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sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā paruṣaṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ .
pratyuvāca tataḥ sītāṃ vipriyaṃ priyadarśanām .. 1..

yathā yathā sāntvayitā vaśyaḥ strīṇāṃ tathā tathā .
yathā yathā priyaṃ vaktā paribhūtastathā tathā .. 2..

saṃniyacchati me krodhaṃ tvayi kāmaḥ samutthitaḥ .
dravato mārgamāsādya hayāniva susārathiḥ .. 3..

vāmaḥ kāmo manuṣyāṇāṃ yasminkila nibadhyate .
jane tasmiṃstvanukrośaḥ snehaśca kila jāyate .. 4..

etasmātkāraṇānna tāṃ ghatayāmi varānane .
vadhārhāmavamānārhāṃ mithyāpravrajite ratām .. 5..

paruṣāṇi hi vākyāni yāni yāni bravīṣi mām .
teṣu teṣu vadho yuktastava maithili dāruṇaḥ .. 6..

evamuktvā tu vaidehīṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .
krodhasaṃrambhasaṃyuktaḥ sītāmuttaramabravīt .. 7..

dvau māsau rakṣitavyau me yo.avadhiste mayā kṛtaḥ .
tataḥ śayanamāroha mama tvaṃ varavarṇini .. 8..

dvābhyāmūrdhvaṃ tu māsābhyāṃ bhartāraṃ māmanicchatīm .
mama tvāṃ prātarāśārthamārabhante mahānase .. 9..

tāṃ tarjyamānāṃ samprekṣya rākṣasendreṇa jānakīm .
devagandharvakanyāstā viṣedurvipulekṣaṇāḥ .. 10..

oṣṭhaprakārairaparā netravaktraistathāparāḥ .
sītāmāśvāsayāmāsustarjitāṃ tena rakṣasā .. 11..

tābhirāśvāsitā sītā rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam .
uvācātmahitaṃ vākyaṃ vṛttaśauṇḍīryagarvitam .. 12..

nūnaṃ na te janaḥ kaścidasinniḥśreyase sthitaḥ .
nivārayati yo na tvāṃ karmaṇo.asmādvigarhitāt .. 13..

māṃ hi dharmātmanaḥ patnīṃ śacīmiva śacīpateḥ .
tvadanyastriṣu lokeṣu prārthayenmanasāpi kaḥ .. 14..

rākṣasādhama rāmasya bhāryāmamitatejasaḥ .
uktavānasi yatpāpaṃ kva gatastasya mokṣyase .. 15..

yathā dṛptaśca mātaṅgaḥ śaśaś ca sahitau vane .
tathā dviradavadrāmastvaṃ nīca śaśavatsmṛtaḥ .. 16..

sa tvamikṣvākunāthaṃ vai kṣipanniha na lajjase .
cakṣuṣo viṣayaṃ tasya na tāvadupagacchasi .. 17..

ime te nayane krūre virūpe kṛṣṇapiṅgale .
kṣitau na patite kasmānmāmanāryanirīkṣitaḥ .. 18..

tasya dharmātmanaḥ patnīṃ snuṣāṃ daśarathasya ca .
kathaṃ vyāharato māṃ te na jihvā pāpa śīryate .. 19..

asandeśāttu rāmasya tapasaścānupālanāt .
na tvāṃ kurmi daśagrīva bhasma bhasmārhatejasā .. 20..

nāpahartumahaṃ śakyā tasya rāmasya dhīmataḥ .
vidhistava vadhārthāya vihito nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 21..

śūreṇa dhanadabhrātā balaiḥ samuditena ca .
apohya rāmaṃ kasmāddhi dāracāurya.m tvayā k^^rtam .. 22..

sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .
vivṛtya nayane krūre jānakīmanvavaikṣata .. 23..

nīlajīmūtasaṅkāśo mahābhujaśirodharaḥ .
siṃhasattvagatiḥ śrīmāndīptajihvogralocanaḥ .. 24..

calāgramakuṭaḥ prāṃśuścitramālyānulepanaḥ .
raktamālyāmbaradharastaptāṅgadavibhūṣaṇaḥ .. 25..

śroṇīsūtreṇa mahatā mekakena susaṃvṛtaḥ .
amṛtotpādanaddhena bhujaṅgeneva mandaraḥ .. 26..

taruṇādityavarṇābhyāṃ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vibhūṣitaḥ .
raktapallavapuṣpābhyāmaśokābhyāmivācalaḥ .. 27..

avekṣamāṇo vaidehīṃ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ .
uvāca rāvaṇaḥ sītāṃ bhujaṅga iva niḥśvasan .. 28..

anayenābhisampannamarthahīnamanuvrate .
nāśayāmyahamadya tvāṃ sūryaḥ sandhyāmivaujasā .. 29..

ityuktvā maithilīṃ rājā rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ .
sandideśa tataḥ sarvā rākṣasīrghoradarśanāḥ .. 30..

ekākṣīmekakarṇāṃ ca karṇaprāvaraṇāṃ tathā .
gokarṇīṃ hastikarṇīṃ ca lambakarṇīmakarṇikām .. 31..

hastipadya śvapadyau ca gopadīṃ pādacūlikām .
ekākṣīmekapādīṃ ca pṛthupādīmapādikām .. 32..

atimātraśirogrīvāmatimātrakucodarīm .
atimātrāsyanetrāṃ ca dīrghajihvāmajihvikām .
anāsikāṃ siṃhamukhīṃ gomukhīṃ sūkarīmukhīm .. 33..

yathā madvaśagā sītā kṣipraṃ bhavati jānakī .
tathā kuruta rākṣasyaḥ sarvāḥ kṣipraṃ sametya ca .. 34..

pratilomānulomaiśca sāmadānādibhedanaiḥ .
āvartayata vaidehīṃ daṇḍasyodyamanena ca .. 35..

iti pratisamādiśya rākṣasendraḥ punaḥ punaḥ .
kāmamanyuparītātmā jānakīṃ paryatarjayat .. 36..

upagamya tataḥ kṣipraṃ rākṣasī dhānyamālinī .
pariṣvajya daśagrīvamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 37..

mayā krīḍa mahārājasītayā kiṃ tavānayā .
akāmāṃ kāmayānasya śarīramupatapyate .
icchantīṃ kāmayānasya prītirbhavati śobhanā .. 38..

evamuktastu rākṣasyā samutkṣiptastato balī .
jvaladbhāskaravarṇābhaṃ praviveśa niveśanam .. 39..

devagandharvakanyāśca nāgakanyāśca tāstataḥ .
parivārya daśagrīvaṃ viviśustadgṛhottamam .. 40..

sa maithilīṃ dharmaparāmavasthitāṃ
pravepamānāṃ paribhartsya rāvaṇaḥ .
vihāya sītāṃ madanena mohitaḥ
svameva veśma praviveśa bhāsvaram .. 41..




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