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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 29
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tatas tamasi saṃjāte rākṣasā daivataiḥ saha
ayudhyanta balonmattāḥ sūdayantaḥ parasparam
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tatas tu devasainyena rākṣasānāṃ mahad balam
daśāṃśaṃ sthāpitaṃ yuddhe śeṣaṃ nītaṃ yamakṣayam
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tasmiṃs tu tamasā naddhe sarve te devarākṣasāḥ
anyonyaṃ nābhyajānanta yudhyamānāḥ parasparam
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indraś ca rāvaṇaś caiva rāvaṇiś ca mahābalaḥ
tasmiṃs tamojālavṛte moham īyur na te trayaḥ
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sa tu dṛṣṭvā balaṃ sarvaṃ nihataṃ rāvaṇo raṇe
krodham abhyāgamat tīvraṃ mahānādaṃ ca muktavān
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krodhāt sūtaṃ ca durdharṣaḥ syandanastham uvāca ha
parasainyasya madhyena yāvadantaṃ nayasva mām
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adyaitāṃs tridaśān sarvān vikramaiḥ samare svayam
nānāśastrair mahāsārair nāśayāmi nabhastalāt
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aham indraṃ vadhiṣyāmi varuṇaṃ dhanadaṃ yamam
tridaśān vinihatyāśu svayaṃ sthāsyāmy athopari
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viṣādo na ca kartavyaḥ śīghraṃ vāhaya me ratham
dviḥ khalu tvāṃ bravīmy adya yāvadantaṃ nayasva mām
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ayaṃ sa nandanoddeśo yatra vartāmahe vayam
naya mām adya tatra tvam udayo yatra parvataḥ
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā turagān sa manojavān
ādideśātha śatrūṇāṃ madhyenaiva ca sārathiḥ
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tasya taṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā śakro deveśvaras tadā
rathasthaḥ samarasthāṃs tān devān vākyam athābravīt
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surāḥ śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ yat tāvan mama rocate
jīvann eva daśagrīvaḥ sādhu rakṣo nigṛhyatām
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eṣa hy atibalaḥ sainye rathena pavanaujasā
gamiṣyati pravṛddhormiḥ samudra iva parvaṇi
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na hy eṣa hantuṃ śakyo 'dya varadānāt sunirbhayaḥ
tad grahīṣyāmahe ratho yattā bhavata saṃyuge
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yathā baliṃ nigṛhyaitat trailokyaṃ bhujyate mayā
evam etasya pāpasya nigraho mama rocate
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tato 'nyaṃ deśam āsthāya śakraḥ saṃtyajya rāvaṇam
ayudhyata mahātejā rākṣasān nāśayan raṇe
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uttareṇa daśagrīvaḥ praviveśānivartitaḥ
dakṣiṇena tu pārśvena praviveśa śatakratuḥ
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tataḥ sa yojanaśataṃ praviṣṭo rākṣasādhipaḥ
devatānāṃ balaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śaravarṣair avākirat
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tataḥ śakro nirīkṣyātha praviṣṭaṃ taṃ balaṃ svakam
nyavartayad asaṃbhrāntaḥ samāvṛtya daśānanam
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etasminn antare nādo mukto dānavarākṣasaiḥ
hā hatāḥ smeti taṃ dṛṣṭvā grastaṃ śakreṇa rāvaṇam
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tato rathaṃ samāruhya rāvaṇiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ
tat sainyam atisaṃkruddhaḥ praviveśa sudāruṇam
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sa tāṃ praviśya māyāṃ tu dattāṃ gopatinā purā
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tat sanyaṃ samavākirat
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tataḥ sa devān saṃtyajya śakram evābhyayād drutam
mahendraś ca mahātejā na dadarśa sutaṃ ripoḥ
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sa mātaliṃ hayāṃś caiva tāḍayitvā śarottamaiḥ
mahendraṃ bāṇavarṣeṇa śīghrahasto hy avākirat
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tataḥ śakro rathaṃ tyaktva visṛjya ca sa mātalim
airāvataṃ samāruhya mṛgayām āsa rāvaṇim
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sa tu māyā balād rakṣaḥ saṃgrāme nābhyadṛśyata
kiramāṇaḥ śaraughena mahendram amitaujasaṃ
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sa taṃ yadā pariśrāntam indraṃ mene 'tha rāvaṇiḥ
tadainaṃ māyayā baddhvā svasainyam abhito 'nayat
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taṃ dṛṣṭvātha balāt tasmin māyayāpahṛtaṃ raṇe
mahendram amarāḥ sarve kiṃ nv etad iti cukruśuḥ
na hi dṛśyati vidyāvān māyayā yena nīyate
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etasminn antare cāpi sarve suragaṇās tadā
abhyadravan susaṃkruddhā rāvaṇaṃ śastravṛṣṭibhiḥ
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rāvaṇis tu samāsādya vasvādityamarudgaṇān
na śaśāka raṇe sthātuṃ na yoddhuṃ śastrapīḍitaḥ
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taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā pariśrāntaṃ prahārair jarjaracchavim
rāvaṇiḥ pitaraṃ yuddhe 'darśanastho 'bravīd idam
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āgaccha tāta gacchāvo nivṛttaṃ raṇakarma tat
jitaṃ te viditaṃ bho 'stu svastho bhava gatajvaraḥ
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ayaṃ hi surasainyasya trailokyasya ca yaḥ prabhuḥ
sa gṛhīto mayā śakro bhagnamānāḥ surāḥ kṛtāḥ
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yatheṣṭaṃ bhuṅkṣva trailokyaṃ nigṛhya ripum ojasā
vṛthā te kiṃ śramaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ hi tava niṣphalam
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sa daivatabalāt tasmān nivṛtto raṇakarmaṇaḥ
tac chrutvā rāvaṇer vākyaṃ svasthacetā daśānanaḥ
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atha raṇavigatajvaraḥ prabhur; vijayam avāpya niśācarādhipaḥ
bhavanam abhi tato jagāma hṛṣṭaḥ; svasutam avāpya ca vākyam abravīt
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atibalasadṛśaiḥ parākramais tair; mama kulamānavivardhanaṃ kṛtam
yad amarasamavikrama tvayā; tridaśapatis tridaśāś ca nirjitāḥ
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tvaritam upanayasva vāsavaṃ; nagaram ito vraja sainyasaṃvṛtaḥ
aham api tava gacchato drutaṃ; saha sacivair anuyāmi pṛṣṭhataḥ
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atha sa balavṛtaḥ savāhanas; tridaśapatiṃ parigṛhya rāvaṇiḥ
svabhavanam upagamya rākṣaso; muditamanā visasarja rākṣasān
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