Rāvaṇavadha · Chapter 2

vanaspatīnāṃ sarasāṃ nadīnāṃ tejasvināṃ kāntibhṛtāṃ diśāṃ ca
niryāya tasyāḥ sa puraḥ samantā cchriyaṃ dadhānāṃ śaradaṃ dadarśa.

taraṅga-saṅgāc capalaiḥ palāśair jvālā-śriyaṃ sā'tiśayāṃ dadhanti
sa-dhūma-dīptā'gni-rucīni rejus tāmrotpalānyākula-ṣaṭ-padāni.

bimbā''gatais tīra-vanaiḥ samṛddhiṃ nijāṃ vilokyā'pahṛtāṃ payobhiḥ
kūlāni sā''marṣatayeva tenuḥ saroja-lakṣmīṃ sthala-padma-hāsaiḥ.

niśā-tuṣārair nayanā'mbu-kalpaiḥ patrā-'nta-paryāgaladaccha-binduḥ
upārurodeva nadat-pataṅgaḥ kumudvatīṃ tīra-tarur dinā''dau.

vanāni toyāni ca netra-kalpaiḥ puṣpaiḥ sarojaiś ca nilīna-bhṛṅgaiḥ
parasparāṃ vismayavanti lakṣmī- mālokayāñcakrurivā''dareṇa.

prabhāta-vātāha''ti-kampitā''kṛtiḥ kumudvatī-reṇu-piśaṅga-vigraham
nirāsa bhṛṅgaṃ kupiteva padminī, na māninī saṃsahate 'nya-saṅgamam.

dattā'vadhānaṃ madhu-lehi-gītau praśānta-ceṣṭaṃ hariṇaṃ jighāṃsuḥ
ākarṇayannutsuka-haṃsa-nādān lakṣye samādhiṃ na dadhe mṛgāvit.

girer nitambe marutā vibhinnaṃ toyā'vaśeṣeṇa himā''bhamabhram
sarin-mukhā'bhyuccayamādadhānaṃ śailā'dhipasyā'nucakāra lakṣmīm.

garjan hariḥ sā'mbhasi śaila-kuñje pratidhvanīnātma-kṛtān niśamya
kramaṃ babandha kramituṃ sa-kopaḥ pratarkayannanya-mṛgendra-nādān.

adṛkṣatā 'mbhāṃsi navotpalāni, rutāni cā 'śroṣata ṣaṭ-padānām,
āghrāyi vān gandha-vahaḥ su-gandhas tenā'ravinda-vyatiṣaṅga-vāṃś ca.

latā'nupātaṃ kusumānyagṛhṇāt sa, nadyavaskandamupāspṛśac ca,
kutūhalāc, cāru-śilopaveśaṃ kākutstha īṣat smayamāna āsta.

tigmāṃśu-raśmic-churitānya-dūrāt prāñci prabhāte salilānyapaśyat
gabhasti-dhārābhiriva drutāni tejāṃsi bhānor bhuvi saṃbhṛtāni.

dig-vyāpinīr locana-lobhanīyā mṛjā'nvayāḥ snehamiva sravantīḥ
ṛjvā''yatāḥ śasya-viśeṣa-paṅktīs tutoṣa paśyan vitṛṇā'ntarālāḥ.

viyoga-duḥkhā'nubhavā'nabhijñaiḥ kāle nṛpāṃ'śaṃ vihitaṃ dadadbhiḥ
āhārya-śobhā-rahitairamāyai- raikṣiṣṭa pumbhiḥ pracitān sa goṣṭhān

strī-bhūṣaṇaṃ ceṣṭitama-pragalbhaṃ cārūṇya-vakrāṇyapi vīkṣitāni
ṛjūṃśca viśvāsa-kṛtaḥ svabhāvān gopā'ṅganānāṃ mumude vilokya.

vivṛtta-pārśvaṃ rucirā'ṅgahāraṃ samudvahac-cāru-nitamba-ramyam
āmandra-mantha-dhvani-datta-tālaṃ gopā'ṅganā-nṛtyamanandayat tam.

vicitramuccaiḥ plavamānamārāt kutūhalaṃ trasnu tatāna tasya
meghā'tyayopātta-vanopaśobhaṃ kadambakaṃ vātamajaṃ mṛgāṇām.

sitā'ravinda-pracayeṣu ca līnāḥ saṃsakta-peṇeṣu ca saikateṣu
kundā'vadātāḥ kalahaṃsa-mālāḥ pratīyīre śrotra-sukhair ninādaiḥ.

na taj jalaṃ, yan na su-cāru-paṅkajaṃ, na paṅkajaṃ tad, yada-līna-ṣaṭ-padam,
na ṣaṭ-pado'sau, na juguñja yaḥ kalaṃ; na guñjitaṃ tan, na jahāra yan manaḥ.

taṃ yāyajūkāḥ saha bhikṣu-mukhyais tapaḥ-kṛśāḥ śāntyudakumbha-hastāḥ,
yāyāvarāḥ puṣpa-phalena cā 'nye prāṇarcurarcyā jagadarcanīyam.

vidyāmathainaṃ vijayāṃ jayāṃ ca rakṣo-gaṇaṃ kṣipnuma-vikṣatā''tmā
adhyāpipad gādhi-suto yathāvan nighātayiṣyan yudhi yātudhānān.

āyodhane sthāyukamastrajāta- mamoghamabhyarṇa-mahā''havāya
dadau vadhāya kṣaṇadācarāṇāṃ tasmai muniḥ śreyasi jāgarūkaḥ

taṃ vipra-darśaṃ kṛta-ghāta-yatnā yāntaṃ vane rātricarī ḍuḍhauke,
jighāṃsu-vedaṃ dhṛta-bhāsurā'stram tāṃ tāḍakā''khyāṃ nijaghāna rāmaḥ.

athā ''luloke huta-dhūma-ketu- śikhā'ñjana-snigdha-samṛddha-śākham
tapovanaṃ prādhyayanā'bhibhūta- samuccarac-cāru-pataktri-śiñjam.

kṣudrān na jakṣur hariṇān mṛgendrā, viśaśvase pakṣi-gaṇaiḥ samantāt,
nannamyamānāḥ phala-ditsayeva cakāśire tatra latā vilolāḥ.

apūpujan viṣṭara-pādya-mālyai- rātithya-niṣṇā vana-vāsi-mukhyāḥ,
pratyagrahīṣṭāṃ madhuparka-miśraṃ tāvāsanā''di kṣiti-pālaputrau.

daityā'bhibhūtasya yuvāmavoḍhaṃ magnasya dorbhir bhuvanasya bhāram,
havīṃṣi saṃpratyapi rakṣataṃ, tau tapodhanairitthamabhāṣiṣātām.

tān pratyavādīdatha rāghvo'pi--, yathepsitaṃ prastuta karma dharmyam,
tapo-maruddhir bhavatāṃ śarā'gniḥ saṃdhukṣyatāṃ no'ri-samindhaneṣu.

pratuṣṭuvuḥ karma tataḥ prakwxlqqptais te yajñiyair dravya-gaṇair yathāvat,
dakṣiṇya-diṣṭaṃ kṛtamārtvijīnais tad yātudhānaiś cicite prasarpat.

āpiṅga-rūkṣordhva-śirasya-bālaiḥ śirāla-jaṅghair giri-kūṭa-daghnaiḥ
tataḥ kṣapā'ṭaiḥ pṛthu-piṅgalā'kṣaiḥ khaṃ prāvṛṣeṇyairiva cā''naśe'bdaiḥ.

adhijya-cāpaḥ sthira-bāhu-muṣṭi- rudañcitā'kṣo'ñcita-dakṣiṇoruḥ
tān lakṣmaṇaḥ sannata-vāma-jaṅgho jaghāna śuddheṣura-manda-karṣī.

gādheya-diṣṭaṃ virasaṃ rasantaṃ rāmo 'pi māyācaṇamastracuñcuḥ
sthāsnuṃ raṇe smera-mukho jagāda mārīcamuccair vacanaṃ mahā'rtham.

ātmaṃbharis tvaṃpiśitair narāṇāṃ phalegrahīn haṃsi vanaspatīnām,
śauvastikatvaṃ vibhavā na yeṣāṃ vrajanti, teṣāṃ dayase na kasmāt.

admo dvijān, devayajīn nihanmaḥ, kurmaḥ puraṃ preta-narā'dhivāsam,
dharmo hyayaṃ dāśarathe ! nijo no, naivā'dhyakāriṣmahi veda-vṛtte.

dharmo'sti satyaṃ tava rākṣasā'ya- manyo vyatiste tu mamā'pi dharmaḥ,
brahma-dviṣas te praṇihanmi yena, rājanya-vṛttir dhṛta-kārmukeṣuḥ.

itthaṃ-pravādaṃ yudhi saṃprahāraṃ pracakratū rāma-niśā-vihārau,
tṛṇāya matvā raghu-nandano 'tha bāṇena rakṣaḥ pradhanān nirāsthat.

jagmuḥ prasādaṃ dvija-mānasāni, dyaur varṣukā puṣpa-cayaṃ babhūva,
nir-vyājamijyā vavṛte. vacaś ca bhūyo babhāṣe muninā kumāraḥ

mahīyyamānā bhavatā 'timātraṃ surā'dhvare ghasmara-jitvareṇa
divo'pi vajrā''yudha-bhūṣaṇāyā hriṇīyate vīra-vatī na bhūmiḥ.

balir babandhe, jaladhir mamanthe, jahre'mṛtaṃ, daitya-kulaṃ vijigyo,
kalpā'nta-duḥsthā vasudhā tathohe yenaiṣa bhāro'ti-gurur na tasya.

iti bruvāṇo madhuraṃ hitaṃ ca tamāñjihan maithila-yajña-bhūmim
rāmaṃ muniḥ prīta-manā makhā'nte yaśāṃsi rājñāṃ nijighṛkṣayiṣyan.

etau sma mitrā-varuṇau kimetau, kimaśvinau soma-rasaṃ pipāsū,
janaṃ samastaṃ janakā''śrama-sthaṃ rūpeṇa tāvaujihatāṃ nṛ-siṃhau.

ajigrahat taṃ janako dhanus tad "yenā'rdidad daitya-puraṃ pinākī",
jijñāsamāno balamasya bāhvor. hasannabhāṅkṣvīd raghu-nandanas tat.

tato nadī-ṣṇān pathikān giri-jñā- nāhvāyakān bhūmi-paterayodhyām
ditsuḥ sutāṃ yodha-harais turaṅgair vyasarjayan maithila-martya-mukhyaḥ.

kṣipraṃ tato 'dhvanya-turaṅga-yāyī yaviṣṭha-vad vṛddha-tamo 'pi rājā
ākhyāyakebhyaḥ śruta-sūnu-vṛtti- ra-glāna-yāno mithilāmagacchat.

vṛndiṣṭhamārcīd vasudhā-dhipānāṃ taṃ preṣṭhametaṃ guru-vad gariṣṭham
sadṛṅ-mahāntaṃ sukṛtā'dhivāsaṃ baṃhiṣṭha-kīrtiṃ yaśasā variṣṭham.

tri-varga-pārīṇamasau bhavanta- madhyāsayannāsanamekamindraḥ
viveka-dṛśva-tvamagāt surāṇāṃ, taṃ maithilo vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe.

hiraṇmayī sāla-lateva jaṅgamā cyutā divaḥ sthāsnurivā'cira-prabhā
śaśāṅkaṃ-kānteradhidevatā''kṛtiḥ sutā dade tasya sutāya maithilī.

labdhā tato viśvajanīna-vṛttis- tāmātmanīnāmudavoḍha rāmaḥ
sad-ratna-muktā-phala-bharma-śobhāṃ saṃbaṃhayantīm raghu-vargya-lakṣmīm.

su-prātamāsādita-saṃmadaṃ tad vandārubhiḥ saṃstutamabhyayodhyam
aśvīya-rājanyaka-hāstikā''ḍhya- magāt sa-rājaṃ balamadhvanīnam.

viśaṅkaṭo vakṣasi bāṇa-pāṇiḥ saṃpanna-tāla-dvayasaḥ purastāt
bhīṣmo dhanuṣmānupajānvaratni- raiti sma rāmaḥ pathi jāmadagnyaḥ.

uccairasau rāghavamāhvatedaṃ dhanuḥ sa-bāṇaṃ kuru, sā'tiyāsīḥ.
parākrama-jñaḥ priya-santatis taṃ namraḥ kṣitīndro 'nuninīṣurūce.

aneka-śo nirjita-rājakas tvaṃ, pit natārpsīr nṛpa-rakta-toyaiḥ,
saṃkṣipya saṃrambhama-sadū-vipakṣaṃ, kā ''sthā 'rbhake 'smiṃstava rāma ! rāme.

ajīgaṇad daśarathaṃ na vākyaṃ yadā sa darpeṇa, tadā kumāraḥ
dhanur vyakārkṣīd guru-bāṇa-garbhaṃ, lokānalāvīd vijitāṃśca tasya.

jite nṛpā'rau, sumanībhavanti śabdāyamānānya-śanair-śaṅkam
vṛddhasya rājño 'numate balāni jagāhire 'neka-mukhāni mārgān.

atha puru-java-yogān nedayad dūra-saṃsthaṃ davayadati-rayeṇa prāptamurvī-vibhāgam
klama-rahitamacetan nīrajīkārita-kṣmāṃ, balamupahita-śobhāṃ tūrṇamāyādayodhyām.