Ramayana · Chapter 5.050

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vānarasya mahātmanaḥ
ājñāpayad vadhaṃ tasya rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ

vadhe tasya samājñapte rāvaṇena durātmanā
niveditavato dautyaṃ nānumene vibhīṣaṇaḥ

taṃ rakṣo'dhipatiṃ kruddhaṃ tac ca kāryam upasthitam
viditvā cintayām āsa kāryaṃ kāryavidhau sthitaḥ

niścitārthas tataḥ sāmnāpūjya śatrujidagrajam
uvāca hitam atyarthaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ

rājan dharmaviruddhaṃ ca lokavṛtteś ca garhitam
tava cāsadṛśaṃ vīra kaper asya pramāpaṇam

asaṃśayaṃ śatrur ayaṃ pravṛddhaḥ kṛtaṃ hy anenāpriyam aprameyam
na dūtavadhyāṃ pravadanti santo dūtasya dṛṣṭā bahavo hi daṇḍāḥ

vairūpyām aṅgeṣu kaśābhighāto mauṇḍyaṃ tathā lakṣmaṇasaṃnipātaḥ
etān hi dūte pravadanti daṇḍān vadhas tu dūtasya na naḥ śruto 'pi

kathaṃ ca dharmārthavinītabuddhiḥ parāvarapratyayaniścitārthaḥ
bhavadvidhaḥ kopavaśe hi tiṣṭhet kopaṃ niyacchanti hi sattvavantaḥ

na dharmavāde na ca lokavṛtte na śāstrabuddhigrahaṇeṣu vāpi
vidyeta kaś cit tava vīratulyas tvaṃ hy uttamaḥ sarvasurāsurāṇām

na cāpy asya kaper ghāte kaṃ cit paśyāmy ahaṃ guṇam
teṣv ayaṃ pātyatāṃ daṇḍo yair ayaṃ preṣitaḥ kapiḥ

sādhur vā yadi vāsādhur parair eṣa samarpitaḥ
bruvan parārthaṃ paravān na dūto vadham arhati

api cāsmin hate rājan nānyaṃ paśyāmi khecaram
iha yaḥ punar āgacchet paraṃ pāraṃ mahodadhiḥ

tasmān nāsya vadhe yatnaḥ kāryaḥ parapuraṃjaya
bhavān sendreṣu deveṣu yatnam āsthātum arhati

asmin vinaṣṭe na hi dūtam anyaṃ paśyāmi yas tau nararājaputrau
yuddhāya yuddhapriyadurvinītāv udyojayed dīrghapathāvaruddhau

parākramotsāhamanasvināṃ ca surāsurāṇām api durjayena
tvayā manonandana nairṛtānāṃ yuddhāyatir nāśayituṃ na yuktā

hitāś ca śūrāś ca samāhitāś ca kuleṣu jātāś ca mahāguṇeṣu
manasvinaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhāḥ koṭyagraśaste subhṛtāś ca yodhāḥ

tad ekadeśena balasya tāvat ke cit tavādeśakṛto 'payāntu
tau rājaputrau vinigṛhya mūḍhau pareṣu te bhāvayituṃ prabhāvam