.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 29

tatastamasi sañjāte rākṣasā daivataiḥ saha .
ayudhyanta balonmattāḥ sūdayantaḥ parasparam .. 1..

tatastu devasainyena rākṣasānāṃ mahadbalam .
daśāṃśaṃ sthāpitaṃ yuddhe śeṣaṃ nītaṃ yamakṣayam .. 2..

tasmiṃstu tamasā naddhe sarve te devarākṣasāḥ .
anyonyaṃ nābhyajānanta yudhyamānāḥ parasparam .. 3..

indraśca rāvaṇaścaiva rāvaṇiśca mahābalaḥ .
tasmiṃstamojālavṛte mohamīyurna te trayaḥ .. 4..

sa tu dṛṣṭvā balaṃ sarvaṃ nihataṃ rāvaṇo raṇe .
krodhamabhyāgamattīvraṃ mahānādaṃ ca muktavān .. 5..

krodhātsūtaṃ ca durdharṣaḥ syandanasthamuvāca ha .
parasainyasya madhyena yāvadantaṃ nayasva mām .. 6..

adyaitāṃstridaśānsarvānvikramaiḥ samare svayam .
nānāśastrairmahāsārairnāśayāmi nabhastalāt .. 7..

ahamindraṃ vadhiṣyāmi varuṇaṃ dhanadaṃ yamam .
tridaśānvinihatyāśu svayaṃ sthāsyāmyathopari .. 8..

viṣādo na ca kartavyaḥ śīghraṃ vāhaya me ratham .
dviḥ khalu tvāṃ bravīmyadya yāvadantaṃ nayasva mām .. 9..

ayaṃ sa nandanoddeśo yatra vartāmahe vayam .
naya māmadya tatra tvamudayo yatra parvataḥ .. 10..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā turagānsa manojavān .
ādideśātha śatrūṇāṃ madhyenaiva ca sārathiḥ .. 11..

tasya taṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā śakro deveśvarastadā .
rathasthaḥ samarasthāṃstāndevānvākyamathābravīt .. 12..

surāḥ śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ yattāvanmama rocate .
jīvanneva daśagrīvaḥ sādhu rakṣo nigṛhyatām .. 13..

eṣa hyatibalaḥ sainye rathena pavanaujasā .
gamiṣyati pravṛddhormiḥ samudra iva parvaṇi .. 14..

na hyeṣa hantuṃ śakyo.adya varadānātsunirbhayaḥ .
tadgrahīṣyāmahe ratho yattā bhavata saṃyuge .. 15..

yathā baliṃ nigṛhyaitattrailokyaṃ bhujyate mayā .
evametasya pāpasya nigraho mama rocate .. 16..

tato.anyaṃ deśamāsthāya śakraḥ santyajya rāvaṇam .
ayudhyata mahātejā rākṣasānnāśayanraṇe .. 17..

uttareṇa daśagrīvaḥ praviveśānivartitaḥ .
dakṣiṇena tu pārśvena praviveśa śatakratuḥ .. 18..

tataḥ sa yojanaśataṃ praviṣṭo rākṣasādhipaḥ .
devatānāṃ balaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat .. 19..

tataḥ śakro nirīkṣyātha praviṣṭaṃ taṃ balaṃ svakam .
nyavartayadasambhrāntaḥ samāvṛtya daśānanam .. 20..

etasminnantare nādo mukto dānavarākṣasaiḥ .
hā hatāḥ smeti taṃ dṛṣṭvā grastaṃ śakreṇa rāvaṇam .. 21..

tato rathaṃ samāruhya rāvaṇiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ .
tatsainyamatisaṅkruddhaḥ praviveśa sudāruṇam .. 22..

sa tāṃ praviśya māyāṃ tu dattāṃ gopatinā purā .
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tatsanyaṃ samavākirat .. 23..

tataḥ sa devānsantyajya śakramevābhyayāddrutam .
mahendraśca mahātejā na dadarśa sutaṃ ripoḥ .. 24..

sa mātaliṃ hayāṃścaiva tāḍayitvā śarottamaiḥ .
mahendraṃ bāṇavarṣeṇa śīghrahasto hyavākirat .. 25..

tataḥ śakro rathaṃ tyaktva visṛjya ca sa mātalim .
airāvataṃ samāruhya mṛgayāmāsa rāvaṇim .. 26..

sa tu māyā balādrakṣaḥ saṅgrāme nābhyadṛśyata .
kiramāṇaḥ śaraughena mahendramamitaujasaṃ .. 27..

sa taṃ yadā pariśrāntamindraṃ mene.atha rāvaṇiḥ .
tadainaṃ māyayā baddhvā svasainyamabhito.anayat .. 28..

taṃ dṛṣṭvātha balāttasminmāyayāpahṛtaṃ raṇe .
mahendramamarāḥ sarve kiṃ nvetaditi cukruśuḥ .
na hi dṛśyati vidyāvānmāyayā yena nīyate .. 29..

etasminnantare cāpi sarve suragaṇāstadā .
abhyadravansusaṅkruddhā rāvaṇaṃ śastravṛṣṭibhiḥ .. 30..

rāvaṇistu samāsādya vasvādityamarudgaṇān .
na śaśāka raṇe sthātuṃ na yoddhuṃ śastrapīḍitaḥ .. 31..

taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā pariśrāntaṃ prahārairjarjaracchavim .
rāvaṇiḥ pitaraṃ yuddhe.adarśanastho.abravīdidam .. 32..

āgaccha tāta gacchāvo nivṛttaṃ raṇakarma tat .
jitaṃ te viditaṃ bho.astu svastho bhava gatajvaraḥ .. 33..

ayaṃ hi surasainyasya trailokyasya ca yaḥ prabhuḥ .
sa gṛhīto mayā śakro bhagnamānāḥ surāḥ kṛtāḥ .. 34..

yatheṣṭaṃ bhuṅkṣva trailokyaṃ nigṛhya ripumojasā .
vṛthā te kiṃ śramaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ hi tava niṣphalam .. 35..

sa daivatabalāttasmānnivṛtto raṇakarmaṇaḥ .
tacchrutvā rāvaṇervākyaṃ svasthacetā daśānanaḥ .. 36..

atha raṇavigatajvaraḥ prabhur
vijayamavāpya niśācarādhipaḥ .
bhavanamabhi tato jagāma hṛṣṭaḥ
svasutamavāpya ca vākyamabravīt .. 37..

atibalasadṛśaiḥ parākramaistair
mama kulamānavivardhanaṃ kṛtam .
yadamarasamavikrama tvayā
tridaśapatistridaśāśca nirjitāḥ .. 38..

tvaritamupanayasva vāsavaṃ
nagaramito vraja sainyasaṃvṛtaḥ .
ahamapi tava gacchato drutaṃ
saha sacivairanuyāmi pṛṣṭhataḥ .. 39..

atha sa balavṛtaḥ savāhanas
tridaśapatiṃ parigṛhya rāvaṇiḥ .
svabhavanamupagamya rākṣaso
muditamanā visasarja rākṣasān .. 40..




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