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sarga - 20

rāmacāpavisṛṣṭena śareṇāntakareṇa tam .
dṛṣṭvā vinihataṃ bhūmau tārā tārādhipānanā .. 1..

sā samāsādya bhartāraṃ paryaṣvajata bhāminī .
iṣuṇābhihataṃ dṛṣṭvā vālinaṃ kuñjaropamam .. 2..

vānarendraṃ mahendrābhaṃ śokasantaptamānasā .
tārā tarumivonmūlaṃ paryadevayadāturā .. 3..

raṇe dāruṇavikrānta pravīra plavatāṃ vara .
kiṃ dīnāmapurobhāgāmadya tvaṃ nābhibhāṣase .. 4..

uttiṣṭha hariśārdūla bhajasva śayanottamam .
naivaṃvidhāḥ śerate hi bhūmau nṛpatisattamāḥ .. 5..

atīva khalu te kāntā vasudhā vasudhādhipa .
gatāsurapi yāṃ gātrairmāṃ vihāya niṣevase .. 6..

vyaktamanyā tvayā vīra dharmataḥ sampravartatā .
kiṣkindheva purī ramyā svargamārge vinirmitā .. 7..

yānyasmābhistvayā sārdhaṃ vaneṣu madhugandhiṣu .
vihṛtāni tvayā kāle teṣāmuparamaḥ kṛtaḥ .. 8..

nirānandā nirāśāhaṃ nimagnā śokasāgare .
tvayi pañcatvamāpanne mahāyūthapayūthape .. 9..

hṛdayaṃ susthiraṃ mahyaṃ dṛṣṭvā vinihataṃ bhuvi .
yanna śokābhisantaptaṃ sphuṭate.adya sahasradhā .. 10..

sugrīvasya tvayā bhāryā hṛtā sa ca vivāsitaḥ .
yattattasya tvayā vyuṣṭiḥ prāpteyaṃ plavagādhipa .. 11..

niḥśreyasaparā mohāttvayā cāhaṃ vigarhitā .
yaiṣābruvaṃ hitaṃ vākyaṃ vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī .. 12..

kālo niḥsaṃśayo nūnaṃ jīvitāntakarastava .
balādyenāvapanno.asi sugrīvasyāvaśo vaśam .. 13..

vaidhavyaṃ śokasantāpaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ kṛpaṇā satī .
aduḥkhopacitā pūrvaṃ vartayiṣyāmyanāthavat .. 14..

lālitaścāṅgado vīraḥ sukumāraḥ sukhocitaḥ .
vatsyate kāmavasthāṃ me pitṛvye krodhamūrchite .. 15..

kuruṣva pitaraṃ putra sudṛṣṭaṃ dharmavatsalam .
durlabhaṃ darśanaṃ tvasya tava vatsa bhaviṣyati .. 16..

samāśvāsaya putraṃ tvaṃ sandeśaṃ sandiśasva ca .
mūrdhni cainaṃ samāghrāya pravāsaṃ prasthito hyasi .. 17..

rāmeṇa hi mahatkarma kṛtaṃ tvāmabhinighnatā .
ānṛṇyaṃ tu gataṃ tasya sugrīvasya pratiśrave .. 18..

sakāmo bhava sugrīva rumāṃ tvaṃ pratipatsyase .
bhuṅkṣva rājyamanudvignaḥ śasto bhrātā ripustava .. 19..

kiṃ māmevaṃ vilapatīṃ preṃṇā tvaṃ nābhibhāṣase .
imāḥ paśya varā bahvīrbhāryāste vānareśvara .. 20..

tasyā vilapitaṃ śrutvā vānaryaḥ sarvataśca tāḥ .
parigṛhyāṅgadaṃ dīnaṃ duḥkhārtāḥ paricukruśuḥ .. 21..

kimaṅgadaṃ sāṅgada vīra bāho
vihāya yāsyadya cirapravāsaṃ .
na yuktamevaṃ guṇasaṃnikṛṣṭaṃ
vihāya putraṃ priyaputra gantum .. 22..

kimapriyaṃ te priyacāruveṣa
kṛtaṃ mayā nātha sutena vā te .
sahāyinīmadya vihāya vīra
yamakṣayaṃ gacchasi durvinītam .. 23..

yadyapriyaṃ kiṃ cidasampradhārya
kṛtaṃ mayā syāttava dīrghabāho .
kṣamasva me taddharivaṃśa nātha
vrajāmi mūrdhnā tava vīra pādau .. 24..

tathā tu tārā karuṇaṃ rudantī
bhartuḥ samīpe saha vānarībhiḥ .
vyavasyata prāyamanindyavarṇā
upopaveṣṭuṃ bhuvi yatra vālī .. 25..




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