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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 83
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ārtānāṃ rākṣasīnāṃ tu laṅkāyāṃ vai kule kule
rāvaṇaḥ karuṇaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāva pariveditam
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sa tu dīrghaṃ viniśvasya muhūrtaṃ dhyānam āsthitaḥ
babhūva paramakruddho rāvaṇo bhīmadarśanaḥ
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saṃdaśya daśanair oṣṭhaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
rākṣasair api durdarśaḥ kālāgnir iva mūrchitaḥ
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uvāca ca samīpasthān rākṣasān rākṣaseśvaraḥ
bhayāvyaktakathāṃs tatra nirdahann iva cakṣuṣā
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mahodaraṃ mahāpārśvaṃ virūpākṣaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ
śīghraṃ vadata sainyāni niryāteti mamājñayā
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasās te bhayārditāḥ
codayām āsur avyagrān rākṣasāṃs tān nṛpājñayā
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te tu sarve tathety uktvā rākṣasā ghoradarśanāḥ
kṛtasvastyayanāḥ sarve rāvaṇābhimukhā yayuḥ
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pratipūjya yathānyāyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ te mahārathāḥ
tasthuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve bhartur vijayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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athovāca prahasyaitān rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ
mahodaramahāpārśvau virūpākṣaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ
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adya bāṇair dhanurmuktair yugāntādityasaṃnibhaiḥ
rāghavaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva neṣyāmi yamasādhanam
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kharasya kumbhakarṇasya prahastendrajitos tathā
kariṣyāmi pratīkāram adya śatruvadhād aham
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naivāntarikṣaṃ na diśo na nadyo nāpi sāgaraḥ
prakāśatvaṃ gamiṣyāmi madbāṇajaladāvṛtāḥ
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adya vānarayūthānāṃ tāni yūthāni bhāgaśaḥ
dhanuḥsamudrād udbhūtair mathiṣyāmi śarormibhiḥ
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vyākośapadmacakrāṇi padmakesaravarcasām
adya yūthataṭākāni gajavat pramathāmy aham
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saśarair adya vadanaiḥ saṃkhye vānarayūthapāḥ
maṇḍayiṣyanti vasudhāṃ sanālair iva paṅkalaiḥ
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adya yuddhapracaṇḍānāṃ harīṇāṃ drumayodhinām
muktenaikeṣuṇā yuddhe bhetsyāmi ca śataṃśatam
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hato bhartā hato bhrātā yāsāṃ ca tanayā hatāḥ
vadhenādya ripos tāsāṃ karmomy asrapramārjanam
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adya madbāṇanirbhinnaiḥ prakīrṇair gatacetanaiḥ
karomi vānarair yuddhe yatnāvekṣya talāṃ mahīm
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adya gomāyavo gṛdhrā ye ca māṃsāśino 'pare
sarvāṃs tāṃs tarpayiṣyāmi śatrumāṃsaiḥ śarārditaiḥ
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kalpyatāṃ me rathaśīghraṃ kṣipram ānīyatāṃ dhanuḥ
anuprayāntu māṃ yuddhe ye 'vaśiṣṭā niśācarāḥ
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahāpārśvo 'bravīd vacaḥ
balādhyakṣān sthitāṃs tatra balaṃ saṃtvaryatām iti
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balādhyakṣās tu saṃrabdhā rākṣasāṃs tān gṛhād gṛhāt
codayantaḥ pariyayur laṅkāṃ laghuparākramāḥ
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tato muhūrtān niṣpetū rākṣasā bhīmavikramāḥ
nardanto bhīmavadanā nānāpraharaṇair bhujaiḥ
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asibhiḥ paṭṭasaiḥ śūlair galābhir musalair halaiḥ
śaktibhis tīkṣṇadhārābhir mahadbhiḥ kūṭamudgaraiḥ
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yaṣṭibhir vimalaiś cakrair niśitaiś ca paraśvadhaiḥ
bhiṇḍipālaiḥ śataghnībhir anyaiś cāpi varāyudhaiḥ
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athānayan balādhyakṣāś catvāro rāvaṇājñayā
drutaṃ sūtasamāyuktaṃ yuktāṣṭaturagaṃ ratham
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āruroha rathaṃ divyaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā
rāvaṇaḥ sattvagāmbhīryād dārayann iva medinīm
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rāvaṇenābhyanujñātau mahāpārśvamahodarau
virūpākṣaś ca durdharṣo rathān āruruhus tadā
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te tu hṛṣṭā vinardanto bhindata iva medinīm
nādaṃ ghoraṃ vimuñcanto niryayur jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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tato yuddhāya tejasvī rakṣogaṇabalair vṛtaḥ
niryayāv udyatadhanuḥ kālāntakayamomapaḥ
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tataḥ prajavanāśvena rathena sa mahārathaḥ
dvāreṇa niryayau tena yatra tau rāmalakṣmaṇau
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tato naṣṭaprabhaḥ sūryo diśaś ca timirāvṛtāḥ
dvijāś ca nedur ghorāś ca saṃcacāla ca medinī
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vavarṣa rudhiraṃ devaś caskhaluś ca turaṃgamāḥ
dhvajāgre nyapatad gṛdhro vineduś cāśivaṃ śivāḥ
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nayanaṃ cāsphurad vāmaṃ savyo bāhur akampata
vivarṇavadanaś cāsīt kiṃ cid abhraśyata svaraḥ
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tato niṣpatato yuddhe daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ
raṇe nidhanaśaṃsīni rūpāṇy etāni jajñire
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antarikṣāt papātolkā nirghātasamanisvanā
vinedur aśivaṃ gṛdhrā vāyasair anunāditāḥ
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etān acintayan ghorān utpātān samupasthitān
niryayau rāvaṇo mohād vadhārthī kālacoditaḥ
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teṣāṃ tu rathaghoṣeṇa rākṣasānāṃ mahātmanām
vānarāṇām api camūr yuddhāyaivābhyavartata
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teṣāṃ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūva kapirakṣasām
anyonyam āhvayānānāṃ kruddhānāṃ jayam icchatām
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tataḥ kruddho daśagrīvaḥ śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ
vānarāṇām anīkeṣu cakāra kadanaṃ mahat
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nikṛttaśirasaḥ ke cid rāvaṇena valīmukhāḥ
nirucchvāsā hatāḥ ke cit ke cit pārśveṣu dāritāḥ
ke cid vibhinnaśirasaḥ ke cic cakṣurvivarjitāḥ
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daśānanaḥ krodhavivṛttanetro; yato yato 'bhyeti rathena saṃkhye
tatas tatas tasya śarapravegaṃ; soḍhuṃ na śekur hariyūthapās te
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