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sarga - 44

hatānmantrisutānbuddhvā vānareṇa mahātmanā .
rāvaṇaḥ saṃvṛtākāraścakāra matimuttamām .. 1..

sa virūpākṣayūpākṣau durdharaṃ caiva rākṣasaṃ .
praghasaṃ bhāsakarṇaṃ ca pañcasenāgranāyakān .. 2..

sandideśa daśagrīvo vīrānnayaviśāradān .
hanūmadgrahaṇe vyagrānvāyuvegasamānyudhi .. 3..

yāta senāgragāḥ sarve mahābalaparigrahāḥ .
savājirathamātaṅgāḥ sa kapiḥ śāsyatām iti .. 4..

yattaiśca khalu bhāvyaṃ syāttamāsādya vanālayam .
karma cāpi samādheyaṃ deśakālavirodhitam .. 5..

na hyahaṃ taṃ kapiṃ manye karmaṇā pratitarkayan .
sarvathā tanmahadbhūtaṃ mahābalaparigraham .
bhavedindreṇa vā sṛṣṭamasmadarthaṃ tapobalāt .. 6..

sanāgayakṣagandharvā devāsuramaharṣayaḥ .
yuṣmābhiḥ sahitaiḥ sarvairmayā saha vinirjitāḥ .. 7..

tairavaśyaṃ vidhātavyaṃ vyalīkaṃ kiṃ cideva naḥ .
tadeva nātra sandehaḥ prasahya parigṛhyatām .. 8..

nāvamanyo bhavadbhiśca hariḥ krūraparākramaḥ .
dṛṣṭā hi harayaḥ śīghrā mayā vipulavikramāḥ .. 9..

vālī ca saha sugrīvo jāmbavāṃśca mahābalaḥ .
nīlaḥ senāpatiścaiva ye cānye dvividādayaḥ .. 10..

naiva teṣāṃ gatirbhīmā na tejo na parākramaḥ .
na matirna balotsāho na rūpaparikalpanam .. 11..

mahatsattvamidaṃ jñeyaṃ kapirūpaṃ vyavasthitam .
prayatnaṃ mahadāsthāya kriyatāmasya nigrahaḥ .. 12..

kāmaṃ lokāstrayaḥ sendrāḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ .
bhavatāmagrataḥ sthātuṃ na paryāptā raṇājire .. 13..

tathāpi tu nayajñena jayamākāṅkṣatā raṇe .
ātmā rakṣyaḥ prayatnena yuddhasiddhirhi cañcalā .. 14..

te svāmivacanaṃ sarve pratigṛhya mahaujasaḥ .
samutpeturmahāvegā hutāśasamatejasaḥ .. 15..

rathaiśca mattairnāgaiśca vājibhiśca mahājavaiḥ .
śastraiśca vividhaistīkṣṇaiḥ sarvaiścopacitā balaiḥ .. 16..

tatastaṃ dadṛśurvīrā dīpyamānaṃ mahākapim .
raśmimantamivodyantaṃ svatejoraśmimālinam .. 17..

toraṇasthaṃ mahāvegaṃ mahāsattvaṃ mahābalam .
mahāmatiṃ mahotsāhaṃ mahākāyaṃ mahābalam .. 18..

taṃ samīkṣyaiva te sarve dikṣu sarvāsvavasthitāḥ .
taistaiḥ praharaṇairbhīmairabhipetustatastataḥ .. 19..

tasya pañcāyasāstīkṣṇāḥ sitāḥ pītamukhāḥ śarāḥ .
śirastyutpalapatrābhā durdhareṇa nipātitāḥ .. 20..

sa taiḥ pañcabhirāviddhaḥ śaraiḥ śirasi vānaraḥ .
utpapāta nadanvyomni diśo daśa vinādayan .. 21..

tatastu durdharo vīraḥ sarathaḥ sajjakārmukaḥ .
kirañśaraśatairnaikairabhipede mahābalaḥ .. 22..

sa kapirvārayāmāsa taṃ vyomni śaravarṣiṇam .
vṛṣṭimantaṃ payodānte payodamiva mārutaḥ .. 23..

ardyamānastatastena durdhareṇānilātmajaḥ .
cakāra ninadaṃ bhūyo vyavardhata ca vegavān .. 24..

sa dūraṃ sahasotpatya durdharasya rathe hariḥ .
nipapāta mahāvego vidyudrāśirgirāviva .. 25..

tatastaṃ mathitāṣṭāśvaṃ rathaṃ bhagnākṣakūvaram .
vihāya nyapatadbhūmau durdharastyaktajīvitaḥ .. 26..

taṃ virūpākṣayūpākṣau dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṃ bhuvi .
sañjātaroṣau durdharṣāvutpetaturarindamau .. 27..

sa tābhyāṃ sahasotpatya viṣṭhito vimale.ambare .
mudgarābhyāṃ mahābāhurvakṣasyabhihataḥ kapiḥ .. 28..

tayorvegavatorvegaṃ vinihatya mahābalaḥ .
nipapāta punarbhūmau suparṇasamavikramaḥ .. 29..

sa sālavṛkṣamāsādya samutpāṭya ca vānaraḥ .
tāvubhau rākṣasau vīrau jaghāna pavanātmajaḥ .. 30..

tatastāṃstrīnhatāñjñātvā vānareṇa tarasvinā .
abhipede mahāvegaḥ prasahya praghaso harim .. 31..

bhāsakarṇaśca saṅkruddhaḥ śūlamādāya vīryavān .
ekataḥ kapiśārdūlaṃ yaśasvinamavasthitau .. 32..

paṭṭiśena śitāgreṇa praghasaḥ pratyapothayat .
bhāsakarṇaśca śūlena rākṣasaḥ kapisattamam .. 33..

sa tābhyāṃ vikṣatairgātrairasṛgdigdhatanūruhaḥ .
abhavadvānaraḥ kruddho bālasūryasamaprabhaḥ .. 34..

samutpāṭya gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ samṛgavyālapādapam .
jaghāna hanumānvīro rākṣasau kapikuñjaraḥ .. 35..

tatasteṣvavasanneṣu senāpatiṣu pañcasu .
balaṃ tadavaśeṣaṃ tu nāśayāmāsa vānaraḥ .. 36..

aśvairaśvāngajairnāgānyodhairyodhānrathai rathān .
sa kapirnāśayāmāsa sahasrākṣa ivāsurān .. 37..

hatairnāgaiśca turagairbhagnākṣaiśca mahārathaiḥ .
hataiśca rākṣasairbhūmī ruddhamārgā samantataḥ .. 38..

tataḥ kapistāndhvajinīpatīnraṇe
nihatya vīrānsabalānsavāhanān .
tadeva vīraḥ parigṛhya toraṇaṃ
kṛtakṣaṇaḥ kāla iva prajākṣaye .. 39..




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