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Bālakāṇḍam - Catussaptatitama Sargaḥ

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ viśvāmitrō mahāmuniḥ
āpṛṣṭvā tāu ca rājānāu jagāmōttara-parvatam 1

āśīrbhiḥ pūrayitvā ca kumārāṃś-ca sarāghavān
viśvāmitrē gatē rājā vaidēhaṃ mithilādhipam
āpṛṣṭvātha jagāmāśu rājā daśarathaḥ purīm 2

gacchantāṃ taṃ tu rājānam-anvagacchannarādhipaḥ
atha rājā vidēhānāṃ dadāu kanyādhanaṃ bahu 3

gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi bahūni mithilēśvaraḥ
kambalānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ kṣāumakōṭyambarāṇi ca 4

hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ divyarūpaṃ svalaṅkṛtam
dadāu kanyāpitā tāsāṃ dāsīdāsam-anuttamam 5

hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya muktānāṃ vidrumasya ca
dadāu paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanam-anuttamam 6

da-t-t vā ba-h u d-hanaṃ rājā sum-an u-jñā-p-ya pāṛt-h i vam
prav i vēśa s-van i la-yaṃ m i t-h i lāṃ m i t-h i lēś-varaḥ 7

rājā'p-y ayōd-h-yād-h i pa-t i s-sa-ha p ut-rā i r-mahā-t-ma-b-h iḥ
r̥ṣī-n saṛvā-n p uras-kr̥t-ya jagāma sabalān ugaḥ 8

gac-chantamu taṃ narav-yāgh-raṃ sar-ṣ i sum-g-haṃ sarāghavam
g-hōrāḥ sma pak-ṣ iṇō vāchō v-yā-harant i tatastataḥ 9

b-hā umāś-chā i va mṛgā ssar-vē gac-chant i sma p-radak-ṣ iṇam
tā-n dṛṣṭ vā rā-jaśārdūlō vas i ṣṭ-haṃ par-yapu-ṛ-ch-chata 10

asāum-yāḥ pak-ṣ iṇō g-hōrā mṛgāś-chāp i p-radak-ṣ iṇāḥ
k i m-idaṃ hṛda-yō-tkamp i manō mama v i ṣīda-t i 11

rā-jñō daśarat-has-yā i tacch-rut vā vāk-yaṃ mahā-nr̥ṣ iḥ
uvācha mad-h urāṃ vāṇīṃ ś-rū-ya-tām-as-ya ya-t-p-halam 12

upast-h i taṃ b-ha-yaṃ g-hōraṃ d i v-yaṃ pak-ṣ i m uk-hā-ch-ch-y utam
mṛgāḥ p-raśama-yant-y-ētē santāpast-ya-j-yatām-ayam 13

tēṣāṃ sum-vadatāṃ tat-ra vā-y uḥ p-rā-d ur-bab-hūva ha
kampa-yan pṛt-h i vīṃ saṛvāṃ pāta-yu-m ś-cha d-r umāñ-ch-h ub-hān 14

tamasā sum-vṛtas-sūr-ya ssar-vā na p-rabab-h ur-d iśaḥ
b-hasmanā chā-vṛtaṃ saṛvaṃ sum-mūd-ham-iva tad-balam 15

vas i ṣṭ-haś-char-ṣa-yaś-chān-yē rājā cha sas utastadā
sum-sa-jñā i va tat-rāsan saṛvaman-yadv i chētanam 16

tasm i-m s-tamas i g-hōrē t u b-hasmach-h-annēva sā chamūḥ
dadar-śa b-hīmasuṅkāśaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍalad-hā r iṇam 17

b-hāṛgavaṃ jāmadag n-yaṃ taṃ rāja-rā-jav i mar-d i nam
kā i lāsam-iva d ur-d-har-ṣaṃ kālāgn i m-iva d us-sa-ham 18

j-valantam-iva tējōb-h i r-dur-n i rīk-ṣ-yaṃ pṛ-t-hag-janā iḥ
skand-hē chāsaj-ya paraś uṃ d-han ur-v i d-yud-gaṇōpamaṃ 19

p-ragṛ-h-ya śaram uk-h-yaṃ cha t-r i p urag-h naṃ yathā ś i vam
taṃ dṛṣṭ vā b-hīmasuṅkāśaṃ j-valantam-iva pāvakam 20

vas i ṣṭ-hap-ram uk-hā v i p-rā ja-pahōmaparā-yaṇāḥ
suṅgatā m una-yassar-vē sañ-ja-jal-p ur-at-hō m i t-haḥ 21

kach-ch i t-p i tṛvad-hāmāṛṣī k-ṣat-raṃ nō-tsāda-y i ṣ-yat i
pūr-vaṃ k-ṣat-ravad-haṃ kr̥t vā gataman-y ur-gata-j-varaḥ 22

k-ṣat-ras-yō-tsādanaṃ b-hū-yō na k-hal-v as-ya ch i kīṛ-ṣ i tam
ēva-m ukt vāṛ-g-h-yam-ādā-ya b-hāṛgavaṃ b-hīmadar-śanam 23

r̥ṣa-yō rāma rāmē-t i vachō mad-h uram-ab-r uvan
p-rat i gṛ-h-ya t u tāṃ pū-jā-m r̥ṣ i da-t-tāṃ p-ratāpavān 24

rāmaṃ dāśara-th iṃ rāmō jāmadag n-yō'b-h-yab-hāṣata 25

iti śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē catussaptatitamaḥ sargaḥ