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sarga - 58

tatastadamṛtāsvādaṃ gṛdhrarājena bhāṣitam .
niśamya vadato hṛṣṭāste vacaḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ .. 1..

jāmbavānvai hariśreṣṭhaḥ saha sarvaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ .
bhūtalātsahasotthāya gṛdhrarājānamabravīt .. 2..

kva sītā kena vā dṛṣṭā ko vā harati maithilīm .
tadākhyātu bhavānsarvaṃ gatirbhava vanaukasām .. 3..

ko dāśarathibāṇānāṃ vajraveganipātinām .
svayaṃ lakṣmaṇamuktānāṃ na cintayati vikramam .. 4..

sa harīnprītisaṃyuktānsītā śrutisamāhitān .
punarāśvāsayanprīta idaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 5..

śrūyatāmiha vaidehyā yathā me haraṇaṃ śrutam .
yena cāpi mamākhyātaṃ yatra cāyatalocanā .. 6..

ahamasmingirau durge bahuyojanamāyate .
cirānnipatito vṛddhaḥ kṣīṇaprāṇaparākramaḥ .. 7..

taṃ māmevaṅgataṃ putraḥ supārśvo nāma nāmataḥ .
āhāreṇa yathākālaṃ bibharti patatāṃ varaḥ .. 8..

tīkṣṇakāmāstu gandharvāstīkṣṇakopā bhujaṅgamāḥ .
mṛgāṇāṃ tu bhayaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ tatastīkṣṇakṣudhā vayam .. 9..

sa kadā citkṣudhārtasya mama cāhārakāṅkṣiṇaḥ .
gatasūryo.ahani prāpto mama putro hyanāmiṣaḥ .. 10..

sa mayā vṛddhabhāvācca kopācca paribhartsitaḥ .
kṣutpipāsā parītena kumāraḥ patatāṃ varaḥ .. 11..

sa mamāhārasaṃrodhātpīḍitaḥ prītivardhanaḥ .
anumānya yathātattvamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 12..

ahaṃ tāta yathākālamāmiṣārthī khamāplutaḥ .
mahendrasya girerdvāramāvṛtya ca samāsthitaḥ .. 13..

tatra sattvasahasrāṇāṃ sāgarāntaracāriṇām .
panthānameko.adhyavasaṃ saṃniroddhumavāṅmukhaḥ .. 14..

tatra kaścinmayā dṛṣṭaḥ sūryodayasamaprabhām .
striyamādāya gacchanvai bhinnāñjanacayopamaḥ .. 15..

so.ahamabhyavahārārthī tau dṛṣṭvā kṛtaniścayaḥ .
tena sāmnā vinītena panthānamabhiyācitaḥ .. 16..

na hi sāmopapannānāṃ prahartā vidyate kva cit .
nīceṣvapi janaḥ kaścitkimaṅga bata madvidhaḥ .. 17..

sa yātastejasā vyoma saṅkṣipanniva vegataḥ .
athāhaṃ khe carairbhūtairabhigamya sabhājitaḥ .. 18..

diṣṭyā jīvasi tāteti abruvanmāṃ maharṣayaḥ .
kathaṃ citsakalatro.asau gataste svastyasaṃśayam .. 19..

evamuktastato.ahaṃ taiḥ siddhaiḥ paramaśobhanaiḥ .
sa ca me rāvaṇo rājā rakṣasāṃ prativeditaḥ .. 20..

harandāśaratherbhāryāṃ rāmasya janakātmajām .
bhraṣṭābharaṇakauśeyāṃ śokavegaparājitām .. 21..

rāmalakṣmaṇayornāma krośantīṃ muktamūrdhajām .
eṣa kālātyayastāvaditi vākyavidāṃ varaḥ .. 22..

etamarthaṃ samagraṃ me supārśvaḥ pratyavedayat .
tacchrutvāpi hi me buddhirnāsītkā citparākrame .. 23..

apakṣo hi kathaṃ pakṣī karma kiṃ cidupakramet .
yattu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ vāgbuddhiguṇavartinā .. 24..

śrūyatāṃ tatpravakṣyāmi bhavatāṃ pauruṣāśrayam .
vāṅmatibhyāṃ hi sārveṣāṃ kariṣyāmi priyaṃ hi vaḥ .
yaddhi dāśaratheḥ kāryaṃ mama tannātra saṃśayaḥ .. 25..

te bhavanto matiśreṣṭhā balavanto manasvinaḥ .
sahitāḥ kapirājena devairapi durāsadāḥ .. 26..

rāmalakṣmaṇabāṇāśca niśitāḥ kaṅkapatriṇaḥ .
trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ paryāptāstrāṇanigrahe .. 27..

kāmaṃ khalu daśagrīvastejobalasamanvitaḥ .
bhavatāṃ tu samarthānāṃ na kiṃ cidapi duṣkaram .. 28..

tadalaṃ kālasaṅgena kriyatāṃ buddhiniścayaḥ .
na hi karmasu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ .. 29..




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