 | Book 3 Chapter 19
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| 1 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 1 | śālvabāṇārdite tasmin pradyumne balināṃ vare
vṛṣṇayo bhagnasaṃkalpā vivyathuḥ pṛtanāgatāḥ
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| 2 | hāhākṛtam abhūt sārvaṃ vṛṣṇyandhakabalaṃ tadā
pradyumne patite rājan pare ca muditābhavan
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| 3 | taṃ tathā mohitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sārathir javanair hayaiḥ
raṇād apāharat tūrṇaṃ śikṣito dārukis tataḥ
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| 4 | nātidūrāpayāte tu rathe rathavarapraṇut
dhanur gṛhītvā yantāraṃ labdhasaṃjño 'bravīd idam
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| 5 | saute kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ kasmād yāsi parāṅmukhaḥ
naiṣa vṛṣṇipravīrāṇām āhave dharma ucyate
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| 6 | kaccit saute na te mohaḥ śālvaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāhave
viṣādo vā raṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā brūhi me tvaṃ yathātatham
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| 7 | sūta uvāca
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| 7 | jānārdane na me moho nāpi me bhayam āviśat
atibhāraṃ tu te manye śālvaṃ keśavanandana
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| 8 | so 'payāmi śanair vīra balavān eṣa pāpakṛt
mohitaś ca raṇe śūro rakṣyaḥ sārathinā rathī
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| 9 | āyuṣmaṃs tvaṃ mayā nityaṃ rakṣitavyas tvayāpy aham
rakṣitavyo rathī nityam iti kṛtvāpayāmy aham
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| 10 | ekaś cāsi mahābāho bahavaś cāpi dānavāḥ
nasamaṃ raukmiṇeyāhaṃ raṇaṃ matvāpayāmy aham
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| 11 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 11 | evaṃ bruvati sūte tu tadā makaraketumān
uvāca sūtaṃ kauravya nivartaya rathaṃ punaḥ
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| 12 | dārukātmaja maivaṃ tvaṃ punaḥ kārṣīḥ kathaṃ cana
vyapayānaṃ raṇāt saute jīvato mama karhi cit
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| 13 | na sa vṛṣṇikule jāto yo vai tyajati saṃgaram
yo vā nipatitaṃ hanti tavāsmīti ca vādinam
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| 14 | tathā striyaṃ vai yo hanti vṛddhaṃ bālaṃ tathaiva ca
virathaṃ viprakīrṇaṃ ca bhagnaśastrāyudhaṃ tathā
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| 15 | tvaṃ ca sūtakule jāto vinītaḥ sūtakarmaṇi
dharmajñaś cāsi vṛṣṇīnām āhaveṣv api dāruke
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| 16 | sa jānaṃś caritaṃ kṛtsnaṃ vṛṣṇīnāṃ pṛtanāmukhe
apayānaṃ punaḥ saute maivaṃ kārṣīḥ kathaṃ cana
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| 17 | apayātaṃ hataṃ pṛṣṭhe bhītaṃ raṇapalāyinam
gadāgrajo durādharṣaḥ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyati mādhavaḥ
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| 18 | keśavasyāgrajo vāpi nīlavāsā madotkaṭaḥ
kiṃ vakṣyati mahābāhur baladevaḥ samāgataḥ
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| 19 | kiṃ vakṣyati śiner naptā narasiṃho mahādhanuḥ
apayātaṃ raṇāt saute sāmbaś ca samitiṃjayaḥ
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| 20 | cārudeṣṇaś ca durdharṣas tathaiva gadasāraṇau
akrūraś ca mahābāhuḥ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyati sārathe
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| 21 | śūraṃ saṃbhāvitaṃ santaṃ nityaṃ puruṣamāninam
striyaś ca vṛṣṇīvīrāṇāṃ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyanti saṃgatāḥ
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| 22 | pradyumno 'yam upāyāti bhītas tyaktvā mahāhavam
dhig enam iti vakṣyanti na tu vakṣyanti sādhv iti
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| 23 | dhig vācā parihāso 'pi mama vā madvidhasya vā
mṛtyunābhyadhikaḥ saute sa tvaṃ mā vyapayāḥ punaḥ
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| 24 | bhāraṃ hi mayi saṃnyasya yāto madhunihā hariḥ
yajñaṃ bharatasiṃhasya pārthasyāmitatejasaḥ
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| 25 | kṛtavarmā mayā vīro niryāsyann eva vāritaḥ
śālvaṃ nivārayiṣye 'haṃ tiṣṭha tvam iti sūtaja
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| 26 | sa ca saṃbhāvayan māṃ vai nivṛtto hṛdikātmajaḥ
taṃ sametya raṇaṃ tyaktvā kiṃ vakṣyāmi mahāratham
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| 27 | upayātaṃ durādharṣaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam
puruṣaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ kiṃ vakṣyāmi mahābhujam
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| 28 | sātyakiṃ baladevaṃ ca ye cānye 'ndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ
mayā spardhanti satataṃ kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi tān aham
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| 29 | tyaktvā raṇam imaṃ saute pṛṣṭhato 'bhyāhataḥ śaraiḥ
tvayāpanīto vivaśo na jīveyaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 30 | sa nivarta rathenāśu punar dārukanandana
na caitad evaṃ kartavyam athāpatsu kathaṃ cana
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| 31 | na jīvitam ahaṃ saute bahu manye kadā cana
apayāto raṇād bhītaḥ pṛṣṭhato 'bhyāhataḥ śaraiḥ
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| 32 | kadā vā sūtaputra tvaṃ jānīṣe māṃ bhayārditam
apayātaṃ raṇaṃ hitvā yathā kāpuruṣaṃ tathā
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| 33 | na yuktaṃ bhavatā tyaktuṃ saṃgrāmaṃ dārukātmaja
mayi yuddhārthini bhṛśaṃ sa tvaṃ yāhi yato raṇam
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