.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 85

hanyamāne bale tūrṇamanyonyaṃ te mahāmṛdhe .
sarasīva mahāgharme sūpakṣīṇe babhūvatuḥ .. 1..

svabalasya vighātena virūpākṣavadhena ca .
babhūva dviguṇaṃ kruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .. 2..

prakṣīṇaṃ tu balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyamānaṃ valīmukhaiḥ .
babhūvāsya vyathā yuddhe prekṣya daivaviparyayam .. 3..

uvāca ca samīpasthaṃ mahodaramarindamam .
asminkāle mahābāho jayāśā tvayi me sthitā .. 4..

jahi śatrucamūṃ vīra darśayādya parākramam .
bhartṛpiṇḍasya kālo.ayaṃ nirveṣṭuṃ sādhu yudhyatām .. 5..

evamuktastathetyuktvā rākṣasendraṃ mahodaraḥ .
praviveśārisenāṃ sa pataṅga iva pāvakam .. 6..

tataḥ sa kadanaṃ cakre vānarāṇāṃ mahābalaḥ .
bhartṛvākyena tejasvī svena vīryeṇa coditaḥ .. 7..

prabhagnāṃ samare dṛṣṭvā vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūm .
abhidudrāva sugrīvo mahodaramanantaram .. 8..

pragṛhya vipulāṃ ghorāṃ mahīdhara samāṃ śilām .
cikṣepa ca mahātejāstadvadhāya harīśvaraḥ .. 9..

tāmāpatantīṃ sahasā śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahodaraḥ .
asambhrāntastato bāṇairnirbibheda durāsadām .. 10..

rakṣasā tena bāṇaughairnikṛttā sā sahasradhā .
nipapāta śilābhūmau gṛdhracakramivākulam .. 11..

tāṃ tu bhinnāṃ śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ .
sālamutpāṭya cikṣepa rakṣase raṇamūrdhani .
śaraiśca vidadārainaṃ śūraḥ parapurañjayaḥ .. 12..

sa dadarśa tataḥ kruddhaḥ parighaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi .
āvidhya tu sa taṃ dīptaṃ parighaṃ tasya darśayan .
parighāgreṇa vegena jaghānāsya hayottamān .. 13..

tasmāddhatahayādvīraḥ so.avaplutya mahārathāt .
gadāṃ jagrāha saṅkruddho rākṣaso.atha mahodaraḥ .. 14..

gadāparighahastau tau yudhi vīrau samīyatuḥ .
nardantau govṛṣaprakhyau ghanāviva savidyutau .. 15..

ājaghāna gadāṃ tasya parigheṇa harīśvaraḥ .
papāta sa gadodbhinnaḥ parighastasya bhūtale .. 16..

tato jagrāha tejasvī sugrīvo vasudhātalāt .
āyasaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ sarvato hemabhūṣitam .. 17..

taṃ samudyamya cikṣepa so.apyanyāṃ vyākṣipadgadām .
bhinnāvanyonyamāsādya petaturdharaṇītale .. 18..

tato bhagnapraharaṇau muṣṭibhyāṃ tau samīyatuḥ .
tejo balasamāviṣṭau dīptāviva hutāśanau .. 19..

jaghnatustau tadānyonyaṃ nedatuśca punaḥ punaḥ .
talaiścānyonyamāhatya petaturdharaṇītale .. 20..

utpetatustatastūrṇaṃ jaghnatuś ca parasparam .
bhujaiścikṣepaturvīrāvanyonyamaparājitau .. 21..

ājahāra tadā khagḍamadūraparivartinam .
rākṣasaścarmaṇā sārdhaṃ mahāvego mahodaraḥ .. 22..

tathaiva ca mahākhaḍgaṃ carmaṇā patitaṃ saha .
jagrāha vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sugrīvo vegavattaraḥ .. 23..

tau tu roṣaparītāṅgau nardantāvabhyadhāvatām .
udyatāsī raṇe hṛṣṭau yudhi śastraviśāradau .. 24..

dakṣiṇaṃ maṇḍalaṃ cobhau tau tūrṇaṃ samparīyatuḥ .
anyonyamabhisaṅkruddhau jaye praṇihitāvubhau .. 25..

sa tu śūro mahāvego vīryaślāghī mahodaraḥ .
mahācarmaṇi taṃ khaḍgaṃ pātayāmāsa durmatiḥ .. 26..

lagnamutkarṣataḥ khaḍgaṃ khaḍgena kapikuñjaraḥ .
jahāra saśirastrāṇaṃ kuṇḍalopahitaṃ śiraḥ .. 27..

nikṛttaśirasastasya patitasya mahītale .
tadbalaṃ rākṣasendrasya dṛṣṭvā tatra na tiṣṭhati .. 28..

hatvā taṃ vānaraiḥ sārdhaṃ nanāda mudito hariḥ .
cukrodha ca daśagrīvo babhau hṛṣṭaśca rāghavaḥ .. 29..




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