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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 38
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te prayātā mahātmānaḥ pārthivāḥ sarvato diśam
kampayanto mahīṃ vīrāḥ svapurāṇi prahṛṣṭavat
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akṣauhiṇī sahasrais te samavetās tv anekaśaḥ
hṛṣṭāḥ pratigatāḥ sarve rāghavārthe samāgatāḥ
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ūcuś caiva mahīpālā baladarpasamanvitāḥ
na nāma rāvaṇaṃ yuddhe paśyāmaḥ purataḥ sthitam
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bharatena vayaṃ paścāt samānītā nirarthakam
hatā hi rākṣasās tatra pārthivaiḥ syur na saṃśayaḥ
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rāmasya bāhuvīryeṇa pālitā lakṣmaṇasya ca
sukhaṃ pāre samudrasya yudhyema vigatajvarāḥ
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etāś cānyāś ca rājānaḥ kathās tatra sahasraśaḥ
kathayantaḥ svarāṣṭrāṇi viviśus te mahārathāḥ
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yathāpurāṇi te gatvā ratnāni vividhāni ca
rāmāya priyakāmārtham upahārān nṛpā daduḥ
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aśvān ratnāni vastrāṇi hastinaś ca madotkaṭān
candanāni ca divyāni divyāny ābharaṇāni ca
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bharato lakṣmaṇaś caiva śatrughnaś ca mahārathaḥ
ādāya tāni ratnāni ayodhyām agaman punaḥ
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āgatāś ca purīṃ ramyām ayodhyāṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
daduḥ sarvāṇi ratnāni rāghavāya mahātmane
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pratigṛhya ca tat sarvaṃ prītiyuktaḥ sa rāghavaḥ
sarvāṇi tāni pradadau sugrīvāya mahātmane
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vibhīṣaṇāya ca dadau ye cānye ṛkṣavānarāḥ
hanūmatpramukhā vīrā rākṣasāś ca mahābalāḥ
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te sarve hṛṣṭamanaso rāmadattāni tāny atha
śirobhir dhārayām āsur bāhubhiś ca mahābalāḥ
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papuś caiva sugandhīni madhūni vividhāni ca
māṃsāni ca sumṛṣṭāni phalāny āsvādayanti ca
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evaṃ teṣāṃ nivasatāṃ māsaḥ sāgro gatas tadā
muhūrtam iva tat sarvaṃ rāmabhaktyā samarthayan
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reme rāmaḥ sa taiḥ sārdhaṃ vānaraiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ
rājabhiś ca mahāvīryai rākṣasaiś ca mahābalaiḥ
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evaṃ teṣāṃ yayau māso dvitīyaḥ śaiśiraḥ sukham
vānarāṇāṃ prahṛṣṭānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
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