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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 85
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hanyamāne bale tūrṇam anyonyaṃ te mahāmṛdhe
sarasīva mahāgharme sūpakṣīṇe babhūvatuḥ
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svabalasya vighātena virūpākṣavadhena ca
babhūva dviguṇaṃ kruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
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prakṣīṇaṃ tu balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyamānaṃ valīmukhaiḥ
babhūvāsya vyathā yuddhe prekṣya daivaviparyayam
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uvāca ca samīpasthaṃ mahodaram ariṃdamam
asmin kāle mahābāho jayāśā tvayi me sthitā
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jahi śatrucamūṃ vīra darśayādya parākramam
bhartṛpiṇḍasya kālo 'yaṃ nirveṣṭuṃ sādhu yudhyatām
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evam uktas tathety uktvā rākṣasendraṃ mahodaraḥ
praviveśārisenāṃ sa pataṃga iva pāvakam
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tataḥ sa kadanaṃ cakre vānarāṇāṃ mahābalaḥ
bhartṛvākyena tejasvī svena vīryeṇa coditaḥ
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prabhagnāṃ samare dṛṣṭvā vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūm
abhidudrāva sugrīvo mahodaram anantaram
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pragṛhya vipulāṃ ghorāṃ mahīdhara samāṃ śilām
cikṣepa ca mahātejās tad vadhāya harīśvaraḥ
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tām āpatantīṃ sahasā śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahodaraḥ
asaṃbhrāntas tato bāṇair nirbibheda durāsadām
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rakṣasā tena bāṇaughair nikṛttā sā sahasradhā
nipapāta śilābhūmau gṛdhracakram ivākulam
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tāṃ tu bhinnāṃ śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ
sālam utpāṭya cikṣepa rakṣase raṇamūrdhani
śaraiś ca vidadārainaṃ śūraḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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sa dadarśa tataḥ kruddhaḥ parighaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi
āvidhya tu sa taṃ dīptaṃ parighaṃ tasya darśayan
parighāgreṇa vegena jaghānāsya hayottamān
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tasmād dhatahayād vīraḥ so 'vaplutya mahārathāt
gadāṃ jagrāha saṃkruddho rākṣaso 'tha mahodaraḥ
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gadāparighahastau tau yudhi vīrau samīyatuḥ
nardantau govṛṣaprakhyau ghanāv iva savidyutau
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ājaghāna gadāṃ tasya parigheṇa harīśvaraḥ
papāta sa gadodbhinnaḥ parighas tasya bhūtale
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tato jagrāha tejasvī sugrīvo vasudhātalāt
āyasaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ sarvato hemabhūṣitam
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taṃ samudyamya cikṣepa so 'py anyāṃ vyākṣipad gadām
bhinnāv anyonyam āsādya petatur dharaṇītale
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tato bhagnapraharaṇau muṣṭibhyāṃ tau samīyatuḥ
tejo balasamāviṣṭau dīptāv iva hutāśanau
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jaghnatus tau tadānyonyaṃ nedatuś ca punaḥ punaḥ
talaiś cānyonyam āhatya petatur dharaṇītale
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utpetatus tatas tūrṇaṃ jaghnatuś ca parasparam
bhujaiś cikṣepatur vīrāv anyonyam aparājitau
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ājahāra tadā khagḍam adūraparivartinam
rākṣasaś carmaṇā sārdhaṃ mahāvego mahodaraḥ
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tathaiva ca mahākhaḍgaṃ carmaṇā patitaṃ saha
jagrāha vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sugrīvo vegavattaraḥ
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tau tu roṣaparītāṅgau nardantāv abhyadhāvatām
udyatāsī raṇe hṛṣṭau yudhi śastraviśāradau
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dakṣiṇaṃ maṇḍalaṃ cobhau tau tūrṇaṃ saṃparīyatuḥ
anyonyam abhisaṃkruddhau jaye praṇihitāv ubhau
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sa tu śūro mahāvego vīryaślāghī mahodaraḥ
mahācarmaṇi taṃ khaḍgaṃ pātayām āsa durmatiḥ
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lagnam utkarṣataḥ khaḍgaṃ khaḍgena kapikuñjaraḥ
jahāra saśiras trāṇaṃ kuṇḍalopahitaṃ śiraḥ
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nikṛttaśirasas tasya patitasya mahītale
tad balaṃ rākṣasendrasya dṛṣṭvā tatra na tiṣṭhati
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hatvā taṃ vānaraiḥ sārdhaṃ nanāda mudito hariḥ
cukrodha ca daśagrīvo babhau hṛṣṭaś ca rāghavaḥ
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