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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 96
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tau tathā yudhyamānau tu samare rāmarāvaṇau
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni vismitenāntarātmanā
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ardayantau tu samare tayos tau syandanottamau
parasparavadhe yuktau ghorarūpau babhūvatuḥ
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maṇḍalāni ca vīthīś ca gatapratyāgatāni ca
darśayantau bahuvidhāṃ sūtau sārathyajāṃ gatim
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ardayan rāvaṇaṃ rāmo rāghavaṃ cāpi rāvaṇaḥ
gativegaṃ samāpannau pravartana nivartane
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kṣipatoḥ śarajālāni tayos tau syandanottamau
ceratuḥ saṃyugamahīṃ sāsārau jaladāv iva
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darśayitvā tadā tau tu gatiṃ bahuvidhāṃ raṇe
parasparasyābhimukhau punar eva ca tasthatuḥ
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dhuraṃ dhureṇa rathayor vaktraṃ vaktreṇa vājinām
patākāś ca patākābhiḥ sameyuḥ sthitayos tadā
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rāvaṇasya tato rāmo dhanurmuktaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
caturbhiś caturo dīptān hayān pratyapasarpayat
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sa krodhavaśam āpanno hayānām apasarpaṇe
mumoca niśitān bāṇān rāghavāya niśācaraḥ
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so 'tividdho balavatā daśagrīveṇa rāghavaḥ
jagāma na vikāraṃ ca na cāpi vyathito 'bhavat
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cikṣepa ca punar bāṇān vajrapātasamasvanān
sārathiṃ vajrahastasya samuddiśya niśācaraḥ
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mātales tu mahāvegāḥ śarīre patitāḥ śarāḥ
na sūkṣmam api saṃmohaṃ vyathāṃ vā pradadur yudhi
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tayā dharṣaṇayā kroddho mātaler na tathātmanaḥ
cakāra śarajālena rāghavo vimukhaṃ ripum
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viṃśatiṃ triṃśataṃ ṣaṣṭiṃ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
mumoca rāghavo vīraḥ sāyakān syandane ripoḥ
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gadānāṃ musalānāṃ ca parighāṇāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ
śarāṇāṃ puṅkhavātaiś ca kṣubhitāḥ saptasāgarāḥ
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kṣubdhānāṃ sāgarāṇāṃ ca pātālatalavāsinaḥ
vyathitāḥ pannagāḥ sarve dānavāś ca sahasraśaḥ
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cakampe medinī kṛtsnā saśailavanakānanā
bhāskaro niṣprabhaś cābhūn na vavau cāpi mārutaḥ
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tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ
cintām āpedire sarve sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ
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svasti gobrāhmaṇebhyo 'stu lokās tiṣṭhantu śāśvatāḥ
jayatāṃ rāghavaḥ saṃkhye rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram
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tataḥ kruddho mahābāhū raghūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ
saṃdhāya dhanuṣā rāmaḥ kṣuram āśīviṣopamam
rāvaṇasya śiro 'cchindac chrīmaj jvalitakuṇḍalam
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tac chiraḥ patitaṃ bhūmau dṛṣṭaṃ lokais tribhis tadā
tasyaiva sadṛśaṃ cānyad rāvaṇasyotthitaṃ śiraḥ
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tat kṣipraṃ kṣiprahastena rāmeṇa kṣiprakāriṇā
dvitīyaṃ rāvaṇaśiraś chinnaṃ saṃyati sāyakaiḥ
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chinnamātraṃ ca tac chīrṣaṃ punar anyat sma dṛśyate
tad apy aśanisaṃkāśaiś chinnaṃ rāmeṇa sāyakaiḥ
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evam eva śataṃ chinnaṃ śirasāṃ tulyavarcasām
na caiva rāvaṇasyānto dṛśyate jīvitakṣaye
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tataḥ sarvāstravid vīraḥ kausalyānandivardhanaḥ
mārgaṇair bahubhir yuktaś cintayām āsa rāghavaḥ
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mārīco nihato yais tu kharo yais tu sudūṣaṇaḥ
krañcāraṇye virādhas tu kabandho daṇḍakā vane
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ta ime sāyakāḥ sarve yuddhe pratyayikā mama
kiṃ nu tat kāraṇaṃ yena rāvaṇe mandatejasaḥ
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iti cintāparaś cāsīd apramattaś ca saṃyuge
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rāghavo rāvaṇorasi
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rāvaṇo 'pi tataḥ kruddho rathastho rākṣaseśvaraḥ
gadāmusalavarṣeṇa rāmaṃ pratyardayad raṇe
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devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām
paśyatāṃ tan mahad yuddhaṃ sarvarātram avartata
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naiva ratriṃ na divasaṃ na muhūrtaṃ na cakṣaṇam
rāmarāvaṇayor yuddhaṃ virāmam upagacchati
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