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sarga - 24

nivartamānaḥ saṃhṛṣṭo rāvaṇaḥ sa durātmavān .
jahre pathi narendrarṣidevagandharvakanyakāḥ .. 1..

darśanīyāṃ hi yāṃ rakṣaḥ kanyāṃ strīṃ vātha paśyati .
hatvā bandhujanaṃ tasyā vimāne saṃnyaveśayat .. 2..

tatra pannagayakṣāṇāṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ ca rakṣasām .
daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca kanyā jagrāha rāvaṇaḥ .. 3..

dīrghakeśyaḥ sucārvaṅgyaḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ .
śokāyattāstaruṇyaśca samastā stananamritāḥ .. 4..

tulyamagnyarciṣāṃ tatra śokāgnibhayasambhavam .
pravepamānā duḥkhārtā mumucurbāṣpajaṃ jalam .. 5..

tāsāṃ niśvasamānānāṃ niśvasaiḥ sampradīpitam .
agnihotramivābhāti saṃniruddhāgnipuṣpakam .. 6..

kā ciddadhyau suduḥkhārtā hanyādapi hi mām ayam .
smṛtvā mātṝhpitṝnbhrātṝnputrānvai śvaśurānapi .
duḥkhaśokasamāviṣṭo vilepuḥ sahitāḥ striyaḥ .. 7..

kathaṃ nu khalu me putraḥ kariṣyati mayā vinā .
kathaṃ mātā kathaṃ bhrātā nimagnāḥ śokasāgare .. 8..

hā kathaṃ nu kariṣyāmi bhartāraṃ daivataṃ vinā .
mṛtyo prasīda yāce tvāṃ naya māṃ yamasādanam .. 9..

kiṃ nu me duṣkṛtaṃ karma kṛtaṃ dehāntare purā .
tato.asmi dharṣitānena patitā śokasāgare .. 10..

na khalvidānīṃ paśyāmi duḥkhasyāntamihātmanaḥ .
aho dhinmānuṣā.Nllokānnāsti khalvadhamaḥ paraḥ .. 11..

yaddurbalā balavatā bāndhavā rāvaṇena me .
uditenaiva sūryeṇa tārakā iva nāśitāḥ .. 12..

aho subalavadrakṣo vadhopāyeṣu rajyate .
aho durvṛttamātmānaṃ svayameva na budhyate .. 13..

sarvathā sadṛśastāvadvikramo.asya durātmanaḥ .
idaṃ tvasadṛśaṃ karma paradārābhimarśanam .. 14..

yasmādeṣa parakhyāsu strīṣu rajyati durmatiḥ .
tasmāddhi strīkṛtenaiva vadhaṃ prāpsyati vāraṇaḥ .. 15..

śaptaḥ strībhiḥ sa tu tadā hatatejāḥ suniṣprabha .
pativratābhiḥ sādhvībhiḥ sthitābhiḥ sādhu vartmani .. 16..

evaṃ vilapamānāsu rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .
praviveśa purīṃ laṅkāṃ pūjyamāno niśācaraiḥ .. 17..

tato rākṣasarājasya svasā paramaduḥkhitā .
pādayoḥ patitā tasya vaktumevopacakrame .. 18..

tataḥ svasāramutthāpya rāvaṇaḥ parisāntvayan .
abravītkimidaṃ bhadre vaktumarhasi me drutam .. 19..

sā bāṣpapariruddhākṣī rākṣasī vākyamabravīt .
hatāsmi vidhavā rājaṃstvayā balavatā kṛtā .. 20..

ete viryāttvayā rājandaityā vinihatā raṇe .
kālakeyā iti khyātā mahābalaparākramāḥ .. 21..

tatra me nihato bhartā garīyāñjīvitādapi .
sa tvayā dayitastatra bhrātrā śatrusamena vai .. 22..

yā tvayāsmi hatā rājansvayameveha bandhunā .
duḥkhaṃ vaidhavyaśabdaṃ ca dattaṃ bhokṣyāmyahaṃ tvayā .. 23..

nanu nāma tvayā rakṣyo jāmātā samareṣvapi .
taṃ nihatya raṇe rājansvayameva na lajjase .. 24..

evamuktastayā rakṣo bhaginyā krośamānayā .
abravītsāntvayitvā tāṃ sāmapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ .. 25..

alaṃ vatse viṣādena na bhetavyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ .
mānadānaviśeṣaistvāṃ toṣayiṣyāmi nityaśaḥ .. 26..

yuddhe pramatto vyākṣipto jayakāṅkṣī kṣipañśarān .
nāvagacchāmi yuddheṣu svānparānvāpyahaṃ śubhe .
tenāsau nihataḥ saṅkhye mayā bhartā tava svasaḥ .. 27..

asminkāle tu yatprāptaṃ tatkariṣyāmi te hitam .
bhrāturaiśvaryasaṃsthasya kharasya bhava pārśvataḥ .. 28..

caturdaśānāṃ bhrātā te sahasrāṇāṃ bhaviṣyati .
prabhuḥ prayāṇe dāne ca rākṣasānāṃ mahaujasām .. 29..

tatra mātṛṣvasuḥ putro bhrātā tava kharaḥ prabhuḥ .
bhaviṣyati sadā kurvanyadvakṣyasi vacaḥ svayam .. 30..

śīghraṃ gacchatvayaṃ śūro daṇḍakānparirakṣitum .
dūṣaṇo.asya balādhyakṣo bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ .. 31..

sa hi śapto vanoddeśe kruddhenośanasā purā .
rākṣasānāmayaṃ vāso bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 32..

evamuktvā daśagrīvaḥ sainyaṃ tasyādideśa ha .
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇām .. 33..

sa taiḥ sarvaiḥ parivṛto rākṣasairghoradarśanaiḥ .
kharaḥ samprayayau śīghraṃ daṇḍakānakutobhayaḥ .. 34..

sa tatra kārayāmāsa rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam .
sā ca śūrpaṇakhā prītā nyavasaddaṇḍakāvane .. 35..




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