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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 84
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tathā taiḥ kṛttagātrais tu daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ
babhūva vasudhā tatra prakīrṇā haribhir vṛtā
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rāvaṇasyāprasahyaṃ taṃ śarasaṃpātam ekataḥ
na śekuḥ sahituṃ dīptaṃ pataṃgā iva pāvakam
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te 'rditā niśitair bāṇaiḥ krośanto vipradudruvuḥ
pāvakārciḥsamāviṣṭā dahyamānā yathā gajāḥ
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plavaṃgānām anīkāni mahābhrāṇīva mārutaḥ
sa yayau samare tasmin vidhaman rāvaṇaḥ śaraiḥ
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kadanaṃ tarasā kṛtvā rākṣasendro vanaukasām
āsasāda tato yuddhe rāghavaṃ tvaritas tadā
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sugrīvas tān kapīn dṛṣṭvā bhagnān vidravato raṇe
gulme suṣeṇaṃ nikṣipya cakre yuddhe drutaṃ manaḥ
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ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ vīraṃ sa taṃ nikṣipya vānaram
sugrīvo 'bhimukhaḥ śatruṃ pratasthe pādapāyudhaḥ
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pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhataś cāsya sarve yūthādhipāḥ svayam
anujahrur mahāśailān vividhāṃś ca mahādrumān
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sa nadan yudhi sugrīvaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān
pātayan vividhāṃś cānyāñ jaghānottamarākṣasān
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mamarda ca mahākāyo rākṣasān vānareśvaraḥ
yugāntasamaye vāyuḥ pravṛddhān agamān iva
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rākṣasānām anīkeṣu śailavarṣaṃ vavarṣa ha
aśvavarṣaṃ yathā meghaḥ pakṣisaṃgheṣu kānane
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kapirājavimuktais taiḥ śailavarṣais tu rākṣasāḥ
vikīrṇaśirasaḥ petur nikṛttā iva parvatāḥ
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atha saṃkṣīyamāṇeṣu rākṣaseṣu samantataḥ
sugrīveṇa prabhagneṣu patatsu vinadatsu ca
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virūpākṣaḥ svakaṃ nāma dhanvī viśrāvya rākṣasaḥ
rathād āplutya durdharṣo gajaskandham upāruhat
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sa taṃ dviradam āruhya virūpākṣo mahārathaḥ
vinadan bhīmanirhrālaṃ vānarān abhyadhāvata
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sugrīve sa śarān ghorān visasarja camūmukhe
sthāpayām āsā codvignān rākṣasān saṃpraharṣayan
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so 'tividdhaḥ śitair bāṇaiḥ kapīndras tena rakṣasā
cukrodha ca mahākrodho vadhe cāsya mano dadhe
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tataḥ pādapam uddhṛtya śūraḥ saṃpradhane hariḥ
abhipatya jaghānāsya pramukhe taṃ mahāgajam
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sa tu prahārābhihataḥ sugrīveṇa mahāgajaḥ
apāsarpad dhanurmātraṃ niṣasāda nanāda ca
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gajāt tu mathitāt tūrṇam apakramya sa vīryavān
rākṣaso 'bhimukhaḥ śatruṃ pratyudgamya tataḥ kapim
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ārṣabhaṃ carmakhaḍgaṃ ca pragṛhya laghuvikramaḥ
bhartsayann iva sugrīvam āsasāda vyavasthitam
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sa hi tasyābhisaṃkruddhaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ śilām
virūpākṣāya cikṣepa sugrīvo jaladopamām
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sa tāṃ śilām āpatantīṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ
apakramya suvikrāntaḥ khaḍgena prāharat tadā
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tena khaḍgena saṃkruddhaḥ sugrīvasya camūmukhe
kavacaṃ pātayām āsa sa khaḍgābhihato 'patat
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sa samutthāya patitaḥ kapis tasya vyasarjayat
talaprahāram aśaneḥ samānaṃ bhīmanisvanam
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talaprahāraṃ tad rakṣaḥ sugrīveṇa samudyatam
naipuṇyān mocayitvainaṃ muṣṭinorasy atāḍayat
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tatas tu saṃkruddhataraḥ sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ
mokṣitaṃ cātmano dṛṣṭvā prahāraṃ tena rakṣasā
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sa dadarśāntaraṃ tasya virūpākṣasya vānaraḥ
tato nyapātayat krodhāc chaṅkhadeśe mahātalam
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mahendrāśanikalpena talenābhihataḥ kṣitau
papāta rudhiraklinnaḥ śoṇitaṃ sa samudvaman
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vivṛttanayanaṃ krodhāt saphena rudhirāplutam
dadṛśus te virūpākṣaṃ virūpākṣataraṃ kṛtam
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sphurantaṃ parivarjantaṃ pārśvena rudhirokṣitam
karuṇaṃ ca vinardāntaṃ dadṛśuḥ kapayo ripum
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tathā tu tau saṃyati saṃprayuktau; tarasvinau vānararākṣasānām
balārṇavau sasvanatuḥ sabhīmaṃ; mahārṇavau dvāv iva bhinnavelau
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vināśitaṃ prekṣya virūpanetraṃ; mahābalaṃ taṃ haripārthivena
balaṃ samastaṃ kapirākṣasānām; unmattagaṅgāpratimaṃ babhūva
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