śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇē yuddhakāṇḍam ।
atha chaturaśītitamassargaḥ ।
rāmamāśvāsayānētulakṣmaṇēbhrātṛvatsalē ।
nikṣipyagulmān svasthānētatrāgachChadvibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
nānāpraharaṇairvīraiśchaturbhissachivairvṛtaḥ ।
nīlāñjanachayākārairmātaṅgairivayūthapa ॥ 2 ॥
rāghavaṃ cha mahātmānamikṣvākukulanandanam ।
dadarśamōhamāpannaṃlakṣmaṇasyāṅgamāśritam ॥ 3 ॥
vrīḍitaṃśōkasantaptandṛṣṭavārāmaṃvibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
antardhuḥkhaēnadīnātmākimētaditisō'bravīt ॥ 4 ॥
vibhīṣaṇamukhandṛṣṭavāsugrīvantāṃśchavānarān ।
lakṣmaṇōvāchamandārthamidambāṣpapariplutaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
hatāindrajitāsītāitiśrutvaivarāghavaḥ ।
hanūmadvachanātsaumyatatōmōhamupāgataḥ ॥ 6 ॥
kathayantantusaumitriṃsannivāryavibhīṣaṇaḥ ।
puṣkalārthamidaṃvākyaṃvisañjñaṃrāmamabravīt ॥ 7 ॥
manujēndrārtharūpēṇayaduktatuhanūmatā ।
tadayuktamahammanyēsāgarasyēvaśōṣaṇam ॥ 8 ॥
abhiprāyantujānāmirāvaṇasyadurātmanaḥ ।
sītāmpratimahābāhō na cha ghātaṅkariṣyati ॥ 9 ॥
yāchyamānaḥsubahuśōmayāhitachikīrṣuṇā ।
vaidēhīmutsṛjasvēti na cha tatkṛtavānvachaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
naivasāmnā na dānēna na bhēdēnakutōyudhā ।
sādraṣṭumapiśakyētanaivachānyēnakēnachit ॥ 11 ॥
vānarānmōhayitvātupratiyātaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ ।
mayāmayīmmahābāhōtāṃviddijanakātmajām ॥ 12 ॥
chaityannikumbhilānnāmaprāpyahōmaṅkariṣyati ।
hutavānupayātōhidēvairapisavāsavaiḥ ॥ 13 ॥
durādharṣōbhavatyēṣasaṅgrāmērāvaṇātmajaḥ ।
tēnamōhayatānūnamēṣāmāyāprayōjitā ॥ 14 ॥
vighnamanvichChatātatravānarāṇāmparākramē ।
sasainyāstatragachChāmōyāvattannasamāpyatē ॥ 15 ॥
tyajēmannaraśārdūlamithyāsantāpagatam ।
sīdatēhibalaṃsarvandṛṣṭavātvāṃśōkakarśitam ॥ 16 ॥
ihatvaṃsvasthahṛdayastiṣṭhasattvasamuchChritaḥ ।
lakṣmaṇamprēṣayāsmābhissahasainyānukarṣibhiḥ ॥ 17 ॥
ēṣatannaraśārdūlōrāvaṇinniśitaiśśaraiḥ ।
tyājayiṣyatitatkarmatatōvadhyōbhaviṣyati ॥ 18 ॥
ēṣa taṃ naraśārdūlō rāvaṇiṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ।
tyājayiṣyati tatkarma tatō vadhyō bhaviṣyati ॥ 19 ॥
satsandiśamahābāhōlakṣmaṇaṃśubhalakṣaṇam ।
rākṣasasyavināśāyavajraṃvajradharōyathā ॥ 20 ॥
manujavarana kālaviprakarṣōripunidhanampratiyatkṣāmō'dyakartum ।
tvamatisṛjaripōrvadhāyavāṇīmamararipōrmathanēyathāmahēndraḥ ॥ 21 ॥
samāptakarmāhi sa rākṣasādhipōbhavatyadṛśyassamarēsurāsuraiḥ ।
yuyutsatātēnasamāptakarmaṇābhavētsurāṇāmapisaṃśayōmahān ॥ 22 ॥
ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē yuddhakāṇḍē chaturaśītitamassargaḥ ॥