Rāvaṇavadha · Chapter 11

athā 'stamāseduṣi manda-kāntau puṇya-kṣayeṇeva nidhau kalānām
samālalambe ripu-mitra-kalpaiḥ padmaiḥ prahāsaḥ kumudair viṣādaḥ

dūraṃ samāruhya divaḥ patantaṃ bhṛgorivenduṃ vihitopakāram
baddhā 'nurāgo 'nupapāta tūrṇaṃ tārā-gaṇaḥ saṃbhṛta-śubhra-kīrtiḥ.

kva te kaṭākṣāḥ, kva vilāsavanti proktāni vā tāni mameti matvā
laṅkā'ṅganānāmavabodha-kāle lulāmanāruhya gato 'staminduḥ.

mānena talpeṣva-yathā-mukhīnā mithyā-prasuptair gamita-triyāmāḥ
strībhir niśā'tikrama-vihvalābhir dṛṣṭe 'pi doṣe patayo 'nunītāḥ.

īrśyā-virugṇāḥ sthira-baddha-mūlā nirasta-niḥśeṣa-śubha-pratānāḥ
āpyāyitā netra-jala-prasekaiḥ prema-drumāḥ saṃruruhuḥ priyāṇām.

tataḥ samāśaṅkita-viprayogaḥ punar-navībhūta-raso 'vitṛṣṇaḥ
smarasya santaṃ punarukta-bhāvaṃ nā ''vartamānasya viveda lokaḥ.

vṛttau prakāśaṃ hṛdaye kṛtāyāṃ sukhena sarvendriya-saṃbhavena
saṃkocamevā 'sahamānamasthā- da-śakta-vad vañcita-māni cakṣuḥ

pīne bhaṭasyorasi vīkṣya bhugnāṃs tanu-tvacaḥ pāṇi-ruhān su-madhyā
icchā-vibhaṅgā''kula-mānasatvād bhartre nakhebhyaś ca ciraṃ jujūre.

srastā'ṅga-ceṣṭo vinimīlitā'kṣaḥ svedā'mbu-romodgama-gamya-jīvaḥ
a-śeṣa-naṣṭa-pratibhā-paṭutvo gāḍhopagūḍho dayitair jano 'bhūt.

tamaḥ, prasuptaṃ maraṇaṃ, sukhaṃ nu, mūrcchā nu, māyā nu manobhavasya,
kiṃ tat kathaṃ vetyupalabdha-saṃjñā vikalpayanto 'pi na saṃpratīyuḥ.

vakṣaḥ stanābhyāṃ, sukhamānanena gātrāṇi gātrair ghaṭayanna-mandam
smarā'turo naiva tutoṣa lokaḥ, paryāptatā premṇi kuto viruddhā.

srastā'ṅga-yaṣṭiḥ parirabhyamāṇā saṃdṛśyamānā'pyupasaṃhṛtā'kṣī
anūḍhamānā śayane navoḍhā paropakāraika-rasaiva tasthau.

āliṅgitāyāḥ sahasā trapā-vāṃs trāsā'bhilāṣā'nugato ratā''dau
viśvāsitāyā ramaṇena vadhvā vimarda-ramyo-madano babhūva.

sāmonmukhenā ''cchuritā priyeṇa datte 'tha kācit pulakena bhede
antaḥ-prakopā'pagamād vilolā vaśīkṛtā kevala-vikrameṇa.

gurur dadhānā paruṣa-tvamanyā kāntā 'pi kāntendu-karā'bhimṛṣṭā
prahlāditā candra-śileva tūrṇaṃ kṣobhāt sravat-svedajalā babhūva.

śaśāṅka-nāthā'pagamena dhūmrāṃ mūrcchā-parītāmiva nir-vivekām
tataḥ sakhīva prathitā'nurāgā prābodhayat dyāṃ madhurā'ruṇaśrīḥ

a-vīta-tṛṣṇo 'tha paraspareṇa kṣaṇādivā''yāta-niśā'vasānaḥ
duḥkhena lokaḥ paravānivā 'gāt samutsukaḥ svapna-niketanebhyaḥ

ardhotthitā''liṅgita-sannimagno ruddhaḥ punar yān gamane 'nabhīpsuḥ
vyājena niryāya punar nivṛttas tyaktā'nya-kāryaḥ sthita eva kaścit.

tālena saṃpādita-sāmya-śobhaṃ śubhā'vadhānaṃ svara-baddha-rāgam
padair gatā'rthaṃ nṛpa-mandireṣu prātar jagur maṅgala-vat taruṇyaḥ.

duruttare paṅka ivā 'ndhakāre magnaṃ jagat santata-raśmi-rajjuḥ
pranaṣṭa-mūrti-pravibhāgamudyan pratyujjahāreva tato vivasvān.

pītauṣṭha-rāgāṇi hṛtā'ñjanāni bhāsvanti lolairalakair mukhāni
prātaḥ kṛtā'rthāni yathā virejus tathā na pūrvedyuralaṃkṛtāni.

prajāgarā''tāmra-vilocanā'ntā nirañjanā'laktaka-patra-lekhāḥ
tulyā ivā ''san parikheda-tanvyo vāsa-cyutāḥ sevita-manmathābhiḥ

ābaddha-netrā'ñjana-paṅka-leśas tāmbūla-rāgaṃ bahulaṃ dadhānaḥ
cakāra kānto 'pyadharo 'ṅganānāṃ sahoṣitānāṃ patibhir laghutvam.

cakṣūṃṣi kāntānyapi sā'ñjanāni tāmbūla-raktaṃ ca sa-rāgamoṣṭham
kurvan sa-vāsaṃ ca su-gandhi vaktraṃ cakre janaḥ kevala-pakṣa-pātam.

kṣatairasaṃcetita-danta-labdhaiḥ saṃbhoga-kāle 'vagataiḥ prabhāte
a-śaṅkatā 'nyonya-kṛtaṃ vyalīkaṃ viyoga-bāhyo 'pi jano 'tirāgāt

netreṣubhiḥ saṃyuta-pakṣma-patraiḥ karṇā'nta-kṛṣṭairuru-keśa-śūlāḥ
stanoru-cakrās tata-karṇa-pāśāḥ strī-yoddha-mukhyā jayino viceruḥ

payo-dharāṃś candana-paṅka-digdhān vāsāṃsi cā 'mṛṣṭa-mṛjāni dṛṣṭvā
strīṇāṃ sa-patnyo jahṛṣuḥ prabhāte mandāyamānā'nuśayair manobhiḥ

smarā''ture cetasi labdha-janmā rarāja lolo'pi guṇā'pahāryaḥ
kutūhalān netra-gavākṣa-saṃsthaḥ paśyannivā 'nyonya-mukhāni rāgaḥ

gate 'tibhūmiṃ praṇaye prayuktā- na-buddhi-pūrvaṃ pariluptasaṃjñaḥ
ātmā'nubhūtānapi nopacārān smarā''turaḥ saṃsmarati sma lokaḥ

vastrairanatyulbaṇa-ramya-varṇair vilepanaiḥ saurabha-lakṣmaṇīyaiḥ
āsyaiś ca lokaḥ paritoṣa-kāntai- rasūcayal labdha-padaṃ rahasyam.

prātastarāṃ candana-lipta-gātrāḥ pracchādya hastairadharān vadantaḥ
śāmyan-nimeṣāḥ sutarāṃ yuvānaḥ prakāśayanti sma nigūhanīyam.

sāmnaiva loke vijite 'pi vāme ! kimudyataṃ bhrū-dhanur-prasahyam,
hantuṃ kṣamo vā vada locaneṣur digdho viṣeṇeva kimañjanena.

dantacchade prajvalitā'gni-kalpe tāmbūla-rāgas tṛṇa-bhāra-tulyaḥ
nyastaḥ kimityūcurupeta-bhāvā goṣṭhīṣu nārīs taruṇīr yuvānaḥ.

sukhā'vagāhāni yutāni lakṣmyā śucīni saṃtāpa-harāṇyurūṇi
prabuddha-nārī-mukha-paṅka-jāni prātaḥ sarāṃsīva gṛhāṇi rejuḥ.

saṃmṛṣṭa-siktā'rcita-cāru-puṣpai- rāmoda-vad-dravya-sugandha-bhāgaiḥ
lakṣmīr vijigye bhavanaiḥ sa-bhṛṅgaiḥ sevyasya devairapi nandanasya.

akṣṇoḥ patan nīla-saro-ja-lobhād bhṛṅgaḥ kareṇā 'lpa-dhiyā nirastaḥ
dadaṃśa tāmrā'mbu-ruhā'bhisandhis trṇā''turaḥ pāṇi-tale 'pi dhṛṣṇuḥ.

vilola-tāṃ cakṣuṣi hasta-vepathuṃ bhruvor vibhaṅgaṃ stana-yugma-valgitam
vibhūṣaṇānāṃ kvaṇitaṃ ca ṣaṭ-pado gurur yathā nṛtya-vidhau samādadhe.

athā 'nukūlān kula-dharma-saṃpado vidhāya veśān su-divaḥ purī-janaḥ.
prabodha-kāle śāta-manyu-vidviṣaḥ pracakrame rāja-niketanaṃ prati.

śailendra-śṛṅgebhya iva pravṛttā vegāj jalaughāḥ pura-mandirebhyaḥ
āpūrya rathyāḥ sarito janaughā rājā'ṅganā'mbhodhimapūrayanta.

prabodha-kālāt tridaśendra-śatroḥ prāgūrdhva-śoṣaṃ pariśuṣyamāṇāḥ
hīnā mahāntaś ca sama-tvamīyur dvāsa-sthairavajñā-puruṣā'kṣi-dṛṣtāḥ.

gurūru-cañcat-kara-karṇa-jihvai- ravajñayā 'grā'ṅguli-saṃgṛhītaiḥ
rakṣāmsyanāyāsa-hṛtairupāsthuḥ kapola-līnā'li-kulair gajendraiḥ.

nikṛtta-matta-dvipa-kumbha-māṃsaiḥ saṃpṛkta-muktair harayo'gra-pādaiḥ
āninyire śreṇikṛtās tathā 'nyaiḥ parasparaṃ vāladhi-sannibaddhāḥ

upekṣitā deva-gaṇais trasadbhir niṣā-carair vīta-bhayair nikṛttāḥ
tasminnadṛśyanta sura-drumāṇāṃ sa-jāla-puṣpa-stabakāḥ prakīrṇāḥ.

nirākariṣṇur dvija-kuñjarāṇāṃ tṛṇīkṛtā'śeṣa-guṇo'ti-mohāt
pāpā'śayānabhyudayā'rthamārcīt prāg brahma-rakṣaḥ-pravarān daśā''syaḥ

māyāvibhis trāsa-karair janānā- māptairupādāna-parairupetaḥ
satāṃ vighātaika-rasairavikṣat sadaḥ parikṣobhita-bhūmi-bhāgam.

vighṛta-niśita-śastrais tad yutaṃ yātudhānai- ruru-jaṭhara-mukhībhiḥ saṃkulaṃ rākṣasībhiḥ
śvagaṇi-śata-vikīrṇaṃ vāgurā-van mṛgībhir vanamiva sa-bhayābhir deva-bandībhirāsīt.

jalada iva taḍitvān prājya-ratna-prabhābhiḥ prati-kakubhamudasyan nisvanaṃ dhīra-mandram
śikharamiva sumerorāsanaṃ haimamuccair vividha-maṇi-vicitraṃ pronnataṃ so 'dhyatiṣthat