 | Book 1 Chapter 198
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo vidvān droṇaś ca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
hitaṃ paramakaṃ vākyaṃ tvaṃ ca satyaṃ bravīṣi mām
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| 2 | yathaiva pāṇḍos te vīrāḥ kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ
tathaiva dharmataḥ sarve mama putrā na saṃśayaḥ
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| 3 | yathaiva mama putrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ vidhīyate
tathaiva pāṇḍuputrāṇām idaṃ rājyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
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| 4 | kṣattar ānaya gacchaitān saha mātrā susatkṛtān
tayā ca devarūpiṇyā kṛṣṇayā saha bhārata
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| 5 | diṣṭyā jīvanti te pārthā diṣṭyā jīvati sā pṛthā
diṣṭyā drupadakanyāṃ ca labdhavanto mahārathāḥ
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| 6 | diṣṭyā vardhāmahe sarve diṣṭyā śāntaḥ purocanaḥ
diṣṭyā mama paraṃ duḥkham apanītaṃ mahādyute
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| 7 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 7 | tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt
sakāśaṃ yajñasenasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata
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| 8 | tatra gatvā sa dharmajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
drupadaṃ nyāyato rājan saṃyuktam upatasthivān
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| 9 | sa cāpi pratijagrāha dharmeṇa viduraṃ tataḥ
cakratuś ca yathānyāyaṃ kuśalapraśnasaṃvidam
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| 10 | dadarśa pāṇḍavāṃs tatra vāsudevaṃ ca bhārata
snehāt pariṣvajya sa tān papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ
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| 11 | taiś cāpy amitabuddhiḥ sa pūjito 'tha yathākramam
vacanād dhṛtarāṣṭrasya snehayuktaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 12 | papracchānāmayaṃ rājaṃs tatas tān pāṇḍunandanān
pradadau cāpi ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca
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| 13 | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kuntyāś ca draupadyāś ca viśāṃ pate
drupadasya ca putrāṇāṃ yathā dattāni kauravaiḥ
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| 14 | provāca cāmitamatiḥ praśritaṃ vinayānvitaḥ
drupadaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ saṃnidhau keśavasya ca
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| 15 | rājañ śṛṇu sahāmātyaḥ saputraś ca vaco mama
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputras tvāṃ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
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| 16 | abravīt kuśalaṃ rājan prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
prītimāṃs te dṛḍhaṃ cāpi saṃbandhena narādhipa
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| 17 | tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ kauravaiḥ saha sarvaśaḥ
kuśalaṃ tvāṃ mahāprājñaḥ sarvataḥ paripṛcchati
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| 18 | bhāradvājo maheṣvāso droṇaḥ priyasakhas tava
samāśleṣam upetya tvāṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati
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| 19 | dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca pāñcālya tvayā saṃbandham īyivān
kṛtārthaṃ manyate 'tmānaṃ tathā sarve 'pi kauravāḥ
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| 20 | na tathā rājyasaṃprāptis teṣāṃ prītikarī matā
yathā saṃbandhakaṃ prāpya yajñasena tvayā saha
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| 21 | etad viditvā tu bhavān prasthāpayatu pāṇḍavān
draṣṭuṃ hi pāṇḍudāyādāṃs tvarante kuravo bhṛśam
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| 22 | viproṣitā dīrghakālam ime cāpi nararṣabhāḥ
utsukā nagaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bhaviṣyanti pṛthā tathā
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| 23 | kṛṣṇām api ca pāñcālīṃ sarvāḥ kuruvarastriyaḥ
draṣṭukāmāḥ pratīkṣante puraṃ ca viṣayaṃ ca naḥ
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| 24 | sa bhavān pāṇḍuputrāṇām ājñāpayatu māciram
gamanaṃ sahadārāṇām etad āgamanaṃ mama
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| 25 | visṛṣṭeṣu tvayā rājan pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
tato 'haṃ preṣayiṣyāmi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śīghragān
āgamiṣyanti kaunteyāḥ kuntī ca saha kṛṣṇayā
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