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sarga - 28

hanumānapi vikrāntaḥ sarvaṃ śuśrāva tattvataḥ .
sītāyāstrijaṭāyāśca rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjanam .. 1..

avekṣamāṇastāṃ devīṃ devatām iva nandane .
tato bahuvidhāṃ cintāṃ cintayāmāsa vānaraḥ .. 2..

yāṃ kapīnāṃ sahasrāṇi subahūnyayutāni ca .
dikṣu sarvāsu mārgante seyamāsāditā mayā .. 3..

cāreṇa tu suyuktena śatroḥ śaktimavekṣitā .
gūḍhena caratā tāvadavekṣitamidaṃ mayā .. 4..

rākṣasānāṃ viśeṣaśca purī ceyamavekṣitā .
rākṣasādhipaterasya prabhāvo rāvaṇasya ca .. 5..

yuktaṃ tasyāprameyasya sarvasattvadayāvataḥ .
samāśvāsayituṃ bhāryāṃ patidarśanakāṅkṣiṇīm .. 6..

ahamāśvāsayāmyenāṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanām .
adṛṣṭaduḥkhāṃ duḥkhasya na hyantamadhigacchatīm .. 7..

yadi hyahamimāṃ devīṃ śokopahatacetanām .
anāśvāsya gamiṣyāmi doṣavadgamanaṃ bhavet .. 8..

gate hi mayi tatreyaṃ rājaputrī yaśasvinī .
paritrāṇamavindantī jānakī jīvitaṃ tyajet .. 9..

mayā ca sa mahābāhuḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanaḥ .
samāśvāsayituṃ nyāyyaḥ sītādarśanalālasaḥ .. 10..

niśācarīṇāṃ pratyakṣamakṣamaṃ cābhibhāṣaṇam .
kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyamidaṃ kṛcchra gato hyaham .. 11..

anena rātriśeṣeṇa yadi nāśvāsyate mayā .
sarvathā nāsti sandehaḥ parityakṣyati jīvitam .. 12..

rāmaśca yadi pṛcchenmāṃ kiṃ māṃ sītābravīdvacaḥ .
kimahaṃ taṃ pratibrūyāmasambhāṣya sumadhyamām .. 13..

sītāsandeśarahitaṃ māmitastvarayā gatam .
nirdahedapi kākutsthaḥ kruddhastīvreṇa cakṣuṣā .. 14..

yadi cedyojayiṣyāmi bhartāraṃ rāmakāraṇāt .
vyarthamāgamanaṃ tasya sasainyasya bhaviṣyati .. 15..

antaraṃ tvahamāsādya rākṣasīnāmiha sthitaḥ .
śanairāśvāsayiṣyāmi santāpabahulāmimām .. 16..

ahaṃ hyatitanuścaiva vanaraśca viśeṣataḥ .
vācaṃ codāhariṣyāmi mānuṣīmiha saṃskṛtām .. 17..

yadi vācaṃ pradāsyāmi dvijātiriva saṃskṛtām .
rāvaṇaṃ manyamānā māṃ sītā bhītā bhaviṣyati .. 18..

avaśyameva vaktavyaṃ mānuṣaṃ vākyamarthavat .
mayā sāntvayituṃ śakyā nānyatheyamaninditā .. 19..

seyamālokya me rūpaṃ jānakī bhāṣitaṃ tathā .
rakṣobhistrāsitā pūrvaṃ bhūyastrāsaṃ gamiṣyati .. 20..

tato jātaparitrāsā śabdaṃ kuryānmanasvinī .
jānamānā viśālākṣī rāvaṇaṃ kāmarūpiṇam .. 21..

sītayā ca kṛte śabde sahasā rākṣasīgaṇaḥ .
nānāpraharaṇo ghoraḥ sameyādantakopamaḥ .. 22..

tato māṃ samparikṣipya sarvato vikṛtānanāḥ .
vadhe ca grahaṇe caiva kuryuryatnaṃ yathābalam .. 23..

taṃ māṃ śākhāḥ praśākhāśca skandhāṃścottamaśākhinām .
dṛṣṭvā viparidhāvantaṃ bhaveyurbhayaśaṅkitāḥ .. 24..

mama rūpaṃ ca samprekṣya vanaṃ vicarato mahat .
rākṣasyo bhayavitrastā bhaveyurvikṛtānanāḥ .. 25..

tataḥ kuryuḥ samāhvānaṃ rākṣasyo rakṣasām api .
rākṣasendraniyuktānāṃ rākṣasendraniveśane .. 26..

te śūlaśaranistriṃśa vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ .
āpateyurvimarde.asminvegenodvignakāriṇaḥ .. 27..

saṅkruddhastaistu parito vidhamanrakṣasāṃ balam .
śaknuyaṃ na tu samprāptuṃ paraṃ pāraṃ mahodadheḥ .. 28..

māṃ vā gṛhṇīyurāplutya bahavaḥ śīghrakāriṇaḥ .
syādiyaṃ cāgṛhītārthā mama ca grahaṇaṃ bhavet .. 29..

hiṃsābhirucayo hiṃsyurimāṃ vā janakātmajām .
vipannaṃ syāttataḥ kāryaṃ rāmasugrīvayoridam .. 30..

uddeśe naṣṭamārge.asminrākṣasaiḥ parivārite .
sāgareṇa parikṣipte gupte vasati jānakī .. 31..

viśaste vā gṛhīte vā rakṣobhirmayi saṃyuge .
nānyaṃ paśyāmi rāmasya sahāyaṃ kāryasādhane .. 32..

vimṛśaṃśca na paśyāmi yo hate mayi vānaraḥ .
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ laṅghayeta mahodadhim .. 33..

kāmaṃ hantuṃ samartho.asmi sahasrāṇyapi rakṣasām .
na tu śakṣyāmi samprāptuṃ paraṃ pāraṃ mahodadheḥ .. 34..

asatyāni ca yuddhāni saṃśayo me na rocate .
kaśca niḥsaṃśayaṃ kāryaṃ kuryātprājñaḥ sasaṃśayam .. 35..

eṣa doṣo mahānhi syānmama sītābhibhāṣaṇe .
prāṇatyāgaśca vaidehyā bhavedanabhibhāṣaṇe .. 36..

bhūtāścārthā vinaśyanti deśakālavirodhitāḥ .
viklavaṃ dūtamāsādya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā .. 37..

arthānarthāntare buddhirniścitāpi na śobhate .
ghātayanti hi kāryāṇi dūtāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ .. 38..

na vinaśyetkathaṃ kāryaṃ vaiklavyaṃ na kathaṃ bhavet .
laṅghanaṃ ca samudrasya kathaṃ nu na vṛthā bhavet .. 39..

kathaṃ nu khalu vākyaṃ me śṛṇuyānnodvijeta ca .
iti sañcintya hanumāṃścakāra matimānmatim .. 40..

rāmamakliṣṭakarmāṇaṃ svabandhumanukīrtayan .
naināmudvejayiṣyāmi tadbandhugatamānasām .. 41..

ikṣvākūṇāṃ variṣṭhasya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ .
śubhāni dharmayuktāni vacanāni samarpayan .. 42..

śrāvayiṣyāmi sarvāṇi madhurāṃ prabruvangiram .
śraddhāsyati yathā hīyaṃ tathā sarvaṃ samādadhe .. 43..

iti sa bahuvidhaṃ mahānubhāvo
jagatipateḥ pramadāmavekṣamāṇaḥ .
madhuramavitathaṃ jagāda vākyaṃ
drumaviṭapāntaramāsthito hanūmān .. 44..




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