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sarga - 84

tathā taiḥ kṛttagātraistu daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ .
babhūva vasudhā tatra prakīrṇā haribhirvṛtā .. 1..

rāvaṇasyāprasahyaṃ taṃ śarasampātamekataḥ .
na śekuḥ sahituṃ dīptaṃ pataṅgā iva pāvakam .. 2..

te.arditā niśitairbāṇaiḥ krośanto vipradudruvuḥ .
pāvakārciḥsamāviṣṭā dahyamānā yathā gajāḥ .. 3..

plavaṅgānāmanīkāni mahābhrāṇīva mārutaḥ .
sa yayau samare tasminvidhamanrāvaṇaḥ śaraiḥ .. 4..

kadanaṃ tarasā kṛtvā rākṣasendro vanaukasām .
āsasāda tato yuddhe rāghavaṃ tvaritastadā .. 5..

sugrīvastānkapīndṛṣṭvā bhagnānvidravato raṇe .
gulme suṣeṇaṃ nikṣipya cakre yuddhe drutaṃ manaḥ .. 6..

ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ vīraṃ sa taṃ nikṣipya vānaram .
sugrīvo.abhimukhaḥ śatruṃ pratasthe pādapāyudhaḥ .. 7..

pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhataścāsya sarve yūthādhipāḥ svayam .
anujahrurmahāśailānvividhāṃśca mahādrumān .. 8..

sa nadanyudhi sugrīvaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān .
pātayanvividhāṃścānyāñjaghānottamarākṣasān .. 9..

mamarda ca mahākāyo rākṣasānvānareśvaraḥ .
yugāntasamaye vāyuḥ pravṛddhānagamāniva .. 10..

rākṣasānāmanīkeṣu śailavarṣaṃ vavarṣa ha .
aśvavarṣaṃ yathā meghaḥ pakṣisaṅgheṣu kānane .. 11..

kapirājavimuktaistaiḥ śailavarṣaistu rākṣasāḥ .
vikīrṇaśirasaḥ peturnikṛttā iva parvatāḥ .. 12..

atha saṅkṣīyamāṇeṣu rākṣaseṣu samantataḥ .
sugrīveṇa prabhagneṣu patatsu vinadatsu ca .. 13..

virūpākṣaḥ svakaṃ nāma dhanvī viśrāvya rākṣasaḥ .
rathādāplutya durdharṣo gajaskandhamupāruhat .. 14..

sa taṃ dviradamāruhya virūpākṣo mahārathaḥ .
vinadanbhīmanirhrālaṃ vānarānabhyadhāvata .. 15..

sugrīve sa śarānghorānvisasarja camūmukhe .
sthāpayāmāsā codvignānrākṣasānsampraharṣayan .. 16..

so.atividdhaḥ śitairbāṇaiḥ kapīndrastena rakṣasā .
cukrodha ca mahākrodho vadhe cāsya mano dadhe .. 17..

tataḥ pādapamuddhṛtya śūraḥ sampradhane hariḥ .
abhipatya jaghānāsya pramukhe taṃ mahāgajam .. 18..

sa tu prahārābhihataḥ sugrīveṇa mahāgajaḥ .
apāsarpaddhanurmātraṃ niṣasāda nanāda ca .. 19..

gajāttu mathitāttūrṇamapakramya sa vīryavān .
rākṣaso.abhimukhaḥ śatruṃ pratyudgamya tataḥ kapim .. 20..

ārṣabhaṃ carmakhaḍgaṃ ca pragṛhya laghuvikramaḥ .
bhartsayanniva sugrīvamāsasāda vyavasthitam .. 21..

sa hi tasyābhisaṅkruddhaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ śilām .
virūpākṣāya cikṣepa sugrīvo jaladopamām .. 22..

sa tāṃ śilāmāpatantīṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ .
apakramya suvikrāntaḥ khaḍgena prāharattadā .. 23..

tena khaḍgena saṅkruddhaḥ sugrīvasya camūmukhe .
kavacaṃ pātayāmāsa sa khaḍgābhihato.apatat .. 24..

sa samutthāya patitaḥ kapistasya vyasarjayat .
talaprahāramaśaneḥ samānaṃ bhīmanisvanam .. 25..

talaprahāraṃ tadrakṣaḥ sugrīveṇa samudyatam .
naipuṇyānmocayitvainaṃ muṣṭinorasyatāḍayat .. 26..

tatastu saṅkruddhataraḥ sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ .
mokṣitaṃ cātmano dṛṣṭvā prahāraṃ tena rakṣasā .. 27..

sa dadarśāntaraṃ tasya virūpākṣasya vānaraḥ .
tato nyapātayatkrodhācchaṅkhadeśe mahātalam .. 28..

mahendrāśanikalpena talenābhihataḥ kṣitau .
papāta rudhiraklinnaḥ śoṇitaṃ sa samudvaman .. 29..

vivṛttanayanaṃ krodhātsaphena rudhirāplutam .
dadṛśuste virūpākṣaṃ virūpākṣataraṃ kṛtam .. 30..

sphurantaṃ parivarjantaṃ pārśvena rudhirokṣitam .
karuṇaṃ ca vinardāntaṃ dadṛśuḥ kapayo ripum .. 31..

tathā tu tau saṃyati samprayuktau
tarasvinau vānararākṣasānām .
balārṇavau sasvanatuḥ sabhīmaṃ
mahārṇavau dvāviva bhinnavelau .. 32..

vināśitaṃ prekṣya virūpanetraṃ
mahābalaṃ taṃ haripārthivena .
balaṃ samastaṃ kapirākṣasānām
unmattagaṅgāpratimaṃ babhūva .. 33..

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