किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa

etac ca vacanam śrutvā sugrīvasya subhāṣitam ।
pratyayārtham mahātejā rāmo jagrāha kārmukam ॥

sa gṛhītvā dhanur ghoram śaram ekam ca mānadaḥ ।
sālam uddiśya cikṣepa pūrayan sa ravaiḥ diśaḥ ॥

sa visṛṣṭo balavatā bāṇaḥ svarṇa pariṣkṛtaḥ ।
bhittvā sālān giri prastham sapta bhūmim viveśa ha ॥

sāyakaḥ tu muhūrtena sālān bhittvā mahājavaḥ ।
niṣpatya ca punaḥ tūrṇam tam eva praviveśa ha ॥

tān dṛṣṭvā sapta nirbhinnān sālān vānarapuṁgavaḥ ।
rāmasya śara vegena vismayam paramam gataḥ ॥

sa mūrdhnā nyapatat bhūmau pralaṁbīkṛta bhūṣaṇaḥ ।
sugrīvaḥ parama prīto rāghavāya kṛtāṁjaliḥ ॥

idam ca uvāca dharmajñam karmaṇā tena harṣitaḥ ।
rāmam sarva astra viduṣām śreṣṭham śūram avasthitam ॥

sa indrān api surān sarvām tvam bāṇaiḥ puruṣarṣabha ।
samarthaḥ samare hantum kim punar vālinam prabho ॥

yena sapta mahā sālā girir bhūmiḥ ca dāritāḥ ।
bāṇena ekena kākutstha sthātā te ko raṇa agrataḥ ॥

adya me vigataḥ śokaḥ prītir adya parā mama ।
suhṛdam tvām samāsādya mahendra varuṇopamam ॥

tam adya eva priyārtham me vairiṇam bhrātṛ rūpiṇam ।
vālinam jahi kākutstha mayā baddho ayam aṁjaliḥ ॥

tato rāmaḥ pariṣvajya sugrīvam priya darśanam ।
pratyuvāca mahāprājño lakṣmaṇānugatam vacaḥ ॥

asmād gacchāma kiṣkindhām kṣipram gaccha tvam agrataḥ ।
gatvā ca āhvaya sugrīva vālinam bhrātṛ gandhinam ॥

sarve te tvaritam gatvā kiṣkindhām vālinaḥ purīm ।
vṛkṣaiḥ ātmānam āvṛtya hi atiṣṭhan gahane vane ॥

sugrīvo api vyanadad ghoram vālino hvāna kāraṇāt ।
gāḍham parihito vegān nādaiḥ bhindan iva aṁbaram ॥

tam śrutvā ninadam bhrātuḥ kruddho vālī mahābalaḥ ।
niṣpapāta susaṁrabdho bhāskaro asta taṭāt iva ॥

tataḥ sutumulam yuddham vāli sugrīvayoḥ abhūt ।
gagane grahayoḥ ghoram budha aṁgārakayoḥ iva ॥

talaiḥ aśani kalpaiḥ ca vajra kalpaiḥ ca muṣṭibhiḥ ।
jaghnatuḥ samare anyonyam bhrātarau krodha mūrcchitau ॥

tato rāmo dhanuṣ pāṇiḥ tau ubhau samudaikṣata ।
anyonya sadṛśau vīrau ubhau devau iva aśvinau ॥

yat na avagacchat sugrīvam vālinam vā api rāghavaḥ ।
tato na kṛtavān buddhim moktum antakaram śaram ॥

etasmin antare bhagnaḥ sugrīvaḥ tena vālinā ।
apaśyan rāghavam nātham ṛśyamūkam pradudruve ॥

klānto rudhira sikta aṁgo prahāraiḥ jarjarī kṛtaḥ ।
vālinā abhidrutaḥ krodhāt praviveśa mahāvanam ॥

tam praviṣṭam vanam dṛṣṭvā vālī śāpa bhayāt tataḥ ।
mukto hi asi tvam iti uktvā sa nivṛtto mahābalaḥ ॥

rāghavo api saha bhrātrā saha caiva hanūmatā ।
tadeva vanam āgacchat sugrīvo yatra vānaraḥ ॥

tam samīkṣya āgatam rāmam sugrīvaḥ saha lakṣmaṇam ।
hrīmān dīnam uvāca idam vasudhām avalokayan ॥

āhvayasva iti mām uktvā darśayitvā ca vikramam ।
vairiṇā ghātayitvā ca kim idānīm tvayā kṛtam ॥

tām eva velām vaktavyam tvayā rāghava tattvataḥ ।
vālinam na nihanmi iti tato na aham ito vraje ॥

tasya ca evam bruvāṇasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ ।
karuṇam dīnayā vācā rāghavaḥ punar abravīt ॥

sugrīva śrūyatām tāta krodhaḥ ca vyapanīyatām ।
kāraṇam yena bāṇo ayam sa mayā na visarjitaḥ ॥

alaṁkāreṇa veṣeṇa pramāṇena gatena ca ।
tvam ca sugrīva vālī ca sadṛśau sthaḥ parasparam ॥

svareṇa varcasā ca eva prekṣitena ca vānara ।
vikrameṇa ca vākyaiḥ ca vyaktim vām na upalakṣaye ॥

tato aham rūpa sādṛśyāt mohito vānarottama ।
na utsṛjāmi mahāvegam śaram śatru nibarhaṇam ॥

jīvita antakaram ghoram sādṛśyāt tu viśaṁkitaḥ ।
mūlaghāto na nau syāddhi dvayoḥ iti kṛto mayā ॥

tvayi vīra vipanne hi ajñān lāghavān mayā ।
mauḍhyam ca mama bālyam ca khyāpitam syāt kapīsvara ॥

datta abhaya vadho nāma pātakam mahat adbhutam ।
aham ca lakṣmaṇaḥ ca eva sīta ca varavarṇinī ॥

tvat adhīnā vayam sarve vane asmin śaraṇam bhavān ।
tasmāt yudhyasva bhūyastvam mā śaṁkī ca vānara ॥

etan muhūrte tu mayā paśya vālinam āhave ।
nirastam iṣuṇā ekena veṣṭamānam mahītale ॥

abhijñānam kuruṣva tvam ātmano vānareśvara ।
yena tvām abhijānīyām dvandva yuddham upāgatam ॥

gaja puṣpīm imām phullām utpāṭya śubha lakṣaṇām ।
kuru lakṣmaṇa kaṇṭhe asya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ ॥

tato giri taṭe jātām utpāṭya kusumāyutām ।
lakṣmaṇo gaja puṣpīm tām tasya kaṇṭhe vyasarjayat ॥

sa tathā śuśubhe śrīmān latayā kaṇṭha saktayā ।
mālayā iva balākānām sasaṁdhya iva toyadaḥ ॥

vibhrājamāno vapuṣā rāma vākya samāhitaḥ ।
jagāma saha rāmeṇa kiṣkiṁdhām punarāpa saḥ ॥