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\engtitle{.. Raghuvansha 18 by Kalidas ..}##
\itxtitle{.. raghuva.nshaM sargaH 18 va.nshAnukrama kAlidAsakR^itam ..}##\endtitles ##


sa naiShadhasyArthapateH sutAyAmutpAdayAmAsa niShiddhashatruH |
anUnasAra.n niShadhAnnagendrAtputra.n yamAhurniShadhAkhyameva || 18\-1||
tenonuvIryeNa pitA prajAyai kalpiShyamANena nananda yUnA |
suvR^iShTiyogAdiva jIvalokaH sasyena sa.npattiphalonmukhena || 18\-2||
shabdAdi nirvishya sukha.n cirAya tasminpratiShThApitarAjashabdaH |
kaumudvateyaH kumudAvadAtairdyAmarjitA.n karmabhirAruroha || 18\-3||
pautraH kushasyApi kusheshayAkShaH sasAgarA.n sAgaradhIracetAH |
ekAtapatrA.n bhuvamekavIraH purArgalAdIrghabhujo bubhoja || 18\-4||
tasyAnalaujAstanayastadante va.nshashriya.n prApa nalAbhidhAnaH |
yo naDvalAnIva gajaH pareShA.n balAnyamR^idgAnnalinAbhavaktraH || 18\-5||
nabhashcarairgItayashAH sa lebhe nabhastalashyAmatanu.n tanUjam |
khyAta.n nabhaHshabdamayena nAmnA kAnta.n nabhomAsamiva prajAnAm || 18\-6||
tasmai visR^ijyottarakosalAnA.n dharmottarastatprabhave prabhutvam |
mR^igairajarya.n jarasopadiShTamadehabandhAya punarbabandha || 18\-7||
tena dvipAnAmiva puNDarIko rAdnyAmajayyo.ajani puNDarIkaH |
shAnte pitaryAhR^itapuNDarIkA ya.n puNDarIkAkShamiva shritA shrIH || 18\-8||
sa kShemadhanvAnamamoghadhanvA putra.n prajAkShemavidhAnadakSham |
kShmA.n lambhayitvA kShamayopapanna.n vane tapaH kShAntatarashcacAra || 18\-9||
anIkinInA.n samare.agrayAyI tasyApi devapratimaH suto.abhUt |
vyashrUyatAnIkapadAvasAna.n devAdi nAma tridive.api yasya || 18\-10||
pitA samArAdhanatatpareNa putreNa putrI sa yathaiva tena |
putrastathaivAtmajavatsalena sa tena pitrA pitR^imAnbabhUva || 18\-11||
pUrvastayorAtmasame ciroDhAmAtmobhave varNacatuShTayasya |
dhura.n nidhAyaikanidhirguNAnA.n jagAma yajvA yajamAnalokam || 18\-12||
vashI sutastasya vasha.nvadatvAtsveShAmivAsIdviShatAmapIShTaH |
sakR^idvivignAnapi hi prayukta.n mAdhuryamIShTe hariNAngrahItum || 18\-13||
ahInagurnAma sa gA.n samagrAmahInabAhudraviNaH shashAsa |
yo hInasa.nsargaparA~NmukhatvAdyuvApyanarthairvyasanairvihInaH || 18\-14||
guroH sa cAnantaramantaradnyaH pu.nsA.n pumAnAdya ivAvatIrNaH |
upakramairaskhalitaishcaturbhishcaturdigIshashcaturo babhUva || 18\-15||
tasminprayAte paralokayAtrA.n jetaryarINA.n tanaya.n tadIyam |
uccaiHshirastvAjjitapAriyAtra.n lakShmIH siSheve kila pAriyAtram || 18\-16||
tasyAbhavatsUnurudArashIlaH shilaH shilApaTTavishAlavakShAH |
jitAripakSho.api shilImukhairyaH shAlInatAmavrajadIDyamAnaH || 18\-17||
tamAtmasa.npannamaninditAtmA kR^itvA yuvAna.n yuvarAjameva |
sukhAni so.abhu~Nkta sukhoparodhi vR^itta.n hi rAdnyAmuparuddhavR^ittam || 18\-18||
ta.n rAgabandhiShvavitR^iptameva bhogeShu saubhAgyavisheShabhogyam |
vilAsinInAmaratikShamA.api jarA vR^ithA matsariNI jahAra || 18\-19||
unnAbha ityudgatanAmadheyastasyAyathArthonnatanAbhirandhraH |
suto.abhavatpa~NkajanAbhakalpaH kR^itsnasya nAbhirnR^ipamaNDalasya || 18\-20||
tataH para.n vajradharaprabhAvastadAtmajaH sa.nyati vajraghoShaH |
babhUva vajrAkarabhUShaNAyAH patiH pR^ithivyAH kila vajraNAbhaH || 18\-21||
tasmingate dyA.n sukR^itopalabdhA.n tatsa.nbhava.n sha~NkhaNamarNavAntA |
utkhAtashatru.n vasudhopatasthe ratnopahArairuditaiH khanibhyaH || 18\-22||
tasyAvasAne haridashvadhAmA pitrya.n prapede padamashvirUpaH |
velAtaTeShUShitasainikAshva.n purAvido ya.n vyuShitAshvamAhuH || 18\-23||
ArAdhya vishveshvaramIshvareNa tena kShitervishvasaho vijadnye |
pAtu.n saho vishvasakhaH samagrA.n vishva.nbharAmAtmajamUrtirAtmA || 18\-24||
a.nshe hiraNyAkSharipoH sa jAte hiraNyanAbhe tanaye nayadnyaH |
dviShAmasahyaH sutarA.n tarUNA.n hiraNyaretA iva sAnilo.abhUt || 18\-25||
pitA pitR^INAmanR^iNastamante vayasyanantAni sukhAni lipsuH |
rAjAnamAjAnuvilambibAhu.n kR^itvA kR^itI valkalavAnbabhUva || 18\-26||
kausalya ittyuttarakosalAnA.n patyuH pata~NgAnvayabhUShaNasya |
tasyaurasaH somasutaH suto.abhUnnetrotsavaH soma iva dvitIyaH || 18\-27||
yashobhirAbrahmasabha.n prakAshaH sa brahmabhUya.n gatimAjagAma |
brahmiShThamAdhAya nije.adhikAre brahmiShThameva svatanuprasUtam || 18\-28||
tasminkulApIDanibhe vipIDa.n samya~NmahI.n shAsati shAsanA~NkAm |
prajAshcira.n suprajasi prajeshe nanandurAnandajalAvilAkShyaH || 18\-29||
pAtrIkR^itAtmA gurusevanena spaShTAkR^itiH patrarathendraketoH |
ta.n putriNA.n puShkarapatranetraH putraH samAropayadagrasa.nkhyAm || 18\-30||
va.nshasthiti.n va.nshakareNa tena sa.nbhAvya bhAvI sa sakhA maghonaH |
upaspR^ishansparshanivR^ittalaulyastripuShkareShu tridashatvamApa || 18\-31||
tasya prabhAnirjitapuShparAga.n pauShyA.n tithau puShyamasUta patnI |
tasminnapuShyannudite samagrA.n puShTi.n janAH puShya iva dvitIye || 18\-32||
mahI.n mahecChaH parikIrya sUnau manIShiNe jaiminaye.arpitAtmA |
tasmAtsayogAdadhigamya yogamajanmane.akalpata janmabhIruH || 18\-33||
tataH para.n tatprabhavaH prapede dhruvopameyo dhruvasa.ndhirurvIm |
yasminnabhUjjyAyasi satyasa.ndhe sa.ndhirdhruvaH sa.nnamatAmarINAm || 18\-34||
sute shishAveva sudarshanAkhye darshAtyayendupriyadarshane saH |
mR^igAyatAkSho mR^igayAvihArI si.nhAdavApadvipada.n nR^isi.nhaH || 18\-35||
svargAminastasya tamaikamatyAdamAtyavargaH kulatantumekam |
anAthadInAH prakR^itIravekShya sAketanAtha.n vidhivaccakAra || 18\-36||
navendunA tannabhasopameya.n shAvaikasi.nhena ca kAnanena |
raghoH kula.n kuDmalapuShkareNa toyena cAprauDhanarendramAsIt || 18\-37||
lokena bhAvI pitureva tulyaH sa.nbhAvito mauliparigrahAtsaH |
dR^iShTo hi vR^iNvankalabhapramANo.apyAshAH purovAtamavApya meghaH || 18\-38||
ta.n rAjavIthyAmadhihasti yAtamAdhoraNAlambitamagryavesham |
ShaDvarShadeshIyamapi prabhutvAtpraikShanta paurAH pitR^igauraveNa || 18\-39||
kAma.n na so.akalpata paitR^ikasya si.nhAsanasya pratipUraNAya |
tejomahimnA punarAvR^itAtmA tadvyApa cAmIkarapi~njareNa || 18\-40||
tasmAdadhaH ki.ncidivAvatIrNAvasa.nspR^ishantau tapanIyapITham |
sAlaktakau bhUpatayaH prasiddhairvavandire maulibhirasya pAdau || 18\-41||
maNau mahAnIla iti prabhAvAdalpapramANe.api yathA na mithyA |
shabdo mahArAja iti pratItastathaiva tasminyuyuje.arbhake.api || 18\-42||
paryantasa.ncAritacAmarasya kapolalolobhayakAkapakShAt |
tasyAnanAduccarito vivAdashcacAla velAsvapi nArNavAnAm || 18\-43||
nirvR^ittajAmbUnadapaTTashobhe nyasta.n lalATe tilaka.n dadhAnaH |
tenaiva shUnyAnyarisundarINA.n mukhAni sa smeramukhashcakAra || 18\-44||
shirIShapuShpAdhikasaukumAryaH kheda.n na yAyAdapi bhUShaNena |
nitAntagurvImapi so.anubhAvAddhura.n dharitryA bibharA.nbabhUva || 18\-45||
nyastAkSharAmakSharabhUmikAyA.n kArtsnyena gR^ihNAti lipi.n na yAvad |
sarvANi tAvacChrutavR^iddhayogAtphalAnyupAyu~Nkta sa daNDanIteH || 18\-46||
urasyaparyAptaniveshabhAgA prauDhIbhaviShyantamudIkShamANA |
sa.njAtalajjeva tamAlapatracChAyAChalenopajugUha lakShmIH || 18\-47||
anashnuvAnena yugopamAnamabaddhamaurvIkiNalA~nChanena |
aspR^iShTakhaDgatsaruNApi cAsIdrakShAvatI tasya bhujena bhUmiH || 18\-48||
na kevala.n gacChati tasya kAle yayuH sharIrAvayavA vivR^iddhim |
va.nshyA guNAH khalvapi lokakAntAH prArambhasUkShmAH prathimAnamApuH || 18\-49||
sa pUrvajanmAntaradR^iShTapArAH smarannivAkleshakaro gurUNAm |
tisrastrivargAdhigamasya mUla.n jagrAha vidyAH prakR^itIshca pitryAH || 18\-50||
vyUhyaH sthitaH ki.ncidivottarArdhamunnaddhacUDo.a~ncitasavyajAnuH |
AkarNamAkR^iShTasabANadhanvA vyarocatAstre sa vinIyamAnaH || 18\-51||
atha madhu vanitAnA.n netranirveshanIya\-
manasijatarupuShpa.n rAgabandhapravAlam |
akR^itakavidhi sarvA~NgINamAkalpajAta.n
vilasitapadamAdya.n yauvana.n sa prapede || 18\-52||
pratikR^itiracanAbhyo dUtisa.ndarshitAbhyaH
samadhikatararUpAH shuddhasa.ntAnakAmaiH |
adhivividuramAtyairAhR^itAstasya yUnaH
prathamaparigR^ihIte shrIbhuvau rAjakanyAH || 18\-53||

iti shrIraghuva.nshe mahAkAvye kavishrIkAlidAsa\-
kR^itau va.nshAnukramo nAmAShTadashaH sargaH ||
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