.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 54

sa nanāda mahānādaṃ samudramabhinādayan .
janayanniva nirghātānvidhamanniva parvatān .. 1..

tamavadhyaṃ maghavatā yamena varuṇena ca .
prekṣya bhīmākṣamāyāntaṃ vānarā vipradudruvuḥ .. 2..

tāṃstu vidravato dṛṣṭvā vāliputro.aṅgado.abravīt .
nalaṃ nīlaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca kumudaṃ ca mahābalam .. 3..

ātmānamatra vismṛtya vīryāṇyabhijanāni ca .
kva gacchata bhayatrastāḥ prākṛtā harayo yathā .. 4..

sādhu saumyā nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇānparirakṣatha .
nālaṃ yuddhāya vai rakṣo mahatīyaṃ vibhīṣikāḥ .. 5..

mahatīmutthitāmenāṃ rākṣasānāṃ vibhīṣikām .
vikramādvidhamiṣyāmo nivartadhvaṃ plavaṅgamāḥ .. 6..

kṛcchreṇa tu samāśvāsya saṅgamya ca tatastataḥ .
vṛkṣādrihastā harayaḥ sampratasthū raṇājiram .. 7..

te nivṛtya tu saṅkruddhāḥ kumbhakarṇaṃ vanaukasaḥ .
nijaghnuḥ paramakruddhāḥ samadā iva kuñjarāḥ .
prāṃśubhirgiriśṛṅgaiśca śilābhiśca mahābalāḥ .. 8..

pādapaiḥ puṣpitāgraiśca hanyamāno na kampate .
tasya gātreṣu patitā bhidyante śataśaḥ śilāḥ .
pādapāḥ puṣpitāgrāśca bhagnāḥ peturmahītale .. 9..

so.api sainyāni saṅkruddho vānarāṇāṃ mahaujasām .
mamantha paramāyatto vanānyagnirivotthitaḥ .. 10..

lohitārdrāstu bahavaḥ śerate vānararṣabhāḥ .
nirastāḥ patitā bhūmau tāmrapuṣpā iva drumāḥ .. 11..

laṅghayantaḥ pradhāvanto vānarā nāvalokayan .
ke citsamudre patitāḥ ke cidgaganamāśritāḥ .. 12..

vadhyamānāstu te vīrā rākṣasena balīyasā .
sāgaraṃ yena te tīrṇāḥ pathā tenaiva dudruvuḥ .. 13..

te sthalāni tathā nimnaṃ viṣaṇṇavadanā bhayāt .
ṛkṣā vṛkṣānsamārūḍhāḥ ke citparvatamāśritāḥ .. 14..

mamajjurarṇave ke cidguhāḥ ke citsamāśritāḥ .
niṣeduḥ plavagāḥ ke citke cinnaivāvatasthire .. 15..

tānsamīkṣyāṅgado bhaṅgānvānarānidamabravīt .
avatiṣṭhata yudhyāmo nivartadhvaṃ plavaṅgamāḥ .. 16..

bhagnānāṃ vo na paśyāmi parigamya mahīmimām .
sthānaṃ sarve nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇānparirakṣatha .. 17..

nirāyudhānāṃ dravatāmasaṅgagatipauruṣāḥ .
dārā hyapahasiṣyanti sa vai ghātastu jīvitām .. 18..

kuleṣu jātāḥ sarve sma vistīrṇeṣu mahatsu ca .
anāryāḥ khalu yadbhītāstyaktvā vīryaṃ pradhāvata .. 19..

vikatthanāni vo yāni yadā vai janasaṃsadi .
tāni vaḥ kva ca yatāni sodagrāṇi mahānti ca .. 20..

bhīrupravādāḥ śrūyante yastu jīvati dhikkṛtaḥ .
mārgaḥ satpuruṣairjuṣṭaḥ sevyatāṃ tyajyatāṃ bhayam .. 21..

śayāmahe vā nihatāḥ pṛthivyāmalpajīvitāḥ .
duṣprāpaṃ brahmalokaṃ vā prāpnumo yudhi sūditāḥ .
samprāpnuyāmaḥ kīrtiṃ vā nihatya śatrumāhave .. 22..

na kumbhakarṇaḥ kākutsthaṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvangamiṣyati .
dīpyamānamivāsādya pataṅgo jvalanaṃ yathā .. 23..

palāyanena coddiṣṭāḥ prāṇānrakṣāmahe vayam .
ekena bahavo bhagnā yaśo nāśaṃ gamiṣyati .. 24..

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ taṃ śūramaṅgadaṃ kanakāṅgadam .
dravamāṇāstato vākyamūcuḥ śūravigarhitam .. 25..

kṛtaṃ naḥ kadanaṃ ghoraṃ kumbhakarṇena rakṣasā .
na sthānakālo gacchāmo dayitaṃ jīvitaṃ hi naḥ .. 26..

etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ sarve te bhejire diśaḥ .
bhīmaṃ bhīmākṣamāyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā vānarayūthapāḥ .. 27..

dravamāṇāstu te vīrā aṅgadena valīmukhāḥ .
sāntvaiśca bahumānaiśca tataḥ sarve nivartitāḥ .. 28..

ṛṣabhaśarabhamaindadhūmranīlāḥ
kumudasuṣeṇagavākṣarambhatārāḥ .
dvividapanasavāyuputramukhyās
tvaritatarābhimukhaṃ raṇaṃ prayātāḥ .. 29..




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