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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 63
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pravṛtte saṃkule tasmin ghore vīrajanakṣaye
aṅgadaḥ kampanaṃ vīram āsasāda raṇotsukaḥ
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āhūya so 'ṅgadaṃ kopāt tāḍayām āsa vegitaḥ
gadayā kampanaḥ pūrvaṃ sa cacāla bhṛśāhataḥ
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sa saṃjñāṃ prāpya tejasvī cikṣepa śikharaṃ gireḥ
arditaś ca prahāreṇa kampanaḥ patito bhuvi
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hatapravīrā vyathitā rākṣasendracamūs tadā
jagāmābhimukhī sā tu kumbhakarṇasuto yataḥ
āpatantīṃ ca vegena kumbhas tāṃ sāntvayac camūm
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sa dhanur dhanvināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya susamāhitaḥ
mumocāśīviṣaprakhyāñ śarān dehavidāraṇān
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tasya tac chuśubhe bhūyaḥ saśaraṃ dhanur uttamam
vidyudairāvatārciṣmad dvitīyendradhanur yathā
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ākarṇakṛṣṭamuktena jaghāna dvividaṃ tadā
tena hāṭakapuṅkhena patriṇā patravāsasā
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sahasābhihatas tena vipramuktapadaḥ sphuran
nipapātādrikūṭābho vihvalaḥ plavagottamaḥ
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maindas tu bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagnaṃ tatra mahāhave
abhidudrāva vegena pragṛhya mahatīṃ śilām
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tāṃ śilāṃ tu pracikṣepa rākṣasāya mahābalaḥ
bibheda tāṃ śilāṃ kumbhaḥ prasannaiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ
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saṃdhāya cānyaṃ sumukhaṃ śaram āśīviṣopamam
ājaghāna mahātejā vakṣasi dvividāgrajam
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sa tu tena prahāreṇa maindo vānarayūthapaḥ
marmaṇy abhihatas tena papāta bhuvi mūrchitaḥ
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aṅgado mātulau dṛṣṭvā patitau tau mahābalau
abhidudrāva vegena kumbham udyatakārmukam
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tam āpatantaṃ vivyādha kumbhaḥ pañcabhir āyasaiḥ
tribhiś cānyaiḥ śitair bāṇair mātaṃgam iva tomaraiḥ
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so 'ṅgadaṃ vividhair bāṇaiḥ kumbho vivyādha vīryavān
akuṇṭhadhārair niśitais tīkṣṇaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ
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aṅgadaḥ pratividdhāṅgo vāliputro na kampate
śilāpādapavarṣāṇi tasya mūrdhni vavarṣa ha
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sa praciccheda tān sarvān bibheda ca punaḥ śilāḥ
kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ śrīmān vāliputrasamīritān
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āpatantaṃ ca saṃprekṣya kumbho vānarayūthapam
bhruvor vivyādha bāṇābhyām ulkābhyām iva kuñjaram
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aṅgadaḥ pāṇinā netre pidhāya rudhirokṣite
sālam āsannam ekena parijagrāha pāṇinā
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tam indraketupratimaṃ vṛkṣaṃ mandarasaṃnibham
samutsṛjantaṃ vegena paśyatāṃ sarvarakṣasām
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sa ciccheda śitair bāṇaiḥ saptabhiḥ kāyabhedanaiḥ
aṅgado vivyathe 'bhīkṣṇaṃ sasāda ca mumoha ca
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aṅgadaṃ vyathitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sīdantam iva sāgare
durāsadaṃ hariśreṣṭhā rāghavāya nyavedayan
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rāmas tu vyathitaṃ śrutvā vāliputraṃ mahāhave
vyādideśa hariśreṣṭhāñ jāmbavatpramukhāṃs tataḥ
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te tu vānaraśārdūlāḥ śrutvā rāmasya śāsanam
abhipetuḥ susaṃkruddhāḥ kumbham udyatakārmukam
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tato drumaśilāhastāḥ kopasaṃraktalocanāḥ
rirakṣiṣanto 'bhyapatann aṅgadaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ
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jāmbavāṃś ca suṣeṇaś ca vegadarśī ca vānaraḥ
kumbhakarṇātmajaṃ vīraṃ kruddhāḥ samabhidudruvuḥ
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samīkṣyātatatas tāṃs tu vānarendrān mahābalān
āvavāra śaraugheṇa nageneva jalāśayam
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tasya bāṇacayaṃ prāpya na śoker ativartitum
vānarendrā mahātmāno velām iva mahodadhiḥ
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tāṃs tu dṛṣṭvā harigaṇāñ śaravṛṣṭibhir arditān
aṅgadaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā bhrātṛjaṃ plavageśvaraḥ
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abhidudrāva vegena sugrīvaḥ kumbham āhave
śailasānu caraṃ nāgaṃ vegavān iva kesarī
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utpāṭya ca mahāśailān aśvakarṇān dhavān bahūn
anyāṃś ca vividhān vṛkṣāṃś cikṣepa ca mahābalaḥ
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tāṃ chādayantīm ākāśaṃ vṛkṣavṛṣṭiṃ durāsadām
kumbhakarṇātmajaḥ śrīmāṃś ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
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abhilakṣyeṇa tīvreṇa kumbhena niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
ācitās te drumā rejur yathā ghorāḥ śataghnayaḥ
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drumavarṣaṃ tu tac chinnaṃ dṛṣṭvā kumbhena vīryavān
vānarādhipatiḥ śrīmān mahāsattvo na vivyathe
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nirbhidyamānaḥ sahasā sahamānaś ca tāñ śarān
kumbhasya dhanur ākṣipya babhañjendradhanuḥprabham
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avaplutya tataḥ śīghraṃ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
abravīt kupitaḥ kumbhaṃ bhagnaśṛṅgam iva dvipam
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nikumbhāgraja vīryaṃ te bāṇavegaṃ tad adbhutam
saṃnatiś ca prabhāvaś ca tava vā rāvaṇasya vā
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prahrādabalivṛtraghnakuberavaruṇopama
ekas tvam anujāto 'si pitaraṃ balavattaraḥ
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tvām evaikaṃ mahābāhuṃ śūlahastam ariṃdamam
tridaśā nātivartante jitendriyam ivādhayaḥ
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varadānāt pitṛvyas te sahate devadānavān
kumbhakarṇas tu vīryeṇa sahate ca surāsurān
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dhanuṣīndrajitas tulyaḥ pratāpe rāvaṇasya ca
tvam adya rakṣasāṃ loke śreṣṭho 'si balavīryataḥ
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mahāvimardaṃ samare mayā saha tavādbhutam
adya bhūtāni paśyantu śakraśambarayor iva
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kṛtam apratimaṃ karma darśitaṃ cāstrakauśalam
pātitā harivīrāś ca tvayaite bhīmavikramāḥ
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upālambhabhayāc cāpi nāsi vīra mayā hataḥ
kṛtakarmā pariśrānto viśrāntaḥ paśya me balam
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tena sugrīvavākyena sāvamānena mānitaḥ
agner ājyahutasyeva tejas tasyābhyavardhata
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tataḥ kumbhaḥ samutpatya sugrīvam abhipadya ca
ājaghānorasi kruddho vajravegena muṣṭinā
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tasya carma ca pusphoṭa saṃjajñe cāsya śoṇitam
sa ca muṣṭir mahāvegaḥ pratijaghne 'sthimaṇḍale
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tadā vegena tatrāsīt tejaḥ prajvālitaṃ muhuḥ
vajraniṣpeṣasaṃjātajvālā merau yathā girau
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sa tatrābhihatas tena sugrīvo vānararṣabhaḥ
muṣṭiṃ saṃvartayām āsa vajrakalpaṃ mahābalaḥ
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arciḥsahasravikacaṃ ravimaṇḍalasaprabham
sa muṣṭiṃ pātayām āsa kumbhasyorasi vīryavān
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muṣṭinābhihatas tena nipapātāśu rākṣasaḥ
lohitāṅga ivākāśād dīptaraśmir yadṛcchayā
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kumbhasya patato rūpaṃ bhagnasyorasi muṣṭinā
babhau rudrābhipannasya yathārūpaṃ gavāṃ pateḥ
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tasmin hate bhīmaparākrameṇa; plavaṃgamānām ṛṣabheṇa yuddhe
mahī saśailā savanā cacāla; bhayaṃ ca rakṣāṃsy adhikaṃ viveśa
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