 | Book 4 Chapter 29
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | atha rājā trigartānāṃ suśarmā rathayūthapaḥ
prāptakālam idaṃ vākyam uvāca tvarito bhṛśam
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| 2 | asakṛn nikṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ matsyaiḥ sālveyakaiḥ saha
sūtena caiva matsyasya kīcakena punaḥ punaḥ
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| 3 | bādhito bandhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ balād balavatā vibho
sa karṇam abhyudīkṣyātha duryodhanam abhāṣata
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| 4 | asakṛn matsyarājñā me rāṣṭraṃ bādhitam ojasā
praṇetā kīcakaś cāsya balavān abhavat purā
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| 5 | krūro 'marṣī sa duṣṭātmā bhuvi prakhyātavikramaḥ
nihatas tatra gandharvaiḥ pāpakarmā nṛśaṃsavān
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| 6 | tasmiṃś ca nihate rājan hīnadarpo nirāśrayaḥ
bhaviṣyati nirutsāho virāṭa iti me matiḥ
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| 7 | tatra yātrā mama matā yadi te rocate 'nagha
kauravāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ
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| 8 | etat prāptam ahaṃ manye kāryam ātyayikaṃ hitam
rāṣṭraṃ tasyābhiyātv āśu bahudhānyasamākulam
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| 9 | ādadāmo 'sya ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca
grāmān rāṣṭrāṇi vā tasya hariṣyāmo vibhāgaśaḥ
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| 10 | atha vā gosahasrāṇi bahūni ca śubhāni ca
vividhāni hariṣyāmaḥ pratipīḍya puraṃ balāt
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| 11 | kauravaiḥ saha saṃgamya trigartaiś ca viśāṃ pate
gās tasyāpaharāmāśu saha sarvaiḥ susaṃhatāḥ
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| 12 | saṃdhiṃ vā tena kṛtvā tu nibadhnīmo 'sya pauruṣam
hatvā cāsya camūṃ kṛtsnāṃ vaśam anvānayāmahe
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| 13 | taṃ vaśe nyāyataḥ kṛtvā sukhaṃ vatsyāmahe vayam
bhavato balavṛddhiś ca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
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| 14 | tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya karṇo rājānam abravīt
sūktaṃ suśarmaṇā vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ ca naḥ
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| 15 | tasmāt kṣipraṃ viniryāmo yojayitvā varūthinīm
vibhajya cāpy anīkāni yathā vā manyase 'nagha
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| 16 | prajñāvān kuruvṛddho 'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ
ācāryaś ca tathā droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā
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| 17 | manyante te yathā sarve tathā yātrā vidhīyatām
saṃmantrya cāśu gacchāmaḥ sādhanārthaṃ mahīpateḥ
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| 18 | kiṃ ca naḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ kāryaṃ hīnārthabalapauruṣaiḥ
atyarthaṃ vā pranaṣṭās te prāptā vāpi yamakṣayam
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| 19 | yāmo rājann anudvignā virāṭaviṣayaṃ vayam
ādāsyāmo hi gās tasya vividhāni vasūni ca
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| 20 | tato duryodhano rājā vākyam ādāya tasya tat
vaikartanasya karṇasya kṣipram ājñāpayat svayam
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| 21 | śāsane nityasaṃyuktaṃ duḥśāsanam anantaram
saha vṛddhais tu saṃmantrya kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm
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| 22 | yathoddeśaṃ ca gacchāmaḥ sahitāḥ sarvakauravaiḥ
suśarmā tu yathoddiṣṭaṃ deśaṃ yātu mahārathaḥ
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| 23 | trigartaiḥ sahito rājā samagrabalavāhanaḥ
prāg eva hi susaṃvīto matsyasya viṣayaṃ prati
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| 24 | jaghanyato vayaṃ tatra yāsyāmo divasāntaram
viṣayaṃ matsyarājasya susamṛddhaṃ susaṃhatāḥ
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| 25 | te yātvā sahasā tatra virāṭanagaraṃ prati
kṣipraṃ gopān samāsādya gṛhṇantu vipulaṃ dhanam
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| 26 | gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi śrīmanti guṇavanti ca
vayam api nigṛhṇīmo dvidhā kṛtvā varūthinīm
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| 27 | sa sma gatvā yathoddiṣṭāṃ diśaṃ vahner mahīpatiḥ
ādatta gāḥ suśarmātha gharmapakṣasya saptamīm
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| 28 | aparaṃ divasaṃ sarve rājan saṃbhūya kauravāḥ
aṣṭamyāṃ tāny agṛhṇanta gokulāni sahasraśaḥ
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