 | Book 4 Chapter 35
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā viśālākṣīṃ rājaputrīṃ sakhīṃ sakhā
prahasann abravīd rājan kutrāgamanam ity uta
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| 2 | tam abravīd rājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham
praṇayaṃ bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhya idaṃ vacaḥ
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| 3 | gāvo rāṣṭrasya kurubhiḥ kālyante no bṛhannaḍe
tān vijetuṃ mama bhrātā prayāsyati dhanurdharaḥ
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| 4 | naciraṃ ca hatas tasya saṃgrāme rathasārathiḥ
tena nāsti samaḥ sūto yo 'sya sārathyam ācaret
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| 5 | tasmai prayatamānāya sārathyarthaṃ bṛhannaḍe
ācacakṣe hayajñāne sairandhrī kauśalaṃ tava
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| 6 | sā sārathyaṃ mama bhrātuḥ kuru sādhu bṛhannaḍe
purā dūrataraṃ gāvo hriyante kurubhir hi naḥ
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| 7 | athaitad vacanaṃ me 'dya niyuktā na kariṣyasi
praṇayād ucyamānā tvaṃ parityakṣyāmi jīvitam
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| 8 | evam uktas tu suśroṇyā tayā sakhyā paraṃtapaḥ
jagāma rājaputrasya sakāśam amitaujasaḥ
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| 9 | taṃ sā vrajantaṃ tvaritaṃ prabhinnam iva kuñjaram
anvagacchad viśālākṣī śiśur gajavadhūr iva
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| 10 | dūrād eva tu taṃ prekṣya rājaputro 'bhyabhāṣata
tvayā sārathinā pārthaḥ khāṇḍave 'gnim atarpayat
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| 11 | pṛthivīm ajayat kṛtsnāṃ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ
sairandhrī tvāṃ samācaṣṭa sā hi jānāti pāṇḍavān
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| 12 | saṃyaccha māmakān aśvāṃs tathaiva tvaṃ bṛhannaḍe
kurubhir yotsyamānasya godhanāni parīpsataḥ
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| 13 | arjunasya kilāsīs tvaṃ sārathir dayitaḥ purā
tvayājayat sahāyena pṛthivīṃ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ
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| 14 | evam uktā pratyuvāca rājaputraṃ bṛhannaḍā
kā śaktir mama sārathyaṃ kartuṃ saṃgrāmamūrdhani
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| 15 | gītaṃ vā yadi vā nṛttaṃ vāditraṃ vā pṛthagvidham
tat kariṣyāmi bhadraṃ te sārathyaṃ tu kuto mayi
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| 16 | uttara uvāca
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| 16 | bṛhannaḍe gāyano vā nartano vā punar bhava
kṣipraṃ me ratham āsthāya nigṛhṇīṣva hayottamān
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| 17 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 17 | sa tatra narmasaṃyuktam akarot pāṇḍavo bahu
uttarāyāḥ pramukhataḥ sarvaṃ jānann ariṃdama
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| 18 | ūrdhvam utkṣipya kavacaṃ śarīre pratyamuñcata
kumāryas tatra taṃ dṛṣṭvā prāhasan pṛthulocanāḥ
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| 19 | sa tu dṛṣṭvā vimuhyantaṃ svayam evottaras tataḥ
kavacena mahārheṇa samanahyad bṛhannaḍām
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| 20 | sa bibhrat kavacaṃ cāgryaṃ svayam apy aṃśumatprabham
dhvajaṃ ca siṃham ucchritya sārathye samakalpayat
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| 21 | dhanūṃṣi ca mahārhāṇi bāṇāṃś ca rucirān bahūn
ādāya prayayau vīraḥ sa bṛhannaḍasārathiḥ
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| 22 | athottarā ca kanyāś ca sakhyas tām abruvaṃs tadā
bṛhannaḍe ānayethā vāsāṃsi rucirāṇi naḥ
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| 23 | pāñcālikārthaṃ sūkṣmāṇi citrāṇi vividhāni ca
vijitya saṃgrāmagatān bhīṣmadroṇamukhān kurūn
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| 24 | atha tā bruvatīḥ kanyāḥ sahitāḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
pratyuvāca hasan pārtho meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ
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| 25 | yady uttaro 'yaṃ saṃgrāme vijeṣyati mahārathān
athāhariṣye vāsāṃsi divyāni rucirāṇi ca
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| 26 | evam uktvā tu bībhatsus tataḥ prācodayad dhayān
kurūn abhimukhāñ śūro nānādhvajapatākinaḥ
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