.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 27

nihataṃ dūṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā raṇe triśirasā saha .
kharasyāpyabhavattrāso dṛṣṭvā rāmasya vikramam .. 1..

sa dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaṃ sainyamaviṣahyaṃ mahābalam .
hatamekena rāmeṇa dūṣaṇastriśirā api .. 2..

tadbalaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vimanāḥ prekṣya rākṣasaḥ .
āsasāda kharo rāmaṃ namucirvāsavaṃ yathā .. 3..

vikṛṣya balavaccāpaṃ nārācānraktabhojanān .
kharaścikṣepa rāmāya kruddhānāśīviṣāniva .. 4..

jyāṃ vidhunvansubahuśaḥ śikṣayāstrāṇi darśayan .
cacāra samare mārgāñśarai rathagataḥ kharaḥ .. 5..

sa sarvāśca diśo bāṇaiḥ pradiśaśca mahārathaḥ .
pūrayāmāsa taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmo.api sumahaddhanuḥ .. 6..

sa sāyakairdurviṣahaiḥ sasphuliṅgairivāgnibhiḥ .
nabhaścakārāvivaraṃ parjanya iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ .. 7..

tadbabhūva śitairbāṇaiḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ .
paryākāśamanākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śarasaṅkulam .. 8..

śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryo na tadā sma prakāśate .
anyonyavadhasaṃrambhādubhayoḥ samprayudhyatoḥ .. 9..

tato nālīkanārācaistīkṣṇāgraiśca vikarṇibhiḥ .
ājaghāna raṇe rāmaṃ totrairiva mahādvipam .. 10..

taṃ rathasthaṃ dhanuṣpāṇiṃ rākṣasaṃ paryavasthitam .
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastamivāntakam .. 11..

taṃ siṃhamiva vikrāntaṃ siṃhavikrāntagāminam .
dṛṣṭvā nodvijate rāmaḥ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā .. 12..

tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ .
āsasāda raṇe rāmaṃ pataṅga iva pāvakam .. 13..

tato.asya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muṣṭideśe mahātmanaḥ .
kharaściccheda rāmasya darśayanpāṇilāghavam .. 14..

sa punastvaparānsapta śarānādāya varmaṇi .
nijaghāna raṇe kruddhaḥ śakrāśanisamaprabhān .. 15..

tatastatprahataṃ bāṇaiḥ kharamuktaiḥ suparvabhiḥ .
papāta kavacaṃ bhūmau rāmasyādityavarcasaḥ .. 16..

sa śarairarpitaḥ kruddhaḥ sarvagātreṣu rāghavaḥ .
rarāja samare rāmo vidhūmo.agniriva jvalan .. 17..

tato gambhīranirhrādaṃ rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ .
cakārāntāya sa ripoḥ sajyamanyanmahaddhanuḥ .. 18..

sumahadvaiṣṇavaṃ yattadatisṛṣṭaṃ maharṣiṇā .
varaṃ taddhanurudyamya kharaṃ samabhidhāvata .. 19..

tataḥ kanakapuṅkhaistu śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ .
ciccheda rāmaḥ saṅkruddhaḥ kharasya samare dhvajam .. 20..

sa darśanīyo bahudhā vicchinnaḥ kāñcano dhvajaḥ .
jagāma dharaṇīṃ sūryo devatānāmivājñayā .. 21..

taṃ caturbhiḥ kharaḥ kruddho rāmaṃ gātreṣu mārgaṇaiḥ .
vivyādha hṛdi marmajño mātaṅgamiva tomaraiḥ .. 22..

sa rāmo bahubhirbāṇaiḥ kharakārmukaniḥsṛtaiḥ .
viddho rudhirasiktāṅgo babhūva ruṣito bhṛśam .. 23..

sa dhanurdhanvināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya paramāhave .
mumoca parameṣvāsaḥ ṣaṭśarānabhilakṣitān .. 24..

śirasyekena bāṇena dvābhyāṃ bāhvorathārpayat .
tribhiścandrārdhavaktraiśca vakṣasyabhijaghāna ha .. 25..

tataḥ paścānmahātejā nārācānbhāskaropamān .
jighāṃsū rākṣasaṃ kruddhastrayodaśa śilāśitān .. 26..

tato.asya yugamekena caturbhiścaturo hayān .
ṣaṣṭhena ca śiraḥ saṅkhye ciccheda kharasāratheḥ .. 27..

tribhistriveṇuṃ balavāndvābhyāmakṣaṃ mahābalaḥ .
dvādaśena tu bāṇena kharasya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ .
chittvā vajranikāśena rāghavaḥ prahasanniva .
trayodaśenendrasamo bibheda samare kharam .. 28..

prabhagnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ .
gadāpāṇiravaplutya tasthau bhūmau kharastadā .. 29..

tatkarma rāmasya mahārathasya
sametya devāśca maharṣayaś ca .
apūjayanprāñjalayaḥ prahṛṣṭās
tadā vimānāgragatāḥ sametāḥ .. 30..




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