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sarga - 78

tato niviṣṭāṃ dhvajinīṃ gaṅgāmanvāśritāṃ nadīm .
niṣādarājo dṛṣṭvaiva jñātīnsantvarito.abravīt .. 1..

mahatīyamataḥ senā sāgarābhā pradṛśyate .
nāsyāntamavagacchāmi manasāpi vicintayan .. 2..

sa eṣa hi mahākāyaḥ kovidāradhvajo rathe .
bandhayiṣyati vā dāśānatha vāsmānvadhiṣyati .. 3..

atha dāśarathiṃ rāmaṃ pitrā rājyādvivāsitam .
bharataḥ kaikeyīputro hantuṃ samadhigacchati .. 4..

bhartā caiva sakhā caiva rāmo dāśarathirmama .
tasyārthakāmāḥ saṃnaddhā gaṅgānūpe.atra tiṣṭhata .. 5..

tiṣṭhantu sarvadāśāśca gaṅgāmanvāśritā nadīm .
balayuktā nadīrakṣā māṃsamūlaphalāśanāḥ .. 6..

nāvāṃ śatānāṃ pañcānāṃ kaivartānāṃ śataṃ śatam .
saṃnaddhānāṃ tathā yūnāṃ tiṣṭhantvatyabhyacodayat .. 7..

yadā tuṣṭastu bharato rāmasyeha bhaviṣyati .
seyaṃ svastimayī senā gaṅgāmadya tariṣyati .. 8..

ityuktvopāyanaṃ gṛhya matsyamāṃsamadhūni ca .
abhicakrāma bharataṃ niṣādādhipatirguhaḥ .. 9..

tamāyāntaṃ tu samprekṣya sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān .
bharatāyācacakṣe.atha vinayajño vinītavat .. 10..

eṣa jñātisahasreṇa sthapatiḥ parivāritaḥ .
kuśalo daṇḍakāraṇye vṛddho bhrātuśca te sakhā .. 11..

tasmātpaśyatu kākutstha tvāṃ niṣādādhipo guhaḥ .
asaṃśayaṃ vijānīte yatra tau rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 12..

etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā sumantrādbharataḥ śubham .
uvāca vacanaṃ śīghraṃ guhaḥ paśyatu mām iti .. 13..

labdhvābhyanujñāṃ saṃhṛṣṭo jñātibhiḥ parivāritaḥ .
āgamya bharataṃ prahvo guho vacanamabravīit .. 14..

niṣkuṭaścaiva deśo.ayaṃ vañcitāścāpi te vayam .
nivedayāmaste sarve svake dāśakule vasa .. 15..

asti mūlaṃ phalaṃ caiva niṣādaiḥ samupāhṛtam .
ārdraṃ ca māṃsaṃ śuṣkaṃ ca vanyaṃ coccāvacaṃ mahat .. 16..

āśaṃse svāśitā senā vatsyatīmāṃ vibhāvarīm .
arcito vividhaiḥ kāmaiḥ śvaḥ sasainyo gamiṣyasi .. 17..




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