.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 9

tato nikumbho rabhasaḥ sūryaśatrurmahābalaḥ .
suptaghno yajñakopaśca mahāpārśvo mahoara.h .. 1..

agniketuśca durdharṣo raśmiketuśca rākṣasaḥ .
indrajicca mahātejā balavānrāvaṇātmajaḥ .. 2..

prahasto.atha virūpākṣo vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ .
dhūmrākṣaścātikāyaśca durmukhaścaiva rākṣasaḥ .. 3..

parighānpaṭṭasānprāsāñśaktiśūlaparaśvadhān .
cāpāni ca sabāṇāni khaḍgāṃśca vipulāñśitān .. 4..

pragṛhya paramakruddhāḥ samutpatya ca rākṣasāḥ .
abruvanrāvaṇaṃ sarve pradīptā iva tejasā .. 5..

adya rāmaṃ vadhiṣyāmaḥ sugrīvaṃ ca salakṣmaṇam .
kṛpaṇaṃ ca hanūmantaṃ laṅkā yena pradharṣitā .. 6..

tāngṛhītāyudhānsarvānvārayitvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ .
abravītprāñjalirvākyaṃ punaḥ pratyupaveśya tān .. 7..

apyupāyaistribhistāta yo.arthaḥ prāptuṃ na śakyate .
tasya vikramakālāṃstānyuktānāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ .. 8..

pramatteṣvabhiyukteṣu daivena prahateṣu ca .
vikramāstāta sidhyanti parīkṣya vidhinā kṛtāḥ .. 9..

apramattaṃ kathaṃ taṃ tu vijigīṣuṃ bale sthitam .
jitaroṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ pradharṣayitumicchatha .. 10..

samudraṃ laṅghayitvā tu ghoraṃ nadanadīpatim .
kṛtaṃ hanumatā karma duṣkaraṃ tarkayeta kaḥ .. 11..

balānyaparimeyāni vīryāṇi ca niśācarāḥ .
pareṣāṃ sahasāvajñā na kartavyā kathaṃ cana .. 12..

kiṃ ca rākṣasarājasya rāmeṇāpakṛtaṃ purā .
ājahāra janasthānādyasya bhāryāṃ yaśasvinaḥ .. 13..

kharo yadyativṛttastu rāmeṇa nihato raṇe .
avaśyaṃ prāṇināṃ prāṇā rakṣitavyā yathā balam .. 14..

etannimittaṃ vaidehī bhayaṃ naḥ sumahadbhavet .
āhṛtā sā parityājyā kalahārthe kṛte na kim .. 15..

na naḥ kṣamaṃ vīryavatā tena dharmānuvartinā .
vairaṃ nirarthakaṃ kartuṃ dīyatāmasya maithilī .. 16..

yāvanna sagajāṃ sāśvāṃ bahuratnasamākulām .
purīṃ dārayate bāṇairdīyatāmasya maithilī .. 17..

yāvatsughorā mahatī durdharṣā harivāhinī .
nāvaskandati no laṅkāṃ tāvatsītā pradīyatām .. 18..

vinaśyeddhi purī laṅkā śūrāḥ sarve ca rākṣasāḥ .
rāmasya dayitā patnī na svayaṃ yadi dīyate .. 19..

prasādaye tvāṃ bandhutvātkuruṣva vacanaṃ mama .
hitaṃ pathyaṃ tvahaṃ brūmi dīyatāmasya maithilī .. 20..

purā śaratsūryamarīcisaṃnibhān
navāgrapuṅkhānsudṛḍhānnṛpātmajaḥ .
sṛjatyamoghānviśikhānvadhāya te
pradīyatāṃ dāśarathāya maithilī .. 21..

tyajasva kopaṃ sukhadharmanāśanaṃ
bhajasva dharmaṃ ratikīrtivardhanam .
prasīda jīvema saputrabāndhavāḥ
pradīyatāṃ dāśarathāya maithilī .. 22..




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