śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe araṇyakāṇḍam |
atha saptaviṃśassargaḥ |
kharaṃ tu rāmābhimukhaṃ prayāntaṃ vāhinīpatiḥ |
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rākṣasastriśirā nāma sannipatyedamabravīt || 1 ||
māṃ niyojaya vikrānta sannivartasva sāhasāt |
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paśya rāmaṃ mahābāhuṃ saṃyuge vinipātitam || 2 ||
pratijānāmi te satyamāyudhaṃ cāhamālabhe |
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yathā rāmaṃ vadhiṣyāmi vadhārhaṃ sarvarakṣasām || 3 ||
ahaṃ vāsya raṇe mṛtyureṣa vā samare mama |
4
vinivṛtya raṇotsāhānmuhūrtaṃ prāśniko bhava || 4 ||
prahṛṣṭo vā hate rāme janasthānaṃ prayāsyasi |
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mayi vā nihate rāmaṃ saṃyugāyopayāsyasi || 5 ||
kharastriśirasā tena mṛtyulobhātprasāditaḥ |
6
gaccha yudhyetyanujñāto rāghavābhimukho yayau || 6 ||
triśirāśca rathenaiva vājiyuktena bhāsvatā |
7
abhyadravadraṇe rāmaṃ triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ || 7 ||
śaradhārāsamūhānsa mahāmegha ivotsṛjan |
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vyasṛjatsadṛśaṃ nādaṃ jalārdrasya tu dundubheḥ || 8 ||
āgacchantaṃ triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ |
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dhanuṣā pratijagrāha vidhunvansāyakān śitān || 9 ||
sa samprahārastumulo rāmatriśirasormahān |
10
babhūvātīva balinossiṃhakuñjarayoriva || 10 ||
tatastriśirasā bāṇairlalāṭe tāḍitastribhiḥ |
11
amarṣī kupitorāmassaṃrabdhamidamabravīt || 11 ||
aho vikramaśūrasya rākṣasasyedṛśaṃ balam |
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puṣpairiva śarairyasya lalāṭe'sminparikṣataḥ || 12 ||
mamāpi pratigṛhṇīṣva śarāṃścāpaguṇāccyutān |
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evamuktvā tu saṃrabdhaśśarānāśīviṣopamān || 13 ||
triśirovakṣasi kruddho nijaghāna caturdaśa |
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caturbhisturagānasya śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ || 14 ||
nyapātayata tejasvī caturastasya vājinaḥ |
15
aṣṭabhissāyakaissūtaṃ rathopasthānnyapātayat || 15 ||
rāmaściccheda bāṇena dhvajaṃ cāsya samucchritam |
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tato hatarathāttasmādutpatantaṃ niśācaram || 16 ||
bibheda rāmastaṃ bāṇairhṛdaye so'bhavajjaḍaḥ |
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sāyakaiścāprameyātmā sāmarṣastasya rakṣasaḥ || 17 ||
śirāṃsyapātayadrāmo vegavadbhistribhiśśitaiḥ |
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sa bhūmau rudhirodgārī rāmabāṇābhipīḍitaḥ || 18 ||
nyapatatpatitaiḥ pūrvaṃ svaśirobhirniśācaraḥ |
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hataśeṣāstato bhagnā rākṣasāḥ kharasaṃśrayā || 19 ||
dravanti sma na tiṣṭhanti vyāghratrastā mṛgā iva |
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tānkharo dravato dṛṣṭvā nivartya ruṣitassvayam || 20 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye araṇyakāṇḍe saptaviṃśassargaḥ ||