Ayōdhyākāṇḍa - Paf̃chāśītitama Sargaḥ
ēvamuktastu bharatō niṣādādhipatiṃ guham |
pratyuvācha mahāprājñō vākyaṃ hētvarthasaṃhitam || 1
ūrjitaḥ khalu tē kāmaḥ kṛtō mama gurōssakhē |
yō mē tvam-īdṛśīṃ sēnām-ēkō'bhyarchitum-icchasi || 2
ityuktvā tu mahātējā guhaṃ vachanam-uttamam |
abravīd-bharata śśrīmān-aniṣādādhipatiṃ punaḥ || 3
katarēṇa gamiṣyāmi bharadvājāśramaṃ guha |
gahanōyaṃ bhṛśaṃ dēśō gaṅgānūpō duratyayaḥ || 4
tasya tadvachanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ |
abravīt-prāñjalir-vākyaṃ guhō gahanagōcharaḥ || 5
dāśāstvānugamiṣyanti dhanvinassusamāhitāḥ |
ahaṃ tvānugamiṣyāmi rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ || 6
kachinna-duṣṭō vrajasi rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ |
iyaṃ tē mahatī sēnā śaf̃kāṃ janayatīva mē || 7
tam-ēvam-abhibhāṣantam-ākāśa iva nirmalaḥ |
bharataś-ślakṣṇayā vāchā guhaṃ vachanam-abravīt || 8
mābhūtsa kālō yatkaṣṭaṃ na māṃ śaf̃kitum-arhasi |
rāghava ssahi mē bhrātā jyēṣṭhaḥ pitusamō mataḥ || 9
taṃ nivartayituṃ yāmi kākutsthaṃ vanavāsinam |
buddhiranyā na tē kāryā guha satyaṃ bravīmi tē || 10
sa tu saṃhṛṣṭavadana śśrutvā bharatabhāṣitam |
punarēvābravīd-vākyaṃ bharataṃ prati harṣitaḥ || 11
dhanyastvaṃ na tvayā tulyaṃ paśyāmi jagatītalē |
ayatnād-āgataṃ rājyaṃ yastvaṃ tyaktum-ihēcchasi || 12
śāśvatī khalu tē kīrtir-lōkān-anuchariṣyati |
yastvaṃ kṛcchragataṃ rāmaṃ pratyanayitu-micchasi || 13
ēvaṃ sambhāṣamāṇasya guhasya bharataṃ tadā |
babhāu naṣṭaprabhassūryō rajanī chābhyavartata || 14
sannivēśya sa tāṃ sēnāṃ guhēna paritōṣitaḥ |
śatrughnēna saha śrīmāñ-chayanaṃ samupāgamat || 15
rāmacintāmaya śśōkō bharatasya mahātmanaḥ |
upastthitō hyanarhasya dharmaprēkṣasya tādṛśaḥ || 16
antardāhēna dahanassantāpayati rāghavam |
vanadāhābhisantaptaṃ gūḍhōgniriva pādapam || 17
prasṛtas-sarvagātrēbhya-ssvēdaṃ śōkāgnisambhavam |
yathā sūryāṃśusantaptō himavān prasṛtōhimam || 18
dhyānanirdharaśāilēna viniśśvasitadhātunā |
dāinyapādapasaṅghēna śōkāyāsādhiśṛṅgiṇā || 19
pramōhānantasattvēna santāpāuṣadhivēṇunā |
ākrāntō duḥkhaśāilēna mahatā kaikayīsutaḥ || 20
viniśśvasan-vāi bhṛśadurmanāstataḥ pramūḍhasaf̃jñaḥ paramāpadaṃ gataḥ |
śamaṃ na lēbhē hṛdayajvarārditō nararṣabhō yūthahatō yatharṣabhaḥ || 21
guhēna sārdhaṃ bharatassamagātō mahānubhavassajana ssāmāhitaḥ |
sudurmanāstaṃ bharataṃ tadā punar-guha ssāmāśvāsayad-agrajaṃ prati || 22
iti śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē paf̃chāśītitamasargaḥ