.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 3

sugrīvasya vacaḥ śrutvā hetumatparamārthavit .
pratijagrāha kākutstho hanūmantamathābravīt .. 1..

tarasā setubandhena sāgarocchoṣaṇena vā .
sarvathā susamartho.asmi sāgarasyāsya laṅghane .. 2..

kati durgāṇi durgāyā laṅkāyāstadbravīhi me .
jñātumicchāmi tatsarvaṃ darśanādiva vānara .. 3..

balasya parimāṇaṃ ca dvāradurgakriyām api .
gupti karma ca laṅkāyā rakṣasāṃ sadanāni ca .. 4..

yathāsukhaṃ yathāvacca laṅkāyāmasi dṛṣṭavān .
saramācakṣva tattvena sarvathā kuśalo hyasi .. 5..

śrutvā rāmasya vacanaṃ hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ .
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho rāmaṃ punarathābravīt .. 6..

śrūyatāṃ sarvamākhyāsye durgakarmavidhānataḥ .
guptā purī yathā laṅkā rakṣitā ca yathā balaiḥ .. 7..

parāṃ samṛddhiṃ laṅkāyāḥ sāgarasya ca bhīmatām .
vibhāgaṃ ca balaughasya nirdeśaṃ vāhanasya ca .. 8..

prahṛṣṭā muditā laṅkā mattadvipasamākulā .
mahatī rathasampūrṇā rakṣogaṇasamākulā .. 9..

dṛḍhabaddhakavāṭāni mahāparighavanti ca .
dvārāṇi vipulānyasyāścatvāri sumahānti ca .. 10..

vapreṣūpalayantrāṇi balavanti mahānti ca .
āgataṃ parasainyaṃ taistatra pratinivāryate .. 11..

dvāreṣu saṃskṛtā bhīmāḥ kālāyasamayāḥ śitāḥ .
śataśo rocitā vīraiḥ śataghnyo rakṣasāṃ gaṇaiḥ .. 12..

sauvarṇaśca mahāṃstasyāḥ prākāro duṣpradharṣaṇaḥ .
maṇividrumavaidūryamuktāvicaritāntaraḥ .. 13..

sarvataśca mahābhīmāḥ śītatoyā mahāśubhāḥ .
agādhā grāhavatyaśca parikhā mīnasevitāḥ .. 14..

dvāreṣu tāsāṃ catvāraḥ saṅkramāḥ paramāyatāḥ .
yantrairupetā bahubhirmahadbhirdṛḍhasandhibhiḥ .. 15..

trāyante saṅkramāstatra parasainyāgame sati .
yantraistairavakīryante parikhāsu samantataḥ .. 16..

ekastvakampyo balavānsaṅkramaḥ sumahādṛḍhaḥ .
kāñcanairbahubhiḥ stambhairvedikābhiśca śobhitaḥ .. 17..

svayaṃ prakṛtisampanno yuyutsū rāma rāvaṇaḥ .
utthitaścāpramattaśca balānāmanudarśane .. 18..

laṅkā purī nirālambā devadurgā bhayāvahā .
nādeyaṃ pārvataṃ vanyaṃ kṛtrimaṃ ca caturvidham .. 19..

sthitā pāre samudrasya dūrapārasya rāghava .
naupathaścāpi nāstyatra nirādeśaśca sarvataḥ .. 20..

śailāgre racitā durgā sā pūrdevapuropamā .
vājivāraṇasampūrṇā laṅkā paramadurjayā .. 21..

parighāśca śataghnyaśca yantrāṇi vividhāni ca .
śobhayanti purīṃ laṅkāṃ rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ .. 22..

ayutaṃ rakṣasāmatra paścimadvāramāśritam .
śūlahastā durādharṣāḥ sarve khaḍgāgrayodhinaḥ .. 23..

niyutaṃ rakṣasāmatra dakṣiṇadvāramāśritam .
caturaṅgeṇa sainyena yodhāstatrāpyanuttamāḥ .. 24..

prayutaṃ rakṣasāmatra pūrvadvāraṃ samāśritam .
carmakhaḍgadharāḥ sarve tathā sarvāstrakovidāḥ .. 25..

arbudaṃ rakṣasāmatra uttaradvāramāśritam .
rathinaścāśvavāhāśca kulaputrāḥ supūjitāḥ .. 26..

śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ madhyamaṃ gulmamāśritam .
yātudhānā durādharṣāḥ sāgrakoṭiśca rakṣasām .. 27..

te mayā saṅkramā bhagnāḥ parikhāścāvapūritāḥ .
dagdhā ca nagarī laṅkā prākārāścāvasāditāḥ .. 28..

yena kena tu mārgeṇa tarāma varuṇālayam .
hateti nagarī laṅkāṃ vānarairavadhāryatām .. 29..

aṅgado dvivido maindo jāmbavānpanaso nalaḥ .
nīlaḥ senāpatiścaiva balaśeṣeṇa kiṃ tava .. 30..

plavamānā hi gatvā tāṃ rāvaṇasya mahāpurīm .
saprakārāṃ sabhavanāmānayiṣyanti maithilīm .. 31..

evamājñāpaya kṣipraṃ balānāṃ sarvasaṅgraham .
muhūrtena tu yuktena prasthānamabhirocaya .. 32..




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