 | Book 3 Chapter 16
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | vāsudeva mahābāho vistareṇa mahāmate
saubhasya vadham ācakṣva na hi tṛpyāmi kathyataḥ
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| 2 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 2 | hataṃ śrutvā mahābāho mayā śrautaśravaṃ nṛpam
upāyād bharataśreṣṭha śālvo dvāravatīṃ purīm
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| 3 | arundhat tāṃ suduṣṭātmā sarvataḥ pāṇḍunandana
śālvo vaihāyasaṃ cāpi tat puraṃ vyūhya viṣṭhitaḥ
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| 4 | tatrastho 'tha mahīpālo yodhayām āsa tāṃ purīm
abhisāreṇa sarveṇa tatra yuddham avartata
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| 5 | purī samantād vihitā sapatākā satoraṇā
sacakrā sahuḍā caiva sayantrakhanakā tathā
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| 6 | sopatalpapratolīkā sāṭṭāṭṭālakagopurā
sakacagrahaṇī caiva solkālātāvapothikā
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| 7 | soṣṭrikā bharataśreṣṭha sabherīpaṇavānakā
samittṛṇakuśā rājan saśataghnīkalāṅgalā
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| 8 | sabhuśuṇḍyaśmalaguḍā sāyudhā saparaśvadhā
lohacarmavatī cāpi sāgniḥ sahuḍaśṛṅgikā
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| 9 | śāstradṛṣṭena vidhinā saṃyuktā bharatarṣabha
dravyair anekair vividhair gadasāmboddhavādibhiḥ
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| 10 | puruṣaiḥ kuruśārdūla samarthaiḥ pratibādhane
abhikhyātakulair vīrair dṛṣṭavīryaiś ca saṃyuge
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| 11 | madhyamena ca gulmena rakṣitā sārasaṃjñitā
utkṣiptagulmaiś ca tathā hayaiś caiva padātibhiḥ
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| 12 | āghoṣitaṃ ca nagare na pātavyā sureti ha
pramādaṃ parirakṣadbhir ugrasenoddhavādibhiḥ
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| 13 | pramatteṣv abhighātaṃ hi kuryāc chālvo narādhipaḥ
iti kṛtvāpramattās te sarve vṛṣṇyandhakāḥ sthitāḥ
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| 14 | ānartāś ca tathā sarve naṭanartakagāyanāḥ
bahir vivāsitāḥ sarve rakṣadbhir vittasaṃcayān
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| 15 | saṃkramā bheditāḥ sarve nāvaś ca pratiṣedhitāḥ
parikhāś cāpi kauravya kīlaiḥ sunicitāḥ kṛtāḥ
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| 16 | udapānāḥ kuruśreṣṭha tathaivāpy ambarīṣakāḥ
samantāt krośamātraṃ ca kāritā viṣamā ca bhūḥ
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| 17 | prakṛtyā viṣamaṃ durgaṃ prakṛtyā ca surakṣitam
prakṛtyā cāyudhopetaṃ viśeṣeṇa tadānagha
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| 18 | surakṣitaṃ suguptaṃ ca sarvāyudhasamanvitam
tat puraṃ bharataśreṣṭha yathendrabhavanaṃ tathā
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| 19 | na cāmudro 'bhiniryāti na cāmudraḥ praveśyate
vṛṣṇyandhakapure rājaṃs tadā saubhasamāgame
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| 20 | anu rathyāsu sarvāsu catvareṣu ca kaurava
balaṃ babhūva rājendra prabhūtagajavājimat
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| 21 | dattavetanabhaktaṃ ca dattāyudhaparicchadam
kṛtāpadānaṃ ca tadā balam āsīn mahābhuja
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| 22 | na kupyavetanī kaś cin na cātikrāntavetanī
nānugrahabhṛtaḥ kaś cin na cādṛṣṭaparākramaḥ
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| 23 | evaṃ suvihitā rājan dvārakā bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ
āhukena suguptā ca rājñā rājīvalocana
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