युद्धकाण्डम्Yuddha Kāṇḍa

sā tu nīlena vidhivat svārakṣā susamāhitā ।
sāgarasya uttare tīre sādhu senā vinieśitā ॥6-5-1॥ ॥

maindaḥ ca dvividhaḥ ca ubhau tatra vānara pumgavau ।
viceratuḥ ca tām senām rakṣā artham sarvato diśam ॥6-5-2॥ ॥

niviṣṭāyām tu senāyām tīre nada nadī pateḥ ।
pārśvastham lakṣmaṇam dṛṣṭvā rāmo vacanam abravīt ॥6-5-3॥ ॥

śokaḥ ca kila kālena gaccatā hi apagaccati ।
mama ca apaśyataḥ kāntām ahani ahani vardhate ॥6-5-4॥ ॥

na me duhkham priyā dūre na me duhkham hṛtā iti ca ।
tad eva anuśocāmi vayo asyā hi ativartate ॥6-5-5॥ ॥

vāhi vāta yataḥ kanyā tām spṛṣṭvā mām api spṛśa ।
tvayi me gātra samsparśaḥ candre dṛṣṭi samāgamaḥ ॥6-5-6॥ ॥

tan me dahati gātrāṇi viṣam pītam iva āśaye ।
hā nātha iti priyā sā mām hriyamāṇā yad abravīt ॥6-5-7॥ ॥

tad viyoga indhanavatā tac cintā vipula arciṣā ।
rātrim divam śarīram me dahyate madana agninā ॥6-5-8॥ ॥

avagāhya arṇavam svapsye saumitre bhavatā vinā ।
kathamcit prajvalan kāmaḥ samāsuptam jale dahet ॥6-5-9॥ ॥

bahv etat kāmayānasya śakyam etena jīvitum ।
yad aham sā ca vāma ūrur ekām dharaṇim āśritau ॥6-5-10॥ ॥

kedārasya iva kedāraḥ sa udakasya nirūdakaḥ ।
upasnehena jīvāmi jīvantīm yat śṛṇomi tām ॥6-5-11॥ ॥

kadā tu khalu susśoṇīm śata patra āyata īkṣaṇām ।
vijitya śatrūn drakṣyāmi sītām sphītām iva śriyam ॥6-5-12॥ ॥

kadā nu cāru bimba oṣṭham tasyāḥ padmam iva ānanam ।
īṣad unnamya pāsyāmi rasāyanam iva āturaḥ ॥6-5-13॥ ॥

tau tasyāḥ samhatau pīnau stanau tāla phala upamau ।
kadā nu khalu sa utkampau hasantyā mām bhajiṣyataḥ ॥6-5-14॥ ॥

sā nūnam asita apāngī rakṣo madhya gatā satī ।
man nāthā nātha hīnā iva trātāram na adhigaccati ॥6-5-15॥ ॥

kadā vikṣobhya rakṣāmsi sā vidhūya utpatiṣyati ।
rākṣasīmadhyagā śete snuṣā daśarathasya ca ॥6-5-16॥ ॥

avikṣobhyāṇi rakṣāmsi sā vidhūyotpatiṣyati ।
vidhūya jaladān nīlān śaśi lekhā śaratsv iva ॥6-5-17॥ ॥

svabhāva tanukā nūnam śokena anaśanena ca ।
bhūyas tanutarā sītā deśa kāla viparyayāt ॥6-5-18॥ ॥

kadā nu rākṣasa indrasya nidhāya urasi sāyakān ।
sītām pratyāhariṣyāmi śokam utsṛjya mānasam ॥6-5-19॥ ॥

kadā nu khalu mām sādhvī sītā amara sutā upamā ।
sa utkaṇṭhā kaṇṭham ālambya mokṣyati ānandajam jalam ॥6-5-20॥ ॥

kadā śokam imam ghoram maithilī viprayogajam ।
sahasā vipramokṣyāmi vāsaḥ śukla itaram yathā ॥6-5-21॥ ॥

evam vilapatas tasya tatra rāmasya dhīmataḥ ।
dina kṣayān manda vapur bhāskaro astam upāgamat ॥6-5-22॥ ॥

āśvāsito lakṣmaṇena rāmaḥ samdhyām upāsata ।
smaran kamala patra akṣīm sītām śoka ākulī kṛtaḥ ॥