.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 96

tau tathā yudhyamānau tu samare rāmarāvaṇau .
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni vismitenāntarātmanā .. 1..

ardayantau tu samare tayostau syandanottamau .
parasparavadhe yuktau ghorarūpau babhūvatuḥ .. 2..

maṇḍalāni ca vīthīśca gatapratyāgatāni ca .
darśayantau bahuvidhāṃ sūtau sārathyajāṃ gatim .. 3..

ardayanrāvaṇaṃ rāmo rāghavaṃ cāpi rāvaṇaḥ .
gativegaṃ samāpannau pravartana nivartane .. 4..

kṣipatoḥ śarajālāni tayostau syandanottamau .
ceratuḥ saṃyugamahīṃ sāsārau jaladāviva .. 5..

darśayitvā tadā tau tu gatiṃ bahuvidhāṃ raṇe .
parasparasyābhimukhau punareva ca tasthatuḥ .. 6..

dhuraṃ dhureṇa rathayorvaktraṃ vaktreṇa vājinām .
patākāśca patākābhiḥ sameyuḥ sthitayostadā .. 7..

rāvaṇasya tato rāmo dhanurmuktaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ .
caturbhiścaturo dīptānhayānpratyapasarpayat .. 8..

sa krodhavaśamāpanno hayānāmapasarpaṇe .
mumoca niśitānbāṇānrāghavāya niśācaraḥ .. 9..

so.atividdho balavatā daśagrīveṇa rāghavaḥ .
jagāma na vikāraṃ ca na cāpi vyathito.abhavat .. 10..

cikṣepa ca punarbāṇānvajrapātasamasvanān .
sārathiṃ vajrahastasya samuddiśya niśācaraḥ .. 11..

mātalestu mahāvegāḥ śarīre patitāḥ śarāḥ .
na sūkṣmamapi saṃmohaṃ vyathāṃ vā pradaduryudhi .. 12..

tayā dharṣaṇayā kroddho mātalerna tathātmanaḥ .
cakāra śarajālena rāghavo vimukhaṃ ripum .. 13..

viṃśatiṃ triṃśataṃ ṣaṣṭiṃ śataśo.atha sahasraśaḥ .
mumoca rāghavo vīraḥ sāyakānsyandane ripoḥ .. 14..

gadānāṃ musalānāṃ ca parighāṇāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ .
śarāṇāṃ puṅkhavātaiśca kṣubhitāḥ saptasāgarāḥ .. 15..

kṣubdhānāṃ sāgarāṇāṃ ca pātālatalavāsinaḥ .
vyathitāḥ pannagāḥ sarve dānavāśca sahasraśaḥ .. 16..

cakampe medinī kṛtsnā saśailavanakānanā .
bhāskaro niṣprabhaścābhūnna vavau cāpi mārutaḥ .. 17..

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ .
cintāmāpedire sarve sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ .. 18..

svasti gobrāhmaṇebhyo.astu lokāstiṣṭhantu śāśvatāḥ .
jayatāṃ rāghavaḥ saṅkhye rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram .. 19..

tataḥ kruddho mahābāhū raghūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ .
sandhāya dhanuṣā rāmaḥ kṣuramāśīviṣopamam .
rāvaṇasya śiro.acchindacchrīmajjvalitakuṇḍalam .. 20..

tacchiraḥ patitaṃ bhūmau dṛṣṭaṃ lokaistribhistadā .
tasyaiva sadṛśaṃ cānyadrāvaṇasyotthitaṃ śiraḥ .. 21..

tatkṣipraṃ kṣiprahastena rāmeṇa kṣiprakāriṇā .
dvitīyaṃ rāvaṇaśiraśchinnaṃ saṃyati sāyakaiḥ .. 22..

chinnamātraṃ ca tacchīrṣaṃ punaranyatsma dṛśyate .
tadapyaśanisaṅkāśaiśchinnaṃ rāmeṇa sāyakaiḥ .. 23..

evameva śataṃ chinnaṃ śirasāṃ tulyavarcasām .
na caiva rāvaṇasyānto dṛśyate jīvitakṣaye .. 24..

tataḥ sarvāstravidvīraḥ kausalyānandivardhanaḥ .
mārgaṇairbahubhiryuktaścintayāmāsa rāghavaḥ .. 25..

mārīco nihato yaistu kharo yaistu sudūṣaṇaḥ .
krañcāraṇye virādhastu kabandho daṇḍakā vane .. 26..

ta ime sāyakāḥ sarve yuddhe pratyayikā mama .
kiṃ nu tatkāraṇaṃ yena rāvaṇe mandatejasaḥ .. 27..

iti cintāparaścāsīdapramattaśca saṃyuge .
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rāghavo rāvaṇorasi .. 28..

rāvaṇo.api tataḥ kruddho rathastho rākṣaseśvaraḥ .
gadāmusalavarṣeṇa rāmaṃ pratyardayadraṇe .. 29..

devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām .
paśyatāṃ tanmahadyuddhaṃ sarvarātramavartata .. 30..

naiva ratriṃ na divasaṃ na muhūrtaṃ na cakṣaṇam .
rāmarāvaṇayoryuddhaṃ virāmamupagacchati .. 31..




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