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vibhīṣaṇa vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇiḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ .
abravītparuṣaṃ vākyaṃ vegenābhyutpapāta ha .. 1..

udyatāyudhanistriṃśo rathe tu samalaṅkṛte .
kālāśvayukte mahati sthitaḥ kālāntakopamaḥ .. 2..

mahāpramāṇamudyamya vipulaṃ vegavaddṛḍham .
dhanurbhīmaṃ parāmṛśya śarāṃścāmitranāśanān .. 3..

uvācainaṃ samārabdhaḥ saumitriṃ savibhīṣaṇam .
tāṃśca vānaraśārdūlānpaśyadhvaṃ me parākramam .. 4..

adya matkārmukotsṛṣṭaṃ śaravarṣaṃ durāsadam .
muktaṃ varṣamivākāśe vārayiṣyatha saṃyuge .. 5..

adya vo māmakā bāṇā mahākārmukaniḥsṛtāḥ .
vidhamiṣyanti gātrāṇi tūlarāśimivānalaḥ .. 6..

tīkṣṇasāyakanirbhinnāñśūlaśaktyṛṣṭitomaraiḥ .
adya vo gamayiṣyāmi sarvāneva yamakṣayam .. 7..

kṣipataḥ śaravarṣāṇi kṣiprahastasya me yudhi .
jīmūtasyeva nadataḥ kaḥ sthāsyati mamāgrataḥ .. 8..

tacchrutvā rākṣasendrasya garjitaṃ lakṣmaṇastadā .
abhītavadanaḥ kruddho rāvaṇiṃ vākyamabravīt .. 9..

uktaśca durgamaḥ pāraḥ kāryāṇāṃ rākṣasa tvayā .
kāryāṇāṃ karmaṇā pāraṃ yo gacchati sa buddhimān .. 10..

sa tvamarthasya hīnārtho duravāpasya kena cit .
vaco vyāhṛtya jānīṣe kṛtārtho.asmīti durmate .. 11..

antardhānagatenājau yastvayācaritastadā .
taskarācarito mārgo naiṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ .. 12..

yathā bāṇapathaṃ prāpya sthito.ahaṃ tava rākṣasa .
darśayasvādya tattejo vācā tvaṃ kiṃ vikatthase .. 13..

evamukto dhanurbhīmaṃ parāmṛśya mahābalaḥ .
sasarje niśitānbāṇānindrajitsamijiñjaya .. 14..

te nisṛṣṭā mahāvegāḥ śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ .
samprāpya lakṣmaṇaṃ petuḥ śvasanta iva pannagāḥ .. 15..

śarairatimahāvegairvegavānrāvaṇātmajaḥ .
saumitrimindrajidyuddhe vivyādha śubhalakṣaṇam .. 16..

sa śarairatividdhāṅgo rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ .
śuśubhe lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmānvidhūma iva pāvakaḥ .. 17..

indrajittvātmanaḥ karma prasamīkṣyādhigamya ca .
vinadya sumahānādamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 18..

patriṇaḥ śitadhārāste śarā matkārmukacyutāḥ .
ādāsyante.adya saumitre jīvitaṃ jīvitāntagāḥ .. 19..

adya gomāyusaṅghāśca śyenasaṅghāśca lakṣmaṇa .
gṛdhrāśca nipatantu tvāṃ gatāsuṃ nihataṃ mayā .. 20..

kṣatrabandhuḥ sadānāryo rāmaḥ paramadurmatiḥ .
bhaktaṃ bhrātaramadyaiva tvāṃ drakṣyati mayā hatam .. 21..

viśastakavacaṃ bhūmau vyapaviddhaśarāsanam .
hṛtottamāṅgaṃ saumitre tvāmadya nihataṃ mayā .. 22..

iti bruvāṇaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ paruṣaṃ rāvaṇātmajam .
hetumadvākyamatyarthaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ pratyuvāca ha .. 23..

akṛtvā katthase karma kimarthamiha rākṣasa .
kuru tatkarma yenāhaṃ śraddadhyāṃ tava katthanam .. 24..

anuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ kiṃ cidapyanavakṣipan .
avikatthanvadhiṣyāmi tvāṃ paśya puruṣādana .. 25..

ityuktvā pañcanārācānākarṇāpūritāñśarān .
nicakhāna mahāvegā.Nllakṣmaṇo rākṣasorasi .. 26..

sa śarairāhatastena saroṣo rāvaṇātmajaḥ .
suprayuktaistribhirbāṇaiḥ prativivyādha lakṣmaṇam .. 27..

sa babhūva mahābhīmo nararākṣasasiṃhayoḥ .
vimardastumulo yuddhe parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ .. 28..

ubhau hi balasampannāvubhau vikramaśālinau .
ubhāvapi suvikrāntau sarvaśastrāstrakovidau .. 29..

ubhau paramadurjeyāvatulyabalatejasau .
yuyudhāte mahāvīrau grahāviva nabho gatau .. 30..

balavṛtrāviva hi tau yudhi vai duṣpradharṣaṇau .
yuyudhāte mahātmānau tadā kesariṇāviva .. 31..

bahūnavasṛjantau hi mārgaṇaughānavasthitau .
nararākṣasasiṃhau tau prahṛṣṭāvabhyayudhyatām .. 32..

susamprahṛṣṭau nararākṣasottamau
jayaiṣiṇau mārgaṇacāpadhāriṇau .
parasparaṃ tau pravavarṣaturbhṛśaṃ
śaraughavarṣeṇa balāhakāviva .. 33..

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