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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 56
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kumbhakarṇaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
rākṣasā rākṣasendrāya rāvaṇāya nyavedayan
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śrutvā vinihataṃ saṃkhye kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
rāvaṇaḥ śokasaṃtapto mumoha ca papāta ca
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pitṛvyaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā devāntakanarāntakau
triśirāś cātikāyaś ca ruruduḥ śokapīḍitāḥ
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bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ śrutvā rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā
mahodaramahāpārśvau śokākrāntau babhūvatuḥ
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tataḥ kṛcchrāt samāsādya saṃjñāṃ rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ
kumbhakarṇavadhād dīno vilalāpa sa rāvaṇaḥ
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hā vīra ripudarpaghna kumbhakarṇa mahābala
śatrusainyaṃ pratāpyaikaḥ kva māṃ saṃtyajya gacchasi
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idānīṃ khalv ahaṃ nāsmi yasya me patito bhujaḥ
dakṣiṇo yaṃ samāśritya na bibhemi surāsurān
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katham evaṃvidho vīro devadānavadarpahā
kālāgnipratimo hy adya rāghaveṇa raṇe hataḥ
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yasya te vajraniṣpeṣo na kuryād vyasanaṃ sadā
sa kathaṃ rāmabāṇārtaḥ prasupto 'si mahītale
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ete devagaṇāḥ sārdham ṛṣibhir gagane sthitāḥ
nihataṃ tvāṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā ninadanti praharṣitāḥ
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dhruvam adyaiva saṃhṛṣṭā labdhalakṣyāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ
ārokṣyantīha durgāṇi laṅkādvārāṇi sarvaśaḥ
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rājyena nāsti me kāryaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmi sītayā
kumbhakarṇavihīnasya jīvite nāsti me ratiḥ
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yady ahaṃ bhrātṛhantāraṃ na hanmi yudhi rāghavam
nanu me maraṇaṃ śreyo na cedaṃ vyarthajīvitam
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adyaiva taṃ gamiṣyāmi deśaṃ yatrānujo mama
na hi bhrātṝn samutsṛjya kṣaṇaṃ jīvitum utsahe
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devā hi māṃ hasiṣyanti dṛṣṭvā pūrvāpakāriṇam
katham indraṃ jayiṣyāmi kumbhakarṇahate tvayi
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tad idaṃ mām anuprāptaṃ vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śubham
yad ajñānān mayā tasya na gṛhītaṃ mahātmanaḥ
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vibhīṣaṇavaco yāvat kumbhakarṇaprahastayoḥ
vināśo 'yaṃ samutpanno māṃ vrīḍayati dāruṇaḥ
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tasyāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ prāto vipāko mama śokadaḥ
yan mayā dhārmikaḥ śrīmān sa nirasto vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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iti bahuvidham ākulāntarātmā; kṛpaṇam atīva vilapya kumbhakarṇam
nyapatad atha daśānano bhṛśārtas; tam anujam indraripuṃ hataṃ viditvā
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