 | Book 4 Chapter 9
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | sahadevo 'pi gopānāṃ kṛtvā veṣam anuttamam
bhāṣāṃ caiṣāṃ samāsthāya virāṭam upayād atha
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| 2 | tam āyāntam abhiprekṣya bhrājamānaṃ nararṣabham
samupasthāya vai rājā papraccha kurunandanam
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| 3 | kasya vā tvaṃ kuto vā tvaṃ kiṃ vā tāta cikīrṣasi
na hi me dṛṣṭapūrvas tvaṃ tattvaṃ brūhi nararṣabha
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| 4 | sa prāpya rājānam amitratāpanas; tato 'bravīn meghamahaughaniḥsvanaḥ
vaiśyo 'smi nāmnāham ariṣṭanemir; gosaṃkhya āsaṃ kurupuṃgavānām
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| 5 | vastuṃ tvayīcchāmi viśāṃ variṣṭha; tān rājasiṃhān na hi vedmi pārthān
na śakyate jīvitum anyakarmaṇā; na ca tvad anyo mama rocate nṛpaḥ
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| 6 | virāṭa uvāca
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| 6 | tvaṃ brāhmaṇo yadi vā kṣatriyo 'si; samudranemīśvararūpavān asi
ācakṣva me tattvam amitrakarśana; na vaiśyakarma tvayi vidyate samam
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| 7 | kasyāsi rājño viṣayād ihāgataḥ; kiṃ cāpi śilpaṃ tava vidyate kṛtam
kathaṃ tvam asmāsu nivatsyase sadā; vadasva kiṃ cāpi taveha vetanam
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| 8 | sahadeva uvāca
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| 8 | pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ jyeṣṭho rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
tasyāṣṭaśatasāhasrā gavāṃ vargāḥ śataṃ śatāḥ
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| 9 | apare daśasāhasrā dvis tāvantas tathāpare
teṣāṃ gosaṃkhya āsaṃ vai tantipāleti māṃ viduḥ
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| 10 | bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyac ca yac ca saṃkhyāgataṃ kva cit
na me 'sty aviditaṃ kiṃ cit samantād daśayojanam
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| 11 | guṇāḥ suviditā hy āsan mama tasya mahātmanaḥ
āsīc ca sa mayā tuṣṭaḥ kururājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 12 | kṣipraṃ hi gāvo bahulā bhavanti; na tāsu rogo bhavatīha kaś cit
tais tair upāyair viditaṃ mayaitad; etāni śilpāni mayi sthitāni
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| 13 | vṛṣabhāṃś cāpi jānāmi rājan pūjitalakṣaṇān
yeṣāṃ mūtram upāghrāya api vandhyā prasūyate
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| 14 | virāṭa uvāca
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| 14 | śataṃ sahasrāṇi samāhitāni; varṇasya varṇasya viniścitā guṇaiḥ
paśūn sapālān bhavate dadāmy ahaṃ; tvadāśrayā me paśavo bhavantv iha
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| 15 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 15 | tathā sa rājño 'vidito viśāṃ pate; uvāsa tatraiva sukhaṃ nareśvaraḥ
na cainam anye 'pi viduḥ kathaṃ cana; prādāc ca tasmai bharaṇaṃ yathepsitam
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