.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 21

evamādharṣitaḥ śūraḥ śūrpaṇakhyā kharastadā .
uvāca rakṣasāṃ madhye kharaḥ kharataraṃ vacaḥ .. 1..

tavāpamānaprabhavaḥ krodho.ayamatulo mama .
na śakyate dhārayituṃ lavaṇāmbha ivotthitam .. 2..

na rāmaṃ gaṇaye vīryānmānuṣaṃ kṣīṇajīvitam .
ātmā duścaritaiḥ prāṇānhato yo.adya vimokṣyati .. 3..

bāṣpaḥ saṃhriyatāmeṣa sambhramaśca vimucyatām .
ahaṃ rāmaḥ saha bhrātrā nayāmi yamasādanam .. 4..

paraśvadhahatasyādya mandaprāṇasya bhūtale .
rāmasya rudhiraṃ raktamuṣṇaṃ pāsyasi rākṣasi .. 5..

sā prahṛṣṭvā vacaḥ śrutvā kharasya vadanāccyutam .
praśaśaṃsa punarmaurkhyādbhrātaraṃ rakṣasāṃ varam .. 6..

tayā paruṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ punareva praśaṃsitaḥ .
abravīddūṣaṇaṃ nāma kharaḥ senāpatiṃ tadā .. 7..

caturdaśa sahasrāṇi mama cittānuvartinām .
rakṣasīṃ bhīmavegānāṃ samareṣvanivartinām .. 8..

nīlajīmūtavarṇānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām .
lokasiṃhāvihārāṇāṃ balināmugratejasām .. 9..

teṣāṃ śārdūladarpāṇāṃ mahāsyānāa.m mahaujasām .
sarvodyogamudīrṇānāṃ rakṣasāṃ saumya kāraya .. 10..

upasthāpaya me kṣipraṃ rathaṃ saumya dhanūṃṣi ca .
śarāṃśca citrānkhaḍgāṃśca śaktīśca vividhāḥ śitāḥ .. 11..

agre niryātumicchāmi paulastyānāṃ mahātmanām .
vadhārthaṃ durvinītasya rāmasya raṇakovidaḥ .. 12..

iti tasya bruvāṇasya sūryavarṇaṃ mahāratham .
sadaśvaiḥ śabalairyuktamācacakṣe.atha dūṣaṇaḥ .. 13..

taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇam .
hemacakramasambādhaṃ vaidūryamaya kūbaram .. 14..

matsyaiḥ puṣpairdrumaiḥ śailaiścandrasūryaiśca kāñcanaiḥ .
māṅgalyaiḥ pakṣisaṅghaiśca tārābhiśca samāvṛtam .. 15..

dhvajanistriṃśasampannaṃ kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitam .
sadaśvayuktaṃ so.amarṣādāruroha rathaṃ kharaḥ .. 16..

niśāmya taṃ rathagataṃ rāak.sasā bhīmavikramā.h .
tasthuḥ samparivāryainaṃ dūṣaṇaṃ ca mahābalam .. 17..

kharastu tānmaheṣvāsānghoracarmāyudhadhvajān .
niryātetyabravīddṛṣṭvā rathasthaḥ sarvarākṣasān .. 18..

tatastadrākṣasaṃ sainyaṃ ghoracarmāyudhadhvajam .
nirjagāma janasthānānmahānādaṃ mahājavam .. 19..

mudgaraiḥ paṭṭiśaiḥ śūlaiḥ sutīkṣṇaiśca paraśvadhaiḥ .
khaḍgaiścakraiśca hastasthairbhrājamānaiśca tomaraiḥ .. 20..

śaktibhiḥ patighairghorairatimātraiśca kārmukaiḥ .
gadāsimusalairvajrairgṛhītairbhīmadarśanaiḥ .. 21..

rākṣasānāṃ sughorāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa .
niryātāni janasthānātkharacittānuvartinām .. 22..

tāṃstvabhidravato dṛṣṭvā rākṣasānbhīmavikramān .
kharasyāpi rathaḥ kiṃ cijjagāma tadanantaram .. 23..

tatastāñśabalānaśvāṃstaptakāñcanabhūṣitān .
kharasya matamājñāya sārathiḥ samacodayat .. 24..

sa codito rathaḥ śīghraṃ kharasya ripughātinaḥ .
śabdenāpūrayāmāsa diśaśca pratiśastathā .. 25..

pravṛddhamanyustu kharaḥ kharasvano
riporvadhārthaṃ tvarito yathāntakaḥ .
acūcudatsārathimunnadanpunar
mahābalo megha ivāśmavarṣavān .. 26..




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