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sarga - 19

tacchrutvā rājaśārdūla viśvāmitrasya bhāṣitam .
muhūrtamiva niḥsaṃjñaḥ saṃjñāvānidamabravīt .. 1..

ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣo me rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ .
na yuddhayogyatāmasya paśyāmi saha rākṣasaiḥ .. 2..

iyamakṣauhiṇī pūrṇā yasyāhaṃ patirīśvaraḥ .
anayā saṃvṛto gatvā yodhāhaṃ tairniśācaraiḥ .. 3..

ime śūrāśca vikrāntā bhṛtyā me.astraviśāradāḥ .
yogyā rakṣogaṇairyoddhuṃ na rāmaṃ netumarhasi .. 4..

ahameva dhanuṣpāṇirgoptā samaramūrdhani .
yāvatprāṇāndhariṣyāmi tāvadyotsye niśācaraiḥ .. 5..

nirvighnā vratavaryā sā bhaviṣyati surakṣitā .
ahaṃ tatra gamiṣyāmilna rāma netumarhasi .. 6..

bālo hyakṛtavidyaśca na ca vetti balābalam .
na cāstrabalasaṃyukto na ca yuddhaviśāradaḥ .
na cāsau rakṣasāṃ yogyaḥ kūṭayuddhā hi te dhruvam .. 7..

viprayukto hi rāmeṇa muhūrtamapi notsahe .
jīvituṃ muniśārdūla na rāmaṃ netumarhasi .. 8..

yadi vā rāghavaṃ brahmannetumicchasi suvrata .
caturaṅgasamāyuktaṃ mayā saha ca taṃ naya .. 9..

ṣaṣṭirvarṣasahasrāṇi jātasya mama kauśikaḥ .
duḥkhenotpāditaścāyaṃ na rāmaṃ netumarhasi .. 10..

caturṇāmātmajānāṃ hi prītiḥ paramikā mama .
jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmapradhānaṃ ca na rāmaṃ netumarhasi .. 11..

kiṃ vīryā rākṣasāste ca kasya putrāś ca ke ca te .
kathaṃ pramāṇāḥ ke caitānrakṣanti munipuṅgava .. 12..

kathaṃ ca pratikartavyaṃ teṣāṃ rāmeṇa rakṣasām .
māmakairvā balairbrahmanmayā vā kūṭayodhinām .. 13..

sarvaṃ me śaṃsa bhagavankathaṃ teṣāṃ mayā raṇe .
sthātavyaṃ duṣṭabhāvānāṃ vīryotsiktā hi rākṣasāḥ .. 14..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro.abhyabhāṣata .
paulastyavaṃśaprabhavo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ .. 15..

sa brahmaṇā dattavarastrailokyaṃ bādhate bhṛśam .
mahābalo mahāvīryo rākṣasairbahubhirvṛtaḥ .. 16..

śrūyate hi mahāvīryo rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .
sākṣādvaiśravaṇabhrātā putro viśvaraso muneḥ .. 17..

yadā svayaṃ na yajñasya vighnakartā mahābalaḥ .
tena sañcoditau tau tu rākṣasau sumahā balau .
mārīcaśca subāhuśca yajñavighnaṃ kariṣyataḥ .. 18..

ityukto muninā tena rājovāca muniṃ tadā .
na hi śakto.asmi saṅgrāme sthātuṃ tasya durātmanaḥ .. 19..

sa tvaṃ prasādaṃ dharmajña kuruṣva mama putrake .
devadānavagandharvā yakṣāḥ pataga pannagāḥ .. 20..

na śaktā rāvaṇaṃ soḍhuṃ kiṃ punarmānavā yudhi .
sa hi vīryavatāṃ vīryamādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ .. 21..

tena cāhaṃ na śakto.asmi saṃyoddhuṃ tasya vā balaiḥ .
sabalo vā muniśreṣṭha sahito vā mamātmajaiḥ .. 22..

kathamapyamaraprakhyaṃ saṅgrāmāṇām akovidam .
bālaṃ me tanayaṃ brahmannaiva dāsyāmi putrakam .. 23..

atha kālopamau yuddhe sutau sundopasundayoḥ .
yajñavighnakarau tau te naiva dāsyāmi putrakam .. 24..

mārīcaśca subāhuśca vīryavantau suśikṣitau .
tayoranyatareṇāhaṃ yoddhā syāṃ sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ .. 25..




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