युद्धकाण्डम्Yuddha Kāṇḍa

atha tām jāta samtāpām tena vākyena moditām ।
saramā hlādayām āsa mahīṁ dagdhāmivāmbhasā ॥6-34-1॥ ॥

tatas tasyā hitam sakhyāś cikīrṣantī sakhī vacaḥ ।
uvāca kāle kālajnā smita pūrva abhibhāṣiṇī ॥6-34-2॥ ॥

utsaheyam aham gatvā tvad vākyam asita īkṣaṇe ।
nivedya kuśalam rāme praticcannā nivartitum ॥6-34-3॥ ॥

na hi me kramamāṇāyā nirālambe vihāyasi ।
samartho gatim anvetum pavano garuḍo api vā ॥6-34-4॥ ॥

evam bruvāṇām tām sītā saramām punar abravīt ।
madhuram ślakṣṇayā vācā pūrva śoka abhipannayā ॥6-34-5॥ ॥

samarthā gaganam gantum api vā tvam rasā talam ।
avagaccāmy akartavyam kartavyam te mad antare ॥6-34-6॥ ॥

mat priyam yadi kartavyam yadi buddhiḥ sthirā tava ।
jnātum iccāmi tam gatvā kim karoti iti rāvaṇaḥ ॥6-34-7॥ ॥

sa hi māyā balaḥ krūro rāvaṇaḥ śatru rāvaṇaḥ ।
mām mohayati duṣṭa ātmā pīta mātrā iva vāruṇī ॥6-34-8॥ ॥

tarjāpayati mām nityam bhartsāpayati ca asakrt ।
rākṣasībhiḥ sughorābhir yā mām rakṣanti nityaśaḥ ॥6-34-9॥ ॥

udvignā śankitā ca asmi na ca svastham mano mama ।
tad bhayāc ca aham udvignā;aśoka vanikām gatāḥ ॥6-34-10॥ ॥

yadi nāma kathā tasya niścitam vā api yad bhavet ।
nivedayethāḥ sarvam tat paro me syād anugrahaḥ ॥6-34-11॥ ॥

sāpyevam bruvatīm sītām saramā valgu bhāṣiṇī ।
uvāca vacanam tasyāḥ spṛśantī bāṣpa viklavam ॥6-34-12॥ ॥

eṣa te yady abhiprāyas tasmād gaccāmi jānaki ।
gṛhya śatror abhiprāyam upāvrttām ca paśya mām ॥6-34-13॥ ॥

evam uktvā tato gatvā samīpam tasya rakṣasaḥ ।
śuśrāva kathitam tasya rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ ॥6-34-14॥ ॥

sā śrutvā niścayam tasya niścayajnā durātmanaḥ ।
punar eva agamat kṣipram aśoka vanikām tadā ॥6-34-15॥ ॥

sā praviṣṭā punas tatra dadarśa janaka ātmajām ।
pratīkṣamāṇām svām eva bhraṣṭa padmām iva śriyam ॥6-34-16॥ ॥

tām tu sītā punaḥ prāptām saramām valgu bhāṣiṇīm ।
pariṣvajya ca susnigdham dadau ca svayam āsanam ॥6-34-17॥ ॥

iha āsīnā sukham sarvam ākhyāhi mama tattvataḥ ।
krūrasya niścayam tasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ ॥6-34-18॥ ॥

evam uktā tu saramā sītayā vepamānayā ।
kathitam sarvam ācaṣta rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ ॥6-34-19॥ ॥

jananyā rākṣasa indro vai tvan mokṣa artham bṛhad vacaḥ ।
aviddhena ca vaidehi mantri vṛddhena bodhitaḥ ॥6-34-20॥ ॥

dīyatām abhisatkrtya manuja indrāya maithilī ।
nidarśanam te paryāptam jana sthāne yad adbhutam ॥6-34-21॥ ॥

langhanam ca samudrasya darśanam ca hanūmataḥ ।
vadham ca rakṣasām yuddhe kaḥ kuryān mānuṣo bhuvi ॥6-34-22॥ ॥

evam sa mantri vṛddhaiśca mātrā ca bahu bhāṣitaḥ ।
na tvām utsahate moktum artahm artha paro yathā ॥6-34-23॥ ॥

na utsahaty amrto moktum yuddhe tvām iti maithili ।
sāmātyasya nṛśamsasya niścayo hy eṣa vartate ॥6-34-24॥ ॥

tad eṣā susthirā buddhirmṛtyu lobhād upasthitā ।
bhayān na śaktas tvām moktum anirastas tu samyuge ॥6-34-25॥ ॥

rākṣasānām ca sarveṣām ātmanaś ca vadhena hi ।
nihatya rāvaṇam samkhye sarvathā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-34-26॥ ॥

pratineṣyati rāmas tvām ayodhyām asita īkṣaṇe ।
etasminn antare śabdo bherī śankha samākulaḥ ॥6-34-27॥ ॥

śruto vai sarva sainyānām kampayan dharaṇī talam ।
śrutvā tu tam vānara sainya śabdam ।
lankā gatā rākṣasa rāja bhrtyāḥ ।
naṣṭa ojaso dainya parīta ceṣṭāḥ ।
śreyo na paśyanti nrpasya doṣaiḥ ॥