 | Book 5 Chapter 2
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| 1 | baladeva uvāca
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| 1 | śrutaṃ bhavadbhir gadapūrvajasya; vākyaṃ yathā dharmavad arthavac ca
ajātaśatroś ca hitaṃ hitaṃ ca; duryodhanasyāpi tathaiva rājñaḥ
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| 2 | ardhaṃ hi rājyasya visṛjya vīrāḥ; kuntīsutās tasya kṛte yatante
pradāya cārdhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; sukhī sahāsmābhir atīva modet
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| 3 | labdhvā hi rājyaṃ puruṣapravīrāḥ; samyak pravṛtteṣu pareṣu caiva
dhruvaṃ praśāntāḥ sukham āviśeyus; teṣāṃ praśāntiś ca hitaṃ prajānām
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| 4 | duryodhanasyāpi mataṃ ca vettuṃ; vaktuṃ ca vākyāni yudhiṣṭhirasya
priyaṃ mama syād yadi tatra kaś cid; vrajec chamārthaṃ kurupāṇḍavānām
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| 5 | sa bhīṣmam āmantrya kurupravīraṃ; vaicitravīryaṃ ca mahānubhāvam
droṇaṃ saputraṃ viduraṃ kṛpaṃ ca; gāndhārarājaṃ ca sasūtaputram
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| 6 | sarve ca ye 'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā; balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ
sthitāś ca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu; lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ
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| 7 | eteṣu sarveṣu samāgateṣu; paureṣu vṛddheṣu ca saṃgateṣu
bravītu vākyaṃ praṇipātayuktaṃ; kuntīsutasyārthakaraṃ yathā syāt
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| 8 | sarvāsv avasthāsu ca te na kauṭyād; grasto hi so 'rtho balam āśritais taiḥ
priyābhyupetasya yudhiṣṭhirasya; dyūte pramattasya hṛtaṃ ca rājyam
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| 9 | nivāryamāṇaś ca kurupravīraiḥ; sarvaiḥ suhṛdbhir hy ayam apy atajjñaḥ
gāndhārarājasya sutaṃ matākṣaṃ; samāhvayed devitum ājamīḍhaḥ
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| 10 | durodarās tatra sahasraśo 'nye; yudhiṣṭhiro yān viṣaheta jetum
utsṛjya tān saubalam eva cāyaṃ; samāhvayat tena jito 'kṣavatyām
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| 11 | sa dīvyamānaḥ pratidevanena; akṣeṣu nityaṃ suparāṅmukheṣu
saṃrambhamāṇo vijitaḥ prasahya; tatrāparādhaḥ śakuner na kaś cit
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| 12 | tasmāt praṇamyaiva vaco bravītu; vaicitravīryaṃ bahusāmayuktam
tathā hi śakyo dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; svārthe niyoktuṃ puruṣeṇa tena
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| 13 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 13 | evaṃ bruvaty eva madhupravīre; śinipravīraḥ sahasotpapāta
tac cāpi vākyaṃ parinindya tasya; samādade vākyam idaṃ samanyuḥ
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