 | Book 4 Chapter 28
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tataḥ śāradvato vākyam ity uvāca kṛpas tadā
yuktaṃ prāptaṃ ca vṛddhena pāṇḍavān prati bhāṣitam
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| 2 | dharmārthasahitaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ tattvataś ca sahetumat
tatrānurūpaṃ bhīṣmeṇa mamāpy atra giraṃ śṛṇu
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| 3 | teṣāṃ caiva gatis tīrthair vāsaś caiṣāṃ pracintyatām
nītir vidhīyatāṃ cāpi sāṃprataṃ yā hitā bhavet
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| 4 | nāvajñeyo ripus tāta prākṛto 'pi bubhūṣatā
kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍavās tāta sarvāstrakuśalā raṇe
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| 5 | tasmāt satraṃ praviṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
gūḍhabhāveṣu channeṣu kāle codayam āgate
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| 6 | svarāṣṭrapararāṣṭreṣu jñātavyaṃ balam ātmanaḥ
udaye pāṇḍavānāṃ ca prāpte kāle na saṃśayaḥ
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| 7 | nivṛttasamayāḥ pārthā mahātmāno mahābalāḥ
mahotsāhā bhaviṣyanti pāṇḍavā hy atitejasaḥ
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| 8 | tasmād balaṃ ca kośaṃ ca nītiś cāpi vidhīyatām
yathā kālodaye prāpte samyak taiḥ saṃdadhāmahe
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| 9 | tāta manyāmi tat sarvaṃ budhyasva balam ātmanaḥ
niyataṃ sarvamitreṣu balavatsv abaleṣu ca
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| 10 | uccāvacaṃ balaṃ jñātvā madhyasthaṃ cāpi bhārata
prahṛṣṭam aprahṛṣṭaṃ ca saṃdadhāma tathā paraiḥ
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| 11 | sāmnā bhedena dānena daṇḍena balikarmaṇā
nyāyenānamya ca parān balāc cānamya durbalān
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| 12 | sāntvayitvā ca mitrāṇi balaṃ cābhāṣyatāṃ sukham
sakośabalasaṃvṛddhaḥ samyak siddhim avāpsyasi
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| 13 | yotsyase cāpi balibhir aribhiḥ pratyupasthitaiḥ
anyais tvaṃ pāṇḍavair vāpi hīnasvabalavāhanaiḥ
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| 14 | evaṃ sarvaṃ viniścitya vyavasāyaṃ svadharmataḥ
yathākālaṃ manuṣyendra ciraṃ sukham avāpsyasi
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