravaṇān iva
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sa tīvreṇa ca kopena rudhireṇa ca mūrchitaḥ
vānarān rākṣasān ṛkṣān khādan viparidhāvati
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tasmin kāle sa dharmātmā lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt
kumbhakarṇavadhe yukto yogān parimṛśan bahūn
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naivāyaṃ vānarān rājan na vijānāti rākṣasān
mattaḥ śoṇitagandhena svān parāṃś caiva khādati
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sādhv enam adhirohantu sarvato vānararṣabhāḥ
yūthapāś ca yathāmukhyās tiṣṭhantv asya samantataḥ
87
apy ayaṃ durmatiḥ kāle gurubhāraprapīḍitaḥ
prapatan rākṣaso bhūmau nānyān hanyāt plavaṃgamān
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ
te samāruruhur hṛṣṭāḥ kumbhakarṇaṃ plavaṃgamāḥ
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kumbhakarṇas tu saṃkruddhaḥ samārūḍhaḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ
vyadhūnayat tān vegena duṣṭahastīva hastipān
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tān dṛṣṭvā nirdhūtān rāmo ruṣṭo 'yam iti rākṣasaḥ
samutpapāta vegena dhanur uttamam ādade
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sa cāpam ādāya bhujaṃgakalpaṃ; dṛḍhajyam ugraṃ tapanīyacitram
harīn samāśvāsya samutpapāta; rāmo nibaddhottamatūṇabāṇaḥ
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sa vānaragaṇais tais tu vṛtaḥ paramadurjayaḥ
lakṣmaṇānucaro rāmaḥ saṃpratasthe mahābalaḥ
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sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ kirīṭinam ariṃdamam
śoṇitāplutasarvāṅgaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
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sarvān samabhidhāvantaṃ yathāruṣṭaṃ diśā gajam
mārgamāṇaṃ harīn kruddhaṃ rākṣasaiḥ parivāritam
95
vindhyamandarasaṃkāśaṃ kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇam
sravantaṃ rudhiraṃ vaktrād varṣamegham ivotthitam
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jihvayā parilihyantaṃ śoṇitaṃ śoṇitokṣitam
mṛdnantaṃ vānarānīkaṃ kālāntakayamopamam
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ pradīptānalavarcasaṃ
visphārayām āsa tadā kārmukaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
98
sa tasya cāpanirghoṣāt kupito nairṛtarṣabhaḥ
amṛṣyamāṇas taṃ ghoṣam abhidudrāva rāghavam
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tatas tu vātoddhatameghakalpaṃ; bhujaṃgarājottamabhogabāhum
tam āpatantaṃ dharaṇīdharābham; uvāca rāmo yudhi kumbhakarṇam
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āgaccha rakṣo'dhipamā viṣādam; avasthito 'haṃ pragṛhītacāpaḥ
avehi māṃ śakrasapatna rāmam; ayaṃ muhūrtād bhavitā vicetāḥ
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rāmo 'yam iti vijñāya jahāsa vikṛtasvanam
pātayann iva sarveṣāṃ hṛdayāni vanaukasām
102
prahasya vikṛtaṃ bhīmaṃ sa meghasvanitopamam
kumbhakarṇo mahātejā rāghavaṃ vākyam abravīt
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nāhaṃ virādho vijñeyo na kabandhaḥ kharo na ca
na vālī na ca mārīcaḥ kumbhakarṇo 'ham āgataḥ
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paśya me mudgaraṃ ghoraṃ sarvakālāyasaṃ mahat
anena nirjitā devā dānavāś ca mayā purā
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vikarṇanāsa iti māṃ nāvajñātuṃ tvam arhasi
svalpāpi hi na me pīḍā karṇanāsāvināśanāt
106
darśayekṣvākuśārdūla vīryaṃ gātreṣu me laghu
tatas tvāṃ bhakṣayiṣyāmi dṛṣṭapauruṣavikramam
107
sa kumbhakarṇasya vaco niśamya; rāmaḥ supuṅkhān visasarja bāṇān
tair āhato vajrasamapravegair; na cukṣubhe na vyathate surāriḥ
108
yaiḥ sāyakaiḥ sālavarā nikṛttā; vālī hato vānarapuṃgavaś ca
te kumbhakarṇasya tadā śarīraṃ; vajropamā na vyathayāṃ pracakruḥ
109
sa vāridhārā iva sāyakāṃs tān; pibañ śarīreṇa mahendraśatruḥ
jaghāna rāmasya śarapravegaṃ; vyāvidhya taṃ mudgaram ugravegam
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tatas tu rakṣaḥ kṣatajānuliptaṃ; vitrāsanaṃ devamahācamūnām
vyāvidhya taṃ mudgaram ugravegaṃ; vidrāvayām āsa camūṃ harīṇām
111
vāyavyam ādāya tato varāstraṃ; rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya
samudgaraṃ tena jahāra bāhuṃ; sa kṛttabāhus tumulaṃ nanāda
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sa tasya bāhur giriśṛṅgakalpaḥ; samudgaro rāghavabāṇakṛttaḥ
papāta tasmin harirājasainye; jaghāna tāṃ vānaravāhinīṃ ca
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te vānarā bhagnahatāvaśeṣāḥ; paryantam āśritya tadā viṣaṇṇāḥ
pravepitāṅgā dadṛśuḥ sughoraṃ; narendrarakṣo'dhipasaṃnipātam
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sa kumbhakarṇo 'stranikṛttabāhur; mahān nikṛttāgra ivācalendraḥ
utpāṭayām āsa kareṇa vṛkṣaṃ; tato 'bhidudrāva raṇe narendram
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taṃ tasya bāhuṃ saha sālavṛkṣaṃ; samudyataṃ pannagabhogakalpam
aindrāstrayuktena jahāra rāmo; bāṇena jāmbūnadacitritena
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sa kumbhakarṇasya bhujo nikṛttaḥ; papāta bhūmau girisaṃnikāśaḥ
viveṣṭamāno nijaghāna vṛkṣāñ; śailāñ śilāvānararākṣasāṃś ca
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taṃ chinnabāhuṃ samavekṣya rāmaḥ; samāpatantaṃ sahasā nadantam
dvāv ardhacandrau niśitau pragṛhya; ciccheda pādau yudhi rākṣasasya
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nikṛttabāhur vinikṛttapādo; vidārya vaktraṃ vaḍavāmukhābham
dudrāva rāmaṃ sahasābhigarjan; rāhur yathā candram ivāntarikṣe
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apūrayat tasya mukhaṃ śitāgrai; rāmaḥ śarair hemapinaddhapuṅkhaiḥ
sa pūrṇavaktro na śaśāka vaktuṃ; cukūja kṛcchreṇa mumoha cāpi
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athādade sūryamarīcikalpaṃ; sa brahmadaṇḍāntakakālakalpam
ariṣṭam aindraṃ niśitaṃ supuṅkhaṃ; rāmaḥ śaraṃ mārutatulyavegam
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taṃ vajrajāmbūnadacārupuṅkhaṃ; pradīptasūryajvalanaprakāśam
mahendravajrāśanitulyavegaṃ; rāmaḥ pracikṣepa niśācarāya
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sa sāyako rāghavabāhucodito; diśaḥ svabhāsā daśa saṃprakāśayan
vidhūmavaiśvānaradīptadarśano; jagāma śakrāśanitulyavikramaḥ
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sa tan mahāparvatakūṭasaṃnibhaṃ; vivṛttadaṃṣṭraṃ calacārukuṇḍalam
cakarta rakṣo'dhipateḥ śiras tadā; yathaiva vṛtrasya purā puraṃdaraḥ
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tad rāmabāṇābhihataṃ papāta; rakṣaḥśiraḥ parvatasaṃnikāśam
babhañja caryāgṛhagopurāṇi; prākāram uccaṃ tam apātayac ca
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tac cātikāyaṃ himavatprakāśaṃ; rakṣas tadā toyanidhau papāta
grāhān mahāmīnacayān bhujaṃgamān; mamarda bhūmiṃ ca tathā viveśa
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tasmir hate brāhmaṇadevaśatrau; mahābale saṃyati kumbhakarṇe
cacāla bhūr bhūmidharāś ca sarve; harṣāc ca devās tumulaṃ praṇeduḥ
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tatas tu devarṣimaharṣipannagāḥ; surāś ca bhūtāni suparṇaguhyakāḥ
sayakṣagandharvagaṇā nabhogatāḥ; praharṣitā rāma parākrameṇa
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praharṣam īyur bahavas tu vānarāḥ; prabuddhapadmapratimair ivānanaiḥ
apūjayan rāghavam iṣṭabhāginaṃ; hate ripau bhīmabale durāsade
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sa kumbhakarṇaṃ surasainyamardanaṃ; mahatsu yuddheṣv aparājitaśramam
nananda hatvā bharatāgrajo raṇe; mahāsuraṃ vṛtram ivāmarādhipaḥ
Next: Chapter 56