युद्धकाण्डम्Yuddha Kāṇḍa

iti uktvā paruṣam vākyam rāvaṇam rāvaṇa anujaḥ ।
ājagāma muhūrtena yatra rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ ॥6-17-1॥ ॥

tam meru śikhara ākāram dīptām iva śata hradām ।
gaganastham mahīsthās te dadṛśur vānara adhipāḥ ॥6-17-2॥ ॥

te cāpyanucarāstasya catvāro bhīmavikramāḥ ।
te'pi varmāyudhopetā bhūṣaṇottamabhūṣitāḥ ॥6-17-3॥ ॥

sa ca meghācalaprakhyo vajrāyudhasamaprabhaḥ ।
varāyudhadharo vīro divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ ॥6-17-4॥ ॥

tam ātma pancamam dṛṣṭvā sugrīvo vānara adhipaḥ ।
vānaraiḥ saha durdharṣaḥ cintayām āsa buddhimān ॥6-17-5॥ ॥

cintayitvā muhūrtam tu vānarāms tān uvāca ha ।
hanūmat pramukhān sarvān idam vacanam uttamam ॥6-17-6॥ ॥

eṣa sarva āyudha upetaḥ caturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ ।
rākṣaso abhyeti paśyadhvam asmān hantum na samśayaḥ ॥6-17-7॥ ॥

sugrīvasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te vānara uttamāḥ ।
sālān udyamya śailāmaḥ ca idam vacanam abruvan ॥6-17-8॥ ॥

śīghram vyādiśa no rājan vadhāya eṣām durātmanām ।
nipatantu hatāḥ ca ete dharaṇyām alpa jīvitāḥ ॥6-17-9॥ ॥

teṣām sambhāṣamāṇānām anyonyam sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
uttaram tīram āsādya khastha eva vyatiṣṭhata ॥6-17-10॥ ॥

sa uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān ।
sugrīvam tāmaḥ ca samprekṣya khastha eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥6-17-11॥ ॥

rāvaṇo nāma durvṛtto rākṣaso rākṣasa īśvaraḥ ।
tasya aham anujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ ॥6-17-12॥ ॥

tena sītā jana sthānādd hṛtā hatvā jaṭāyuṣam ।
ruddhvā ca vivaśā dīnā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā ॥6-17-13॥ ॥

tam aham hetubhir vākyair vividhaiḥ ca nyadarśayam ।
sādhu niryātyatām sītā rāmāya iti punaḥ punaḥ ॥6-17-14॥ ॥

sa ca na pratijagrāha rāvaṇaḥ kāla coditaḥ ।
ucyamāno hitam vākyam viparīta iva auṣadham ॥6-17-15॥ ॥

so aham paruṣitas tena dāsavac ca avamānitaḥ ।
tyaktvā putrāmaḥ ca dārāmaḥ ca rāghavam śaraṇam gataḥ ॥6-17-16॥ ॥

nivedeayata mām kṣipram rāghavāya mahātmane ।
sarva loka śaraṇyāya vibhīṣaṇam upasthitam ॥6-17-17॥ ॥

etattu vacanam śrutvā sugrīvo laghu vikramaḥ ।
lakṣmaṇasya agrato rāmam samrabdham idam abravīt ॥6-17-18॥ ॥

praviṣṭaḥ śatru sainyam hi prāptaḥ śatruratarkitaḥ ।
nihanyādanntaram labdhvā ulūko vāyasāniva ॥6-17-19॥ ॥

mantre vyūhe naye cāre yukto bhavitumarhasi ।
vānarāṇām ca bhadram te pareṣām ca paramtapa ॥6-17-20॥ ॥

antardhanagatāhyete rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ।
śūrāśca nikṛtijñāśca teṣām jātu na viśvaset ॥6-17-21॥ ॥

praṇīdhī rākṣasendrasya rāvaṇasya bhavedayam ।
anupraviśya so' smāsu bhedam kuryānna samśayaḥ ॥6-17-22॥ ॥

athavā svayamevaiṣa cidramāsādya buddhimān ।
anupraviśya viśvaste kadācitpraharedapi ॥6-17-23॥ ॥

mitrāṭavībalam caiva maulabhṛtyabalam tathā ।
sarvametadbalam grāhyam varjayitvā dviṣadbalam ॥6-17-24॥ ॥

prakṛtyā rākṣaso hyeṣa bhrātāmitrasya vai prabho ।
āgataśca ripoḥ sākṣātkathamasmimśca viśvaset ॥6-17-25॥ ॥

rāvaṇasya anujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ ।
caturbhiḥ saha rakṣobhir bhavantam śaraṇam gataḥ ॥6-17-26॥ ॥

rāvaṇena praṇihitam tam avehi vibhīṣaṇam ।
tasya aham nigraham manye kṣamam kṣamavatām vara ॥6-17-27॥ ॥

rākṣaso jihmayā buddhyā samdiṣṭo ayam upasthitaḥ ।
prahartum māyayā canno viśvaste tvayi rāghava ॥6-17-28॥ ॥

badhyatām eṣa tīvreṇa daṇḍena sacivaiḥ saha ।
rāvaṇasya nṛśamsasya bhrātā hi eṣa vibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥6-17-29॥ ॥

evam uktvā tu tam rāmam samrabdho vāhinī patiḥ ।
vākyajño vākya kuśalam tato maunam upāgamat ॥6-17-30॥ ॥

sugrīvasya tu tad vākyam śrutvā rāmo mahābalaḥ ।
samīpasthān uvāca idam hanūmat pramukhān harīn ॥6-17-31॥ ॥

yad uktam kapi rājena rāvaṇa avarajam prati ।
vākyam hetumad atyartham bhavadbhir api tat śrutam ॥6-17-32॥ ॥

suhṛdā hi artha kṛcceṣu yuktam buddhimatā satā ।
samarthena api samdeṣṭum śāśvatīm bhūtim iccatā ॥6-17-33॥ ॥

iti evam paripṛṣṭās te svam svam matam atandritāḥ ।
sa upacāram tadā rāmam ūcur hita cikīrṣavaḥ ॥6-17-34॥ ॥

ajñātam na asti te kimcit triṣu lokeṣu rāghava ।
ātmānam pūjayan rāma pṛccasi asmān suhṛttayā ॥6-17-35॥ ॥

tvam hi satya vrataḥ śūro dhārmiko dṛḍha vikramaḥ ।
parīkṣya kārā smṛtimān nisṛṣṭa ātmā suhṛtsu ca ॥6-17-36॥ ॥

tasmād eka ekaśas tāvad bruvantu sacivās tava ।
hetuto mati sampannāḥ samarthāḥ ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥6-17-37॥ ॥

iti ukte rāghavāya atha matimān angado agrataḥ ।
vibhīṣaṇa parīkṣā artham uvāca vacanam hariḥ ॥6-17-38॥ ॥

śatroḥ sakāśāt samprāptaḥ sarvathā śankya eva hi ।
viśvāsa yogyaḥ sahasā na kartavyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥6-17-39॥ ॥

cādayitvā ātma bhāvam hi caranti śaṭha buddhayaḥ ।
praharanti ca randhreṣu so anarthaḥ sumahān bhavet ॥6-17-40॥ ॥

artha anarthau viniścitya vyavasāyam bhajeta ha ।
guṇataḥ samgraham kuryād doṣatas tu visarjayet ॥6-17-41॥ ॥

yadi doṣo mahāms tasmims tyajyatām aviśankitam ।
guṇān vā api bahūn jñātvā samgrahaḥ kriyatām nṛpa ॥6-17-42॥ ॥

śarabhas tv atha niścitya sārtham vacanam abravīt ।
kṣipram asmin nara vyāghra cāraḥ pratividhīyatām ॥6-17-43॥ ॥

praṇidhāya hi cāreṇa yathāvat sūkṣma buddhinā ।
parīkṣya ca tataḥ kāryo yathā nyāyam parigrahaḥ ॥6-17-44॥ ॥

jāmbavāms tv atha samprekṣya śāstra buddhyā vicakṣaṇaḥ ।
vākyam vijñāpayām āsa guṇavad doṣa varjitam ॥6-17-45॥ ॥

baddha vairāc ca pāpāc ca rākṣasa indrād vibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
adeśa kāle samprāptaḥ sarvathā śankyatām ayam ॥6-17-46॥ ॥

tato maindas tu samprekṣya naya apanaya kovidaḥ ।
vākyam vacana sampanno babhāṣe hetumattaram ॥6-17-47॥ ॥

anuho nāma tasya eṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
pṛccyatām madhureṇa ayam śanair nara vara īśvara ॥6-17-48॥ ॥

bhāvam asya tu vijñāya tatas tattvam kariṣyasi ।
yadi dṛṣṭo na duṣṭo vā buddhi pūrvam naraṣabha ॥6-17-49॥ ॥

atha samskāra sampanno hanūmān saciva uttamaḥ ।
uvāca vacanam ślakṣṇam arthavan madhuram laghu ॥6-17-50॥ ॥

na bhavantam mati śreṣṭham samartham vadatām varam ।
atiśāyayitum śakto bṛhaspatir api bruvan ॥6-17-51॥ ॥

na vādān na api samgharṣān na ādhikyān na ca kāmataḥ ।
vakṣyāmi vacanam rājan yathā artham rāma gauravāt ॥6-17-52॥ ॥

artha anartha nimittam hi yad uktam sacivais tava ।
tatra doṣam prapaśyāmi kriyā na hi upapadyate ॥6-17-53॥ ॥

ṛte niyogāt sāmarthyam avaboddhum na śakyate ।
sahasā viniyogo hi doṣavān pratibhāti me ॥6-17-54॥ ॥

cāra praṇihitam yuktam yad uktam sacivais tava ।
arthasya asambhavāt tatra kāraṇam na upapadyate ॥6-17-55॥ ॥

adeśa kāle samprāpta iti ayam yad vibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
vivakṣā ca atra me asti iyam tām nibodha yathā mati ॥6-17-56॥ ॥

sa eṣa deśaḥ kālaḥ ca bhavati iha yathā tathā ।
puruṣāt puruṣam prāpya tathā doṣa guṇāv api ॥6-17-57॥ ॥

daurātmyam rāvaṇe dṛṣṭvā vikramam ca tathā tvayi ।
yuktam āgamanam tasya sadṛśam tasya buddhitaḥ ॥6-17-58॥ ॥

ajñāta rūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sa rājan pṛccyatām iti ।
yad uktam atra me prekṣā kācid asti samīkṣitā ॥6-17-59॥ ॥

pṛccyamāno viśanketa sahasā buddhimān vacaḥ ।
tatra mitram praduṣyeta mithya pṛṣṭam sukha āgatam ॥6-17-60॥ ॥

aśakyaḥ sahasā rājan bhāvo vettum parasya vai ।
antaḥ svabhāvair gītais tair naipuṇyam paśyatā bhṛśam ॥6-17-61॥ ॥

na tvasya bruvato jātu lakṣyate duṣṭa bhāvatā ।
prasannam vadanam ca api tasmān me na asti samśayaḥ ॥6-17-62॥ ॥

aśankita matiḥ svastho na śaṭhaḥ parisarpati ।
na ca asya duṣṭā vāgasti tasmān na asti iha samśayaḥ ॥6-17-63॥ ॥

ākāraḥ cādyamāno api na śakyo vinigūhitum ।
balādd hi vivṛṇoti eva bhāvam antar gatam nṛṇām ॥6-17-64॥ ॥

deśa kāla upapannam ca kāryam kāryavidām vara ।
saphalam kurute kṣipram prayogeṇa abhisamhitam ॥6-17-65॥ ॥

udyogam tava samprekṣya mithyā vṛttam ca rāvaṇam ।
vālinaḥ ca vadham śrutvā sugrīvam ca abhiṣecitam ॥6-17-66॥ ॥

rājyam prārthayamānaḥ ca buddhi pūrvam iha āgataḥ ।
etāvat tu puras kṛtya yujyate tv asya samgrahaḥ ॥6-17-67॥ ॥

yathā śakti mayā uktam tu rākṣasasya ārjavam prati ।
pramāṇam tu śeṣasya śrutvā buddhimatām vara ॥