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ityuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāvaṇānujaḥ .
ājagāma muhūrtena yatra rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ .. 1..

taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ dīptāmiva śatahradām .
gaganasthaṃ mahīsthāste dadṛśurvānarādhipāḥ .. 2..

tamātmapañcamaṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ .
vānaraiḥ saha durdharṣaścintayāmāsa buddhimān .. 3..

cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ tu vānarāṃstānuvāca ha .
hanūmatpramukhānsarvānidaṃ vacanamuttamam .. 4..

eṣa sarvāyudhopetaścaturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ .
rākṣaso.abhyeti paśyadhvamasmānhantuṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 5..

sugrīvasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te vānarottamāḥ .
sālānudyamya śailāṃśca idaṃ vacanamabruvan .. 6..

śīghraṃ vyādiśa no rājanvadhāyaiṣāṃ durātmanām .
nipatantu hatāścaite dharaṇyāmalpajīvitāḥ .. 7..

teṣāṃ sambhāṣamāṇānāmanyonyaṃ sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ .
uttaraṃ tīramāsādya khastha eva vyatiṣṭhata .. 8..

uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān .
sugrīvaṃ tāṃśca samprekṣya khastha eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ .. 9..

rāvaṇo nāma durvṛtto rākṣaso rākṣaseśvaraḥ .
tasyāhamanujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ .. 10..

tena sītā janasthānāddhṛtā hatvā jaṭāyuṣam .
ruddhvā ca vivaśā dīnā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā .. 11..

tamahaṃ hetubhirvākyairvividhaiśca nyadarśayam .
sādhu niryātyatāṃ sītā rāmāyeti punaḥ punaḥ .. 12..

sa ca na pratijagrāha rāvaṇaḥ kālacoditaḥ .
ucyamāno hitaṃ vākyaṃ viparīta ivauṣadham .. 13..

so.ahaṃ paruṣitastena dāsavaccāvamānitaḥ .
tyaktvā putrāṃśca dārāṃśca rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ .. 14..

sarvalokaśaraṇyāya rāghavāya mahātmane .
nivedayata māṃ kṣipraṃ vibhīṣaṇamupasthitam .. 15..

etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā sugrīvo laghuvikramaḥ .
lakṣmaṇasyāgrato rāmaṃ saṃrabdhamidamabravīt .. 16..

rāvaṇasyānujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ .
caturbhiḥ saha rakṣobhirbhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ .. 17..

rāvaṇena praṇihitaṃ tamavehi vibhīṣaṇam .
tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye kṣamaṃ kṣamavatāṃ vara .. 18..

rākṣaso jihmayā buddhyā sandiṣṭo.ayamupasthitaḥ .
prahartuṃ māyayā channo viśvaste tvayi rāghava .. 19..

badhyatāmeṣa tīvreṇa daṇḍena sacivaiḥ saha .
rāvaṇasya nṛśaṃsasya bhrātā hyeṣa vibhīṣaṇaḥ .. 20..

evamuktvā tu taṃ rāmaṃ saṃrabdho vāhinīpatiḥ .
vākyajño vākyakuśalaṃ tato maunamupāgamat .. 21..

sugrīvasya tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā rāmo mahābalaḥ .
samīpasthānuvācedaṃ hanūmatpramukhānharīn .. 22..

yaduktaṃ kapirājena rāvaṇāvarajaṃ prati .
vākyaṃ hetumadatyarthaṃ bhavadbhirapi tacchrutam .. 23..

suhṛdā hyarthakṛccheṣu yuktaṃ buddhimatā satā .
samarthenāpi sandeṣṭuṃ śāśvatīṃ bhūtimicchatā .. 24..

ityevaṃ paripṛṣṭāste svaṃ svaṃ matamatandritāḥ .
sopacāraṃ tadā rāmamūcurhitacikīrṣavaḥ .. 25..

ajñātaṃ nāsti te kiṃ cittriṣu lokeṣu rāghava .
ātmānaṃ pūjayanrāma pṛcchasyasmānsuhṛttayā .. 26..

tvaṃ hi satyavrataḥ śūro dhārmiko dṛḍhavikramaḥ .
parīkṣya kārā smṛtimānnisṛṣṭātmā suhṛtsu ca .. 27..

tasmādekaikaśastāvadbruvantu sacivāstava .
hetuto matisampannāḥ samarthāśca punaḥ punaḥ .. 28..

ityukte rāghavāyātha matimānaṅgado.agrataḥ .
vibhīṣaṇaparīkṣārthamuvāca vacanaṃ hariḥ .. 29..

śatroḥ sakāśātsamprāptaḥ sarvathā śaṅkya eva hi .
viśvāsayogyaḥ sahasā na kartavyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ .. 30..

chādayitvātmabhāvaṃ hi caranti śaṭhabuddhayaḥ .
praharanti ca randhreṣu so.anarthaḥ sumahānbhavet .. 31..

arthānarthau viniścitya vyavasāyaṃ bhajeta ha .
guṇataḥ saṅgrahaṃ kuryāddoṣatastu visarjayet .. 32..

yadi doṣo mahāṃstasmiṃstyajyatāmaviśaṅkitam .
guṇānvāpi bahūñjñātvā saṅgrahaḥ kriyatāṃ nṛpa .. 33..

śarabhastvatha niścitya sārthaṃ vacanamabravīt .
kṣipramasminnaravyāghra cāraḥ pratividhīyatām .. 34..

praṇidhāya hi cāreṇa yathāvatsūkṣmabuddhinā .
parīkṣya ca tataḥ kāryo yathānyāyaṃ parigrahaḥ .. 35..

jāmbavāṃstvatha samprekṣya śāstrabuddhyā vicakṣaṇaḥ .
vākyaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa guṇavaddoṣavarjitam .. 36..

baddhavairācca pāpācca rākṣasendrādvibhīṣaṇaḥ .
adeśa kāle samprāptaḥ sarvathā śaṅkyatām ayam .. 37..

tato maindastu samprekṣya nayāpanayakovidaḥ .
vākyaṃ vacanasampanno babhāṣe hetumattaram .. 38..

vacanaṃ nāma tasyaiṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ .
pṛcchyatāṃ madhureṇāyaṃ śanairnaravareśvara .. 39..

bhāvamasya tu vijñāya tatastattvaṃ kariṣyasi .
yadi dṛṣṭo na duṣṭo vā buddhipūrvaṃ nararṣabha .. 40..

atha saṃskārasampanno hanūmānsacivottamaḥ .
uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇamarthavanmadhuraṃ laghu .. 41..

na bhavantaṃ matiśreṣṭhaṃ samarthaṃ vadatāṃ varam .
atiśāyayituṃ śakto bṛhaspatirapi bruvan .. 42..

na vādānnāpi saṅgharṣānnādhikyānna ca kāmataḥ .
vakṣyāmi vacanaṃ rājanyathārthaṃ rāmagauravāt .. 43..

arthānarthanimittaṃ hi yaduktaṃ sacivaistava .
tatra doṣaṃ prapaśyāmi kriyā na hyupapadyate .. 44..

ṛte niyogātsāmarthyamavaboddhuṃ na śakyate .
sahasā viniyogo hi doṣavānpratibhāti me .. 45..

cārapraṇihitaṃ yuktaṃ yaduktaṃ sacivaistava .
arthasyāsambhavāttatra kāraṇaṃ nopapadyate .. 46..

adeśa kāle samprāpta ityayaṃ yadvibhīṣaṇaḥ .
vivakṣā cātra me.astīyaṃ tāṃ nibodha yathā mati .. 47..

sa eṣa deśaḥ kālaśca bhavatīha yathā tathā .
puruṣātpuruṣaṃ prāpya tathā doṣaguṇāvapi .. 48..

daurātmyaṃ rāvaṇe dṛṣṭvā vikramaṃ ca tathā tvayi .
yuktamāgamanaṃ tasya sadṛśaṃ tasya buddhitaḥ .. 49..

ajñātarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sa rājanpṛcchyatām iti .
yaduktamatra me prekṣā kā cidasti samīkṣitā .. 50..

pṛcchyamāno viśaṅketa sahasā buddhimānvacaḥ .
tatra mitraṃ praduṣyeta mithyapṛṣṭaṃ sukhāgatam .. 51..

aśakyaḥ sahasā rājanbhāvo vettuṃ parasya vai .
antaḥ svabhāvairgītaistairnaipuṇyaṃ paśyatā bhṛśam .. 52..

na tvasya bruvato jātu lakṣyate duṣṭabhāvatā .
prasannaṃ vadanaṃ cāpi tasmānme nāsti saṃśayaḥ .. 53..

aśaṅkitamatiḥ svastho na śaṭhaḥ parisarpati .
na cāsya duṣṭā vākcāpi tasmānnāstīha saṃśayaḥ .. 54..

ākāraśchādyamāno.api na śakyo vinigūhitum .
balāddhi vivṛṇotyeva bhāvamantargataṃ nṛṇām .. 55..

deśakālopapannaṃ ca kāryaṃ kāryavidāṃ vara .
saphalaṃ kurute kṣipraṃ prayogeṇābhisaṃhitam .. 56..

udyogaṃ tava samprekṣya mithyāvṛttaṃ ca rāvaṇam .
vālinaśca vadhaṃ śrutvā sugrīvaṃ cābhiṣecitam .. 57..

rājyaṃ prārthayamānaśca buddhipūrvamihāgataḥ .
etāvattu puraskṛtya yujyate tvasya saṅgrahaḥ .. 58..

yathāśakti mayoktaṃ tu rākṣasasyārjavaṃ prati .
tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ tu śeṣasya śrutvā buddhimatāṃ vara .. 59..

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