 | Book 4 Chapter 25
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tato duryodhano rājā śrutvā teṣāṃ vacas tadā
ciram antarmanā bhūtvā pratyuvāca sabhāsadaḥ
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| 2 | suduḥkhā khalu kāryāṇāṃ gatir vijñātum antataḥ
tasmāt sarve udīkṣadhvaṃ kva nu syuḥ pāṇḍavā gatāḥ
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| 3 | alpāvaśiṣṭaṃ kālasya gatabhūyiṣṭham antataḥ
teṣām ajñātacaryāyām asmin varṣe trayodaśe
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| 4 | asya varṣasya śeṣaṃ ced vyatīyur iha pāṇḍavāḥ
nivṛttasamayās te hi satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ
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| 5 | kṣaranta iva nāgendrāḥ sarva āśīviṣopamāḥ
duḥkhā bhaveyuḥ saṃrabdhāḥ kauravān prati te dhruvam
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| 6 | arvāk kālasya vijñātāḥ kṛcchrarūpadharāḥ punaḥ
praviśeyur jitakrodhās tāvad eva punar vanam
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| 7 | tasmāt kṣipraṃ bubhutsadhvaṃ yathā no 'tyantam avyayam
rājyaṃ nirdvandvam avyagraṃ niḥsapatnaṃ ciraṃ bhavet
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| 8 | athābravīt tataḥ karṇaḥ kṣipraṃ gacchantu bhārata
anye dhūrtatarā dakṣā nibhṛtāḥ sādhukāriṇaḥ
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| 9 | carantu deśān saṃvītāḥ sphītāñ janapadākulān
tatra goṣṭhīṣv athānyāsu siddhapravrajiteṣu ca
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| 10 | paricāreṣu tīrtheṣu vividheṣv ākareṣu ca
vijñātavyā manuṣyais tais tarkayā suvinītayā
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| 11 | vividhais tatparaiḥ samyak tajjñair nipuṇasaṃvṛtaiḥ
anveṣṭavyāś ca nipuṇaṃ pāṇḍavāś channavāsinaḥ
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| 12 | nadīkuñjeṣu tīrtheṣu grāmeṣu nagareṣu ca
āśrameṣu ca ramyeṣu parvateṣu guhāsu ca
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| 13 | athāgrajānantarajaḥ pāpabhāvānurāgiṇam
jyeṣṭhaṃ duḥśāsanas tatra bhrātā bhrātaram abravīt
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| 14 | etac ca karṇo yat prāha sarvam īkṣāmahe tathā
yathoddiṣṭaṃ carāḥ sarve mṛgayantu tatas tataḥ
ete cānye ca bhūyāṃso deśād deśaṃ yathāvidhi
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| 15 | na tu teṣāṃ gatir vāsaḥ pravṛttiś copalabhyate
atyāhitaṃ vā gūḍhās te pāraṃ vormimato gatāḥ
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| 16 | vyālair vāpi mahāraṇye bhakṣitāḥ śūramāninaḥ
atha vā viṣamaṃ prāpya vinaṣṭāḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
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| 17 | tasmān mānasam avyagraṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ kurunandana
kuru kāryaṃ yathotsāhaṃ manyase yan narādhipa
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