Ramayana · Chapter 7.060

kathāṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayaṃ cākāṅkṣatāṃ śubham
vyatītā rajanī śīghraṃ śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ

tataḥ prabhāte vimale tasmin kāle sa rākṣasaḥ
nirgatas tu purād vīro bhakṣāhārapracoditaḥ

etasminn antare śūraḥ śatrughno yamunāṃ nadīm
tīrtvā madhupuradvāri dhanuṣpāṇir atiṣṭhata

tato 'rdhadivase prāpte krūrakarmā sa rākṣasaḥ
āgacchad bahusahasraṃ prāṇinām udvahan bharam

tato dadarśa śatrughnaṃ sthitaṃ dvāri dhṛtāyudham
tam uvāca tato rakṣaḥ kim anena kariṣyasi

īdṛśānāṃ sahasrāṇi sāyudhānāṃ narādhama
bhakṣitāni mayā roṣāt kālam ākāṅkṣase nu kim

āhāraś cāpy asaṃpūrṇo mamāyaṃ puruṣādhama
svayaṃ praviṣṭo nu mukhaṃ katham āsādya durmate

tasyaivaṃ bhāṣamāṇasya hasataś ca muhur muhuḥ
śatrughno vīryasaṃpanno roṣād aśrūṇy avartayat

tasya roṣābhibhūtasya śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ
tejomayā marīcyas tu sarvagātrair viniṣpatan

uvāca ca susaṃkruddhaḥ śatrughnas taṃ niśācaram
yoddhum icchāmi durbuddhe dvandvayuddhaṃ tvayā saha

putro daśarathasyāhaṃ bhrātā rāmasya dhīmataḥ
śatrughno nāma śatrughno vadhākāṅkṣī tavāgataḥ

tasya me yuddhakāmasya dvandvayuddhaṃ pradīyatām
śatrus tvaṃ sarvajīvānāṃ na me jīvan gamiṣyasi

tasmiṃs tathā bruvāṇe tu rākṣasaḥ prahasann iva
pratyuvāca naraśreṣṭhaṃ diṣṭyā prāpto 'si durmate

mama mātṛṣvasur bhrātā rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ
hato rāmeṇa durbuddhe strīhetoḥ puruṣādhama

tac ca sarvaṃ mayā kṣāntaṃ rāvaṇasya kulakṣayam
avajñāṃ purataḥ kṛtvā mayā yūyaṃ viśeṣataḥ

na hatāś ca hi me sarve paribhūtās tṛṇaṃ yathā
bhūtāś caiva bhaviṣyāś ca yūyaṃ ca puruṣādhamāḥ

tasya te yuddhakāmasya yuddhaṃ dāsyāmi durmate
īpsitaṃ yādṛśaṃ tubhyaṃ sajjaye yāvad āyudham

tam uvācātha śatrughnaḥ kva me jīvan gamiṣyasi
durbalo 'py āgataḥ śatrur na moktavyaḥ kṛtātmanā

yo hi viklavayā buddhyā prasaraṃ śatrave dadau
sa hato mandabuddhitvād yathā kāpuruṣas tathā