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sarga - 51

khamutpatantaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā maithilī janakātmajā .
duḥkhitā paramodvignā bhaye mahati vartinī .. 1..

roṣarodanatāmrākṣī bhīmākṣaṃ rākṣasādhipam .
rudatī karuṇaṃ sītā hriyamāṇedamabravīt .. 2..

na vyapatrapase nīca karmaṇānena rāvaṇa .
jñātvā virahitāṃ yo māṃ corayitvā palāyase .. 3..

tvayaiva nūnaṃ duṣṭātmanbhīruṇā hartumicchatā .
mamāpavāhito bhartā mṛgarūpeṇa māyayā .
yo hi māmudyatastrātuṃ so.apyayaṃ vinipātitaḥ .. 4..

paramaṃ khalu te vīryaṃ dṛśyate rākṣasādhama .
viśrāvya nāmadheyaṃ hi yuddhe nāsti jitā tvayā .. 5..

īdṛśaṃ garhitaṃ karma kathaṃ kṛtvā na lajjase .
striyāśca haraṇaṃ nīca rahite ca parasya ca .. 6..

kathayiṣyanti lokeṣu puruṣāḥ karma kutsitam .
sunṛśaṃsamadharmiṣṭhaṃ tava śauṇḍīryamāninaḥ .. 7..

dhikte śauryaṃ ca sattvaṃ ca yattvayā kathitaṃ tadā .
kulākrośakaraṃ loke dhikte cāritramīdṛśam .. 8..

kiṃ śakyaṃ kartumevaṃ hi yajjavenaiva dhāvasi .
muhūrtamapi tiṣṭhasva na jīvanpratiyāsyasi .. 9..

na hi cakṣuḥpathaṃ prāpya tayoḥ pārthivaputrayoḥ .
sasainyo.api samartaḥstvaṃ muhūrtamapi jīvitum .. 10..

na tvaṃ tayoḥ śarasparśaṃ soḍhuṃ śaktaḥ kathaṃ cana .
vane prajvalitasyeva sparśamagnervihaṅgamaḥ .. 11..

sādhu kṛtvātmanaḥ pathyaṃ sādhu māṃ muñca rāvaṇa .
matpradharṣaṇaruṣṭo hi bhrātrā saha patirmama .
vidhāsyati vināśāya tvaṃ māṃ yadi na muñcasi .. 12..

yena tvaṃ vyavasāyena balānmāṃ hartumicchasi .
vyavasāyaḥ sa te nīca bhaviṣyati nirarthakaḥ .. 13..

na hyahaṃ tamapaśyantī bhartāraṃ vibudhopamam .
utsahe śatruvaśagā prāṇāndhārayituṃ ciram .. 14..

na nūnaṃ cātmanaḥ śreyaḥ pathyaṃ vā samavekṣase .
mṛtyukāle yathā martyo viparītāni sevate .. 15..

mumūrṣūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ yatpathyaṃ tanna rocate .
paśyāmīva hi kaṇṭhe tvāṃ kālapāśāvapāśitam .. 16..

yathā cāsminbhayasthāne na bibheṣe daśānana .
vyaktaṃ hiraṇmayānhi tvaṃ sampaśyasi mahīruhān .. 17..

nadīṃ vairataṇīṃ ghorāṃ rudhiraughanivāhinīm .
khaḍgapatravanaṃ caiva bhīmaṃ paśyasi rāvaṇa .. 18..

taptakāñcanapuṣpāṃ ca vaidūryapravaracchadām .
drakṣyase śālmalīṃ tīkṣṇāmāyasaiḥ kaṇṭakaiścitām .. 19..

na hi tvamīdṛśaṃ kṛtvā tasyālīkaṃ mahātmanaḥ .
dhārituṃ śakṣyasi ciraṃ viṣaṃ pītveva nirghṛṇaḥ .. 20..

baddhastvaṃ kālapāśena durnivāreṇa rāvaṇa .
kva gato lapsyase śarma bharturmama mahātmanaḥ .. 21..

nimeṣāntaramātreṇa vinā bhrātaramāhave .
rākṣasā nihatā yena sahasrāṇi caturdaśa .. 22..

sa kathaṃ rāghavo vīraḥ sarvāstrakuśalo balī .
na tvāṃ hanyāccharaistīkṣṇairiṣṭabhāryāpahāriṇam .. 23..

etaccānyacca paruṣaṃ vaidehī rāvaṇāṅkagā .
bhayaśokasamāviṣṭā karuṇaṃ vilalāpa ha .. 24..

tathā bhṛśārtāṃ bahu caiva bhāṣiṇīṃ
vilalāpa pūrvaṃ karuṇaṃ ca bhāminīm .
jahāra pāpastaruṇīṃ viveṣṭatīṃ
nṛpātmajāmāgatagātravepathum .. 25..




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