.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - sundarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 10

sa tasya madhye bhavanasya vānaro
latāgṛhāṃścitragṛhānniśāgṛhān .
jagāma sītāṃ prati darśanotsuko
na caiva tāṃ paśyati cārudarśanām .. 1..

sa cintayāmāsa tato mahākapiḥ
priyāmapaśyanraghunandanasya tām .
dhruvaṃ nu sītā mriyate yathā na me
vicinvato darśanameti maithilī .. 2..

sā rākṣasānāṃ pravareṇa bālā
svaśīlasaṃrakṣaṇa tatparā satī .
anena nūnaṃ pratiduṣṭakarmaṇā
hatā bhavedāryapathe pare sthitā .. 3..

virūparūpā vikṛtā vivarcaso
mahānanā dīrghavirūpadarśanāḥ .
samīkṣya sā rākṣasarājayoṣito
bhayādvinaṣṭā janakeśvarātmajā .. 4..

sītāmadṛṣṭvā hyanavāpya pauruṣaṃ
vihṛtya kālaṃ saha vānaraiś ciram .
na me.asti sugrīvasamīpagā gatiḥ
sutīkṣṇadaṇḍo balavāṃśca vānaraḥ .. 5..

dṛṣṭamantaḥpuraṃ sarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ .
na sītā dṛśyate sādhvī vṛthā jāto mama śramaḥ .. 6..

kiṃ nu māṃ vānarāḥ sarve gataṃ vakṣyanti saṅgatāḥ .
gatvā tatra tvayā vīra kiṃ kṛtaṃ tadvadasva naḥ .. 7..

adṛṣṭvā kiṃ pravakṣyāmi tāmahaṃ janakātmajām .
dhruvaṃ prāyamupeṣyanti kālasya vyativartane .. 8..

kiṃ vā vakṣyati vṛddhaśca jāmbavānaṅgadaśca saḥ .
gataṃ pāraṃ samudrasya vānarāśca samāgatāḥ .. 9..

anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlamanirvedaḥ paraṃ sukham .
bhūyastāvadviceṣyāmi na yatra vicayaḥ kṛtaḥ .. 10..

anirvedo hi satataṃ sarvārtheṣu pravartakaḥ .
karoti saphalaṃ jantoḥ karma yacca karoti saḥ .. 11..

tasmādanirveda kṛtaṃ yatnaṃ ceṣṭe.ahamuttamam .
adṛṣṭāṃśca viceṣyāmi deśānrāvaṇapālitān .. 12..

āpānaśālāvicitāstathā puṣpagṛhāṇi ca .
citraśālāśca vicitā bhūyaḥ krīḍāgṛhāṇi ca .. 13..

niṣkuṭāntararathyāśca vimānāni ca sarvaśaḥ .
iti sañcintya bhūyo.api vicetumupacakrame .. 14..

bhūmīgṛhāṃścaityagṛhāngṛhātigṛhakānapi .
utpatannipataṃścāpi tiṣṭhangacchanpunaḥ kva cit .. 15..

apāvṛṇvaṃśca dvārāṇi kapāṭānyavaghaṭṭayan .
praviśanniṣpataṃścāpi prapatannutpatannapi .
sarvamapyavakāśaṃ sa vicacāra mahākapiḥ .. 16..

caturaṅgulamātro.api nāvakāśaḥ sa vidyate .
rāvaṇāntaḥpure tasminyaṃ kapirna jagāma saḥ .. 17..

prākarāntararathyāśca vedikaścaityasaṃśrayāḥ .
śvabhrāśca puṣkariṇyaśca sarvaṃ tenāvalokitam .. 18..

rākṣasyo vividhākārā virūpā vikṛtāstathā .
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu sā janakātmajā .. 19..

rūpeṇāpratimā loke varā vidyādhara striyaḥ .
dṛṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu rāghavanandinī .. 20..

nāgakanyā varārohāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ .
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu sītā sumadhyamā .. 21..

pramathya rākṣasendreṇa nāgakanyā balāddhṛtāḥ .
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na sā janakanandinī .. 22..

so.apaśyaṃstāṃ mahābāhuḥ paśyaṃścānyā varastriyaḥ .
viṣasāda mahābāhurhanūmānmārutātmajaḥ .. 23..

udyogaṃ vānarendrāṇaṃ plavanaṃ sāgarasya ca .
vyarthaṃ vīkṣyānilasutaścintāṃ punarupāgamat .. 24..

avatīrya vimānācca hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ .
cintāmupajagāmātha śokopahatacetanaḥ .. 25..




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