Book 5 Chapter 185 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ pratibuddho 'smi bhārata
taṃ ca saṃcintya vai svapnam avāpaṃ harṣam uttamam |
2 | tataḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ mama tasya ca bhārata
tumulaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ lomaharṣaṇam adbhutam |
3 | tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ vavarṣa mayi bhārgavaḥ
nyavārayam ahaṃ taṃ ca śarajālena bhārata |
4 | tataḥ paramasaṃkruddhaḥ punar eva mahātapāḥ
hyastanenaiva kopena śaktiṃ vai prāhiṇon mayi |
5 | indrāśanisamasparśāṃ yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām
jvalantīm agnivat saṃkhye lelihānāṃ samantataḥ |
6 | tato bharataśārdūla dhiṣṇyam ākāśagaṃ yathā
sā mām abhyahanat tūrṇam aṃsadeśe ca bhārata |
7 | athāsṛṅ me 'sravad ghoraṃ girer gairikadhātuvat
rāmeṇa sumahābāho kṣatasya kṣatajekṣaṇa |
8 | tato 'haṃ jāmadagnyāya bhṛśaṃ krodhasamanvitaḥ
preṣayaṃ mṛtyusaṃkāśaṃ bāṇaṃ sarpaviṣopamam |
9 | sa tenābhihato vīro lalāṭe dvijasattamaḥ
aśobhata mahārāja saśṛṅga iva parvataḥ |
10 | sa saṃrabdhaḥ samāvṛtya bāṇaṃ kālāntakopamam
saṃdadhe balavat kṛṣya ghoraṃ śatrunibarhaṇam |
11 | sa vakṣasi papātograḥ śaro vyāla iva śvasan
mahīṃ rājaṃs tataś cāham agacchaṃ rudhirāvilaḥ |
12 | avāpya tu punaḥ saṃjñāṃ jāmadagnyāya dhīmate
prāhiṇvaṃ vimalāṃ śaktiṃ jvalantīm aśanīm iva |
13 | sā tasya dvijamukhyasya nipapāta bhujāntare
vihvalaś cābhavad rājan vepathuś cainam āviśat |
14 | tata enaṃ pariṣvajya sakhā vipro mahātapāḥ
akṛtavraṇaḥ śubhair vākyair āśvāsayad anekadhā |
15 | samāśvastas tadā rāmaḥ krodhāmarṣasamanvitaḥ
prāduścakre tadā brāhmaṃ paramāstraṃ mahāvrataḥ |
16 | tatas tatpratighātārthaṃ brāhmam evāstram uttamam
mayā prayuktaṃ jajvāla yugāntam iva darśayat |
17 | tayor brahmāstrayor āsīd antarā vai samāgamaḥ
asaṃprāpyaiva rāmaṃ ca māṃ ca bhāratasattama |
18 | tato vyomni prādurabhūt teja eva hi kevalam
bhūtāni caiva sarvāṇi jagmur ārtiṃ viśāṃ pate |
19 | ṛṣayaś ca sagandharvā devatāś caiva bhārata
saṃtāpaṃ paramaṃ jagmur astratejobhipīḍitāḥ |
20 | tataś cacāla pṛthivī saparvatavanadrumā
saṃtaptāni ca bhūtāni viṣādaṃ jagmur uttamam |
21 | prajajvāla nabho rājan dhūmāyante diśo daśa
na sthātum antarikṣe ca śekur ākāśagās tadā |
22 | tato hāhākṛte loke sadevāsurarākṣase
idam antaram ity eva yoktukāmo 'smi bhārata |
23 | prasvāpam astraṃ dayitaṃ vacanād brahmavādinām
cintitaṃ ca tad astraṃ me manasi pratyabhāt tadā |