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bRiTishera raNabaadya baajila amani
kaa(n)paaiyaa raNasthala,
kaa(n)paaiyaa ganggaajala,
jhaa(n)paaiyaa aamrabana uThila se dhbani.
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naachila, sainika-rakta dhamanee-bhitare,
maatRikroRe shishugaNa,
karileka aasphaalana,
utsaahe basila rogee shajyaara upare.
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ninaade samara-rangge nabaabera Dhola,
bheema rabe diganggana
kaa(n)paaiyaa ghana ghana,
uThila ambara-pathe kari ghora rola.
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bheeShaNa mishrita dhbani kariyaa shrabaNa,
kRiShaka laanggala dhare
dbija koShaakuShi kare
daa(n)Raaiyaa bajraahata pathika jemana.
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ardha-niShkoShita kari joddhRigaNa,
baareka gagana prati,
baareka maa basumati
nirakhila, jena ei janmera matana.
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begamatee srotasbatee bhairaba garjane,
salila sanchaya kari,
jaaya bheema bega dhari,
pratikoola shaila prati taRita-gamane.
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athabaa kShudhaarta byaaghra, kurangga kaanane
kare jadi darashana,
dali gulma-lataa-bana,
teerabat chhuTe bege mRiga-aakramaNe.
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temani nabaaba-sainya beera anupama,
aamrabana lakShya kari,
eka srote astra dhari,
chhuTila sakale jena kaalaantaka jama.
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akasmaat ekebaare shateka kaamaana
karila analabRiShTi
bheeShaNa sanghaara dRiShTi.
kata shbeta joddhaa taahe hala tirodhaana.
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astraaghaate suptothita shaardulera praaya
klaaibha nirdaya-mana,
kari rashmi aakraShaNa,
aasila turanggopare rakShite senaaya.
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"sammukhe-sammukhe"!---bali saroShe garjiyaa
kare asi teekShna-dhaara,
bRiTishera punarbaara,
nirbaapita-praaya beerya uThila jbaliyaa.
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ingraajera bajranaadee kaamaanasakala,
gambheera garjana kari,
naashite sammukha ari,
muhoorteke ugarila kaalaanta-anala.
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binaa meghe bajrapaate chaaShaa mane gaNi,
bhaye sashangkita praaNe,
chaahila aakaasha paane;
jharila kaaminee-kakSha-kalasee amani.
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paakhigaNa sashangkita kari kalaraba,
palisha kulaaye Dare.
gaabheegaNa chhuTe Dare;
bege gRihadbaare giye haa(n)phaala neerabe.
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aabaara, aabaara, sei kaamaana-garjana.
ugarila dhumaraashi
aa(n)dhaarila dasha dishi!
baajila bRiTisha-baadya jalada-nisbana.
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aabaara, aabaara, sei kaamaana garjana
kaa(n)paaiyaa dharaatala,
bidaariyaa raNasthala,
uThila je bheema raba, phaaTila gagana.
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sei bheema rabe maati klaaibhera senaa,
dhoome aabarita deha,
keha ashbe, pade keha,
gela shatru-maajhe, astre baajila jhanjanaa.
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khelichhe bidyut eki dhaa(n)dhiyaa nayana
shate shate tarabaara
ghuritechhe anibaara
rabikare pratibimba kari pradarshana.
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chhuTila ekaTi golaa raktima baraNa
biShama baajila paaye,
sei saangghaatika ghaaye
bhootale haila miramadana patana.
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"hurre hurre"---kari garjila ingraaja
nabaabera sainyagaNa
bhaye bhangga dila raNa,
palaate laagila sabe, naahi sahe byaaja.
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"daa(n)Raa re! daa(n)Raa re phire! daa(n)Raa eikShaNa
daa(n)Raao kShatriyagaNa!
jadi bhangga deo raNa,"---
garjilaa mohanalaala,---"nikaTe shamana".
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"aaji ei raNe jadi kara palaayana,
manete jaanio sthira,
kaaro naa thaakibe shira,
sabaandhabe jaabe sabe shamana-bhabana."
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"senaapati! chhiH chhiH e ki! haa dhik tomaare
kemane bala naa haaya!
kaaShThera putula-praaya,
sasajjita daa(n)Raaiyaa aachhe eka dhaare?"
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"oi dekha, oi jena chitrita praacheera.
oi taba sainyagaNa
daa(n)Raaiyaa akaaraNa.
gaNitechhe laharee ki raNa-payodhira?"
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"dekhichha naa sarbanaasha sammukhe tomaara?
jaaya bangga-singhaasana,
jaaya sbaadheenataa-dhana
jetechhe bhaasiyaa saba, ki dekhichha aara?"
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"moorkha tumi!---maai kaaTi labhi kohinura,
pheliye se ratna haaya!
ke ghare phiriyaa jaaya,
binimaye angge maaTi maakhiyaa prachura?"
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saamaanya baNika ei shatrugaNa naya.
dekhibe taadera haaya!
raajaa raajya byabasaaya;
bipaNi samara-kShetra, astra binimaya.
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"nishchaya jaanio raNe hale paraajaya,
daasatba-shRingkhala-bhaara
ghuchibe naa janme aara,
adheenataa-biShe habe jeebana sangshaya."
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"adheenataa, apamaana sahi anibaara,
kemane raakhiba praaNa,
naahi paabe paritraaNa,
jbalibe jbalibe buka, haibe anggaara."
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"sahasra gRidhinee jadi shateka batsara,
hRitpiNDa bidaarita
kare anibaara, preeta,
barancha haiba taahe, tabu haa eeshbara."