Ayōdhyākāṇḍa - Ṣaṭcactvāriṃśa Sargaḥ
tatastu tamasātīraṃ ramyamāśritya rāghavaḥ |
sītāmudvīkṣya saumitrimidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 1
iyamadya niśā pūrvā saumitrē! prahitā vanam |
vanavāsasya b h adraṃ tē sa nōtkaṇṭhitumarhasi || 2
paśya śūnyānyaraṇyāni rudantīva samantataḥ |
yathānilayamāyadbhir-nilīnāni mr̥gadvijaiḥ || 3
adyāyōdhyā tu nagarī rājadhānī piturmama |
sastrīpuṃsā gatānasmāñ-śōciṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 4
anuraktā hi manujā rājānaṃ bahubhirguṇaiḥ |
tvāṃ ca māṃ ca naravyāghra! śatrughna bharatau tathā || 5
pitaraṃ cānuśōcāmi mātaraṃ ca yaśasvinīm |
api vāndhau b h avētāṃ tu rudantau tāvab h īkṣṇaśaḥ || 6
bharataḥ khalu d h armātmā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca mē̄ |
d h armārt h akāmasahitair-vākyair-vāśvāsayiṣyati || 7
bharatasyān r̥ śaṃsatvaṃ vicintyāhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ |
nānuśōcāmi pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa! || 8
tvayā kāryaṃ naravyāghra! māmanuvrajatā kr̥tam |
anvēṣṭavyā hi vaidēhyā rakṣṇārt hē̄ sahāyatā || 9
adb h irēva tu saumitrē! vatsyāmyadya niśāmimām |
ēta d d h i rōcatē mah-yaṃ van-yē'p i v i-v id hē sa t i || 10
ē vam u k t vā t u sāum i t r iṃ s umant r am ap i rāghavah |
ap ramat tas-t vam aś vēṣ u b h ava sāum-yē t-y uvāca ha || 11
sō'ś vān s umant rah saṃ-yam-ya sūṛ-yē'staṃ sam u-pāga tē |
prab h ū ta-yavasān kr̥ t vā ba b h ūva p r a t-yanandarah || 12
u pās-ya t u ś ivāṃ sand h-yāṃ dṛṣṭ vā rā t r im upas t h i tām |
rāmas-ya śa-yan am cak rē sū tah sāum i t r i nā sa ha || 13
tāṃ śa-y-yāṃ tamasā tēē rē vēēkṣ-ya vṛkṣada lāiḥ k r̥ tām |
rām ah sāum i t r i nā sāṛd h am sab b hāṛ-yas-saṃ-v i-vēśa ha || 14
sab b hāṛ-yaṃ sam pr as u p taṃ taṃ b h rā taraṃ vēēkṣ-ya lakṣmaṇah |
ka t h a-yāmāsa sū tā-ya rāmas-ya v i-v id hān g uṇān || 15
jāgra t ō h-yēva tāṃ rā t r iṃ sāum i t rē r-u d i t ō rav iḥ |
sū tas-ya tamasā tēē rē rāmas-ya br u va t ō g uṇān || 16
gō-k u lā-k u la-tēē rā-yās-tamasā-yā v idū r a tah |
ava sa t-ta t ra tāṃ rā t r iṃ rām ah pr ak r̥ t i b h i s-sa ha || 17
u t-t hā-ya sa mahā tējaah pr ak r̥ tēēs-tā n i-śām-ya ca |
abravēēd b b h rā taraṃ rām ō lakṣmaṇaṃ p uṇ-ya lakṣmaṇ am || 18
as mad-v-yapa i kṣān sāum i t rē! n i-rapa i kṣān g r̥ hē ṣ v-ap i |
vṛkṣam ū lēṣ u saṃ s u p tān paś-ya lakṣmaṇa sām p r a tam || 19
ya t hā i tē n i-yamaṃ pā urāḥ k uṛvand-y as man n ivar ta nē |
ap i p rāṇān n-ya s iṣ-yan t i na t u t-yakṣ-yan t i n iśc-yam || 20
yāvad ēva t u saṃ s u p tās-tāvad ēva va-yaṃ lag h u |
ra t ham ā-r u h-ya gacc hāmah pan t hānam a k u tō b h a-yam || 21
a t ō b h ū-y ō'p i nē-dā nēē m ikṣvāk u p ur avā s i nah |
s vapē-y u r-an u-rak tā māṃ vṛkṣam ū lā n i saṃś r i tāḥ || 22
pā urā h-yā t ma-k r̥ tā d-d uḥ k hād v i p r amōk-yā nr̥ pā t ma jāiḥ |
na t u k h a l v-ā t manā-yō j-yā d uḥ k hēna p ur avā s i nah || 23
abravēēl-lakṣmaṇ ō rām am sākṣā d d h aṛmam iv a s t h i tam |
rōca tē mē ta t hā p rā jña! kṣ ipram ā r u h-ya tā m i t i || 24
at h a rām ō'b r avēēc-c h rēēmā n-s umant raṃ-y u j-ya tāṃ ra t h ah |
gam iṣ-yām i ta t ō'raṇ-yaṃ gacc h a śēēg h r am i tah prab h ō || 25
sū tas-ta tas-sa t-t var i tah s-yandanaṃ tāi r-ha-yō t tamāiḥ |
yō-ja-y i t vā' t h a rāmā-ya p rāñja l iḥ p r a t-yavēda-ya t || 26
a-yaṃ-y u k t ō mahābā h ō! ra t h as-tē ra t h i nāṃ vara! |
t vam ā rō ha s va b h adraṃ tē sa sēē tas-sa ha lakṣmaṇah || 27
taṃ s-yandanam ad h iṣṭ hā-ya rāghavas-sapar icc h adah |
śēēg h r agām ā k u lāvaṛ tāṃ tamasām a t ar an nadēēm || 28
sa sandēēṛ-ya mahābā h uḥ ś rēēmā n-ś ivam a-kaṇṭ akam |
p rā-pa d-ya ta mahāmāṛgam ab h ayaṃ b h aya darś i nām || 29
mō hanāṛ t h am t u pā urāṇāṃ sū taṃ rām ō'b r avēēd vacah |
udan m u k haḥ pr a-yā h i t vaṃ ra t ham ās t hā-ya sāra t hē || 30
m u hūṛ taṃ t var i taṃ ga t vā n ivar ta-ya ra t h am p u nah |
ya t hā na v id-y uḥ pā urā māṃ ta t hā k u r u samā h i tah || 31
rāmas-ya vacanaṃ śru t vā ta t hā cak rē sa sāra t h iḥ |
pr a t-yā-gam-ya ca rāmas-ya s-yandanaṃ p r a t-yavēda-ya t || 32
tā u sam p r a-y u k taṃ t u ra t h am samās t h i tā u
tadā sa sēē tā u ragn u-vanś avar d h anā u |
pr acōda-yāmāsa ta tas-t uran gamān
sa sāra t h i r-yēna pa t hā tapōvan am || 33
ta t as-samās t hā-ya ra t h am mahāra t haḥ
sa sāra t h iṛ-dāśara t h iṛ-vanam-ya-yā u |
udan m u k haṃ taṃ t u ra t h am cakāra sa
pr a-yāṇ am āṅgal-ya n i m i t ta darśanā t || 34
iti śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ṣaṭcactvāriṃśasargaḥ