 | Book 3 Chapter 131
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| 1 | śyena uvāca
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| 1 | dharmātmānaṃ tv āhur ekaṃ sarve rājan mahīkṣitaḥ
sa vai dharmaviruddhaṃ tvaṃ kasmāt karma cikīrṣasi
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| 2 | vihitaṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ rājan pīḍyamānasya me kṣudhā
mā bhāṅkṣīr dharmalobhena dharmam utsṛṣṭavān asi
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| 3 | rājovāca
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| 3 | saṃtrastarūpas trāṇārthī tvatto bhīto mahādvija
matsakāśam anuprāptaḥ prāṇagṛdhnur ayaṃ dvijaḥ
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| 4 | evam abhyāgatasyeha kapotasyābhayārthinaḥ
apradāne paro 'dharmaḥ kiṃ tvaṃ śyena prapaśyasi
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| 5 | praspandamānaḥ saṃbhrāntaḥ kapotaḥ śyena lakṣyate
matsakāśaṃ jīvitārthī tasya tyāgo vigarhitaḥ
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| 6 | śyena uvāca
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| 6 | āhārāt sarvabhūtāni saṃbhavanti mahīpate
āhāreṇa vivardhante tena jīvanti jantavaḥ
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| 7 | śakyate dustyaje 'py arthe cirarātrāya jīvitum
na tu bhojanam utsṛjya śakyaṃ vartayituṃ ciram
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| 8 | bhakṣyād vilopitasyādya mama prāṇā viśāṃ pate
visṛjya kāyam eṣyanti panthānam apunarbhavam
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| 9 | pramṛte mayi dharmātman putradāraṃ naśiṣyati
rakṣamāṇaḥ kapotaṃ tvaṃ bahūn prāṇān naśiṣyasi
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| 10 | dharmaṃ yo bādhate dharmo na sa dharmaḥ kudharma tat
avirodhī tu yo dharmaḥ sa dharmaḥ satyavikrama
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| 11 | virodhiṣu mahīpāla niścitya gurulāghavam
na bādhā vidyate yatra taṃ dharmaṃ samudācaret
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| 12 | gurulāghavam ājñāya dharmādharmaviniścaye
yato bhūyāṃs tato rājan kuru dharmaviniścayam
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| 13 | rājovāca
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| 13 | bahukalyāṇasaṃyuktaṃ bhāṣase vihagottama
suparṇaḥ pakṣirāṭ kiṃ tvaṃ dharmajñaś cāsy asaṃśayam
tathā hi dharmasaṃyuktaṃ bahu citraṃ prabhāṣase
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| 14 | na te 'sty aviditaṃ kiṃ cid iti tvā lakṣayāmy aham
śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ parityāgaṃ kathaṃ sādhv iti manyase
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| 15 | āhārārthaṃ samārambhas tava cāyaṃ vihaṃgama
śakyaś cāpy anyathā kartum āhāro 'py adhikas tvayā
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| 16 | govṛṣo vā varāho vā mṛgo vā mahiṣo 'pi vā
tvadartham adya kriyatāṃ yad vānyad abhikāṅkṣase
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| 17 | śyena uvāca
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| 17 | na varāhaṃ na cokṣāṇaṃ na mṛgān vividhāṃs tathā
bhakṣayāmi mahārāja kim annādyena tena me
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| 18 | yas tu me daivavihito bhakṣaḥ kṣatriyapuṃgava
tam utsṛja mahīpāla kapotam imam eva me
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| 19 | śyenāḥ kapotān khādanti sthitir eṣā sanātanī
mā rājan mārgam ājñāya kadalīskandham āruha
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| 20 | rājovāca
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| 20 | rājyaṃ śibīnām ṛddhaṃ vai śādhi pakṣigaṇārcita
yad vā kāmayase kiṃ cic chyena sarvaṃ dadāni te
vinemaṃ pakṣiṇaṃ śyena śaraṇārthinam āgatam
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| 21 | yenemaṃ varjayethās tvaṃ karmaṇā pakṣisattama
tad ācakṣva kariṣyāmi na hi dāsye kapotakam
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| 22 | śyena uvāca
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| 22 | uśīnara kapote te yadi sneho narādhipa
ātmano māṃsam utkṛtya kapotatulayā dhṛtam
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| 23 | yadā samaṃ kapotena tava māṃsaṃ bhaven nṛpa
tadā pradeyaṃ tan mahyaṃ sā me tuṣṭir bhaviṣyati
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| 24 | rājovāca
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| 24 | anugraham imaṃ manye śyena yan mābhiyācase
tasmāt te 'dya pradāsyāmi svamāṃsaṃ tulayā dhṛtam
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| 25 | lomaśa uvāca
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| 25 | athotkṛtya svamāṃsaṃ tu rājā paramadharmavit
tulayām āsa kaunteya kapotena sahābhibho
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| 26 | dhriyamāṇas tu tulayā kapoto vyatiricyate
punaś cotkṛtya māṃsāni rājā prādād uśīnaraḥ
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| 27 | na vidyate yadā māṃsaṃ kapotena samaṃ dhṛtam
tata utkṛttamāṃso 'sāv āruroha svayaṃ tulām
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| 28 | śyena uvāca
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| 28 | indro 'ham asmi dharmajña kapoto havyavāḍ ayam
jijñāsamānau dharme tvāṃ yajñavāṭam upāgatau
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| 29 | yat te māṃsāni gātrebhya utkṛttāni viśāṃ pate
eṣā te bhāsvarī kīrtir lokān abhibhaviṣyati
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| 30 | yāval loke manuṣyās tvāṃ kathayiṣyanti pārthiva
tāvat kīrtiś ca lokāś ca sthāsyanti tava śāśvatāḥ
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| 31 | lomaśa uvāca
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| 31 | tat pāṇḍaveya sadanaṃ rājñas tasya mahātmanaḥ
paśyasvaitan mayā sārdhaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapramocanam
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| 32 | atra vai satataṃ devā munayaś ca sanātanāḥ
dṛśyante brāhmaṇai rājan puṇyavadbhir mahātmabhiḥ
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