 | Book 5 Chapter 36
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| 1 | vidura uvāca
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| 1 | atraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
ātreyasya ca saṃvādaṃ sādhyānāṃ ceti naḥ śrutam
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| 2 | carantaṃ haṃsarūpeṇa maharṣiṃ saṃśitavratam
sādhyā devā mahāprājñaṃ paryapṛcchanta vai purā
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| 3 | sādhyā devā vayam asmo maharṣe; dṛṣṭvā bhavantaṃ na śaknumo 'numātum
śrutena dhīro buddhimāṃs tvaṃ mato naḥ; kāvyāṃ vācaṃ vaktum arhasy udārām
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| 4 | haṃsa uvāca
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| 4 | etat kāryam amarāḥ saṃśrutaṃ me; dhṛtiḥ śamaḥ satyadharmānuvṛttiḥ
granthiṃ vinīya hṛdayasya sarvaṃ; priyāpriye cātmavaśaṃ nayīta
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| 5 | ākruśyamāno nākrośen manyur eva titikṣitaḥ
ākroṣṭāraṃ nirdahati sukṛtaṃ cāsya vindati
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| 6 | nākrośī syān nāvamānī parasya; mitradrohī nota nīcopasevī
na cātimānī na ca hīnavṛtto; rūkṣāṃ vācaṃ ruśatīṃ varjayīta
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| 7 | marmāṇy asthīni hṛdayaṃ tathāsūn; ghorā vāco nirdahantīha puṃsām
tasmād vācaṃ ruśatīṃ rūkṣarūpāṃ; dharmārāmo nityaśo varjayīta
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| 8 | aruṃtudaṃ paruṣaṃ rūkṣavācaṃ; vākkaṇṭakair vitudantaṃ manuṣyān
vidyād alakṣmīkatamaṃ janānāṃ; mukhe nibaddhāṃ nirṛtiṃ vahantam
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| 9 | paraś ced enam adhividhyeta bāṇair; bhṛśaṃ sutīkṣṇair analārkadīptaiḥ
viricyamāno 'py atiricyamāno; vidyāt kaviḥ sukṛtaṃ me dadhāti
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| 10 | yadi santaṃ sevate yady asantaṃ; tapasvinaṃ yadi vā stenam eva
vāso yathā raṅgavaśaṃ prayāti; tathā sa teṣāṃ vaśam abhyupaiti
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| 11 | vādaṃ tu yo na pravaden na vādayed; yo nāhataḥ pratihanyān na ghātayet
yo hantukāmasya na pāpam icchet; tasmai devāḥ spṛhayanty āgatāya
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| 12 | avyāhṛtaṃ vyāhṛtāc chreya āhuḥ; satyaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tad dvitīyam
priyaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tat tṛtīyaṃ; dharmyaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tac caturtham
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| 13 | yādṛśaiḥ saṃvivadate yādṛśāṃś copasevate
yādṛg icchec ca bhavituṃ tādṛg bhavati pūruṣaḥ
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| 14 | yato yato nivartate tatas tato vimucyate
nivartanād dhi sarvato na vetti duḥkham aṇv api
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| 15 | na jīyate nota jigīṣate 'nyān; na vairakṛc cāpratighātakaś ca
nindāpraśaṃsāsu samasvabhāvo; na śocate hṛṣyati naiva cāyam
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| 16 | bhāvam icchati sarvasya nābhāve kurute matim
satyavādī mṛdur dānto yaḥ sa uttamapūruṣaḥ
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| 17 | nānarthakaṃ sāntvayati pratijñāya dadāti ca
rāddhāparāddhe jānāti yaḥ sa madhyamapūruṣaḥ
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| 18 | duḥśāsanas tūpahantā na śāstā; nāvartate manyuvaśāt kṛtaghnaḥ
na kasya cin mitram atho durātmā; kalāś caitā adhamasyeha puṃsaḥ
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| 19 | na śraddadhāti kalyāṇaṃ parebhyo 'py ātmaśaṅkitaḥ
nirākaroti mitrāṇi yo vai so 'dhamapūruṣaḥ
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| 20 | uttamān eva seveta prāpte kāle tu madhyamān
adhamāṃs tu na seveta ya icchec chreya ātmanaḥ
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| 21 | prāpnoti vai vittam asadbalena; nityotthānāt prajñayā pauruṣeṇa
na tv eva samyag labhate praśaṃsāṃ; na vṛttam āpnoti mahākulānām
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| 22 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 22 | mahākulānāṃ spṛhayanti devā; dharmārthavṛddhāś ca bahuśrutāś ca
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vidura praśnam etaṃ; bhavanti vai kāni mahākulāni
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| 23 | vidura uvāca
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| 23 | tapo damo brahmavit tvaṃ vitānāḥ; puṇyā vivāhāḥ satatānnadānam
yeṣv evaite sapta guṇā bhavanti; samyag vṛttās tāni mahākulāni
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| 24 | yeṣāṃ na vṛttaṃ vyathate na yonir; vṛttaprasādena caranti dharmam
ye kīrtim icchanti kule viśiṣṭāṃ; tyaktānṛtās tāni mahākulāni
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| 25 | anijyayāvivāhaiś ca vedasyotsādanena ca
kulāny akulatāṃ yānti dharmasyātikrameṇa ca
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| 26 | devadravyavināśena brahmasvaharaṇena ca
kulāny akulatāṃ yānti brāhmaṇātikrameṇa ca
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| 27 | brāhmaṇānāṃ paribhavāt parivādāc ca bhārata
kulāny akulatāṃ yānti nyāsāpaharaṇena ca
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| 28 | kulāni samupetāni gobhiḥ puruṣato 'śvataḥ
kulasaṃkhyāṃ na gacchanti yāni hīnāni vṛttataḥ
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| 29 | vṛttatas tv avihīnāni kulāny alpadhanāny api
kulasaṃkhyāṃ tu gacchanti karṣanti ca mahad yaśaḥ
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| 30 | mā naḥ kule vairakṛt kaś cid astu; rājāmātyo mā parasvāpahārī
mitradrohī naikṛtiko 'nṛtī vā; pūrvāśī vā pitṛdevātithibhyaḥ
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| 31 | yaś ca no brāhmaṇaṃ hanyād yaś ca no brāhmaṇān dviṣet
na naḥ sa samitiṃ gacched yaś ca no nirvapet kṛṣim
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| 32 | tṛṇāni bhūmir udakaṃ vāk caturthī ca sūnṛtā
satām etāni geheṣu nocchidyante kadā cana
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| 33 | śraddhayā parayā rājann upanītāni satkṛtim
pravṛttāni mahāprājña dharmiṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
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| 34 | sūkṣmo 'pi bhāraṃ nṛpate syandano vai; śakto voḍhuṃ na tathānye mahījāḥ
evaṃ yuktā bhārasahā bhavanti; mahākulīnā na tathānye manuṣyāḥ
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| 35 | na tan mitraṃ yasya kopād bibheti; yad vā mitraṃ śaṅkitenopacaryam
yasmin mitre pitarīvāśvasīta; tad vai mitraṃ saṃgatānītarāṇi
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| 36 | yadi ced apy asaṃbandho mitrabhāvena vartate
sa eva bandhus tan mitraṃ sā gatis tatparāyaṇam
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| 37 | calacittasya vai puṃso vṛddhān anupasevataḥ
pāriplavamater nityam adhruvo mitrasaṃgrahaḥ
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| 38 | calacittam anātmānam indriyāṇāṃ vaśānugam
arthāḥ samativartante haṃsāḥ śuṣkaṃ saro yathā
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| 39 | akasmād eva kupyanti prasīdanty animittataḥ
śīlam etad asādhūnām abhraṃ pāriplavaṃ yathā
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| 40 | satkṛtāś ca kṛtārthāś ca mitrāṇāṃ na bhavanti ye
tān mṛtān api kravyādāḥ kṛtaghnān nopabhuñjate
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| 41 | arthayed eva mitrāṇi sati vāsati vā dhane
nānarthayan vijānāti mitrāṇāṃ sāraphalgutām
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| 42 | saṃtāpād bhraśyate rūpaṃ saṃtāpād bhraśyate balam
saṃtāpād bhraśyate jñānaṃ saṃtāpād vyādhim ṛcchati
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| 43 | anavāpyaṃ ca śokena śarīraṃ copatapyate
amitrāś ca prahṛṣyanti mā sma śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ
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| 44 | punar naro mriyate jāyate ca; punar naro hīyate vardhate punaḥ
punar naro yācati yācyate ca; punar naraḥ śocati śocyate punaḥ
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| 45 | sukhaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ ca bhavābhavau ca; lābhālābhau maraṇaṃ jīvitaṃ ca
paryāyaśaḥ sarvam iha spṛśanti; tasmād dhīro naiva hṛṣyen na śocet
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| 46 | calāni hīmāni ṣaḍindriyāṇi; teṣāṃ yad yad vartate yatra yatra
tatas tataḥ sravate buddhir asya; chidrodakumbhād iva nityam ambhaḥ
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| 47 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 47 | tanur ucchaḥ śikhī rājā mithyopacarito mayā
mandānāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ yuddhenāntaṃ kariṣyati
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| 48 | nityodvignam idaṃ sarvaṃ nityodvignam idaṃ manaḥ
yat tat padam anudvignaṃ tan me vada mahāmate
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| 49 | vidura uvāca
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| 49 | nānyatra vidyātapasor nānyatrendriyanigrahāt
nānyatra lobhasaṃtyāgāc chāntiṃ paśyāmi te 'nagha
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| 50 | buddhyā bhayaṃ praṇudati tapasā vindate mahat
guruśuśrūṣayā jñānaṃ śāntiṃ tyāgena vindati
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| 51 | anāśritā dānapuṇyaṃ vedapuṇyam anāśritāḥ
rāgadveṣavinirmuktā vicarantīha mokṣiṇaḥ
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| 52 | svadhītasya suyuddhasya sukṛtasya ca karmaṇaḥ
tapasaś ca sutaptasya tasyānte sukham edhate
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| 53 | svāstīrṇāni śayanāni prapannā; na vai bhinnā jātu nidrāṃ labhante
na strīṣu rājan ratim āpnuvanti; na māgadhaiḥ stūyamānā na sūtaiḥ
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| 54 | na vai bhinnā jātu caranti dharmaṃ; na vai sukhaṃ prāpnuvantīha bhinnāḥ
na vai bhinnā gauravaṃ mānayanti; na vai bhinnāḥ praśamaṃ rocayanti
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| 55 | na vai teṣāṃ svadate pathyam uktaṃ; yogakṣemaṃ kalpate nota teṣām
bhinnānāṃ vai manujendra parāyaṇaṃ; na vidyate kiṃ cid anyad vināśāt
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| 56 | saṃbhāvyaṃ goṣu saṃpannaṃ saṃbhāvyaṃ brāhmaṇe tapaḥ
saṃbhāvyaṃ strīṣu cāpalyaṃ saṃbhāvyaṃ jñātito bhayam
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| 57 | tantavo 'py āyatā nityaṃ tantavo bahulāḥ samāḥ
bahūn bahutvād āyāsān sahantīty upamā satām
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| 58 | dhūmāyante vyapetāni jvalanti sahitāni ca
dhṛtarāṣṭrolmukānīva jñātayo bharatarṣabha
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| 59 | brāhmaṇeṣu ca ye śūrāḥ strīṣu jñātiṣu goṣu ca
vṛntād iva phalaṃ pakvaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭra patanti te
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| 60 | mahān apy ekajo vṛkṣo balavān supratiṣṭhitaḥ
prasahya eva vātena śākhāskandhaṃ vimarditum
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| 61 | atha ye sahitā vṛkṣāḥ saṃghaśaḥ supratiṣṭhitāḥ
te hi śīghratamān vātān sahante 'nyonyasaṃśrayāt
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| 62 | evaṃ manuṣyam apy ekaṃ guṇair api samanvitam
śakyaṃ dviṣanto manyante vāyur drumam ivaikajam
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| 63 | anyonyasamupaṣṭambhād anyonyāpāśrayeṇa ca
jñātayaḥ saṃpravardhante sarasīvotpalāny uta
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| 64 | avadhyā brāhmaṇā gāvaḥ striyo bālāś ca jñātayaḥ
yeṣāṃ cānnāni bhuñjīta ye ca syuḥ śaraṇāgatāḥ
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| 65 | na manuṣye guṇaḥ kaś cid anyo dhanavatām api
anāturatvād bhadraṃ te mṛtakalpā hi rogiṇaḥ
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| 66 | avyādhijaṃ kaṭukaṃ śīrṣarogaṃ; pāpānubandhaṃ paruṣaṃ tīkṣṇam ugram
satāṃ peyaṃ yan na pibanty asanto; manyuṃ mahārāja piba praśāmya
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| 67 | rogārditā na phalāny ādriyante; na vai labhante viṣayeṣu tattvam
duḥkhopetā rogiṇo nityam eva; na budhyante dhanabhogān na saukhyam
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| 68 | purā hy ukto nākaros tvaṃ vaco me; dyūte jitāṃ draupadīṃ prekṣya rājan
duryodhanaṃ vārayety akṣavatyāṃ; kitavatvaṃ paṇḍitā varjayanti
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| 69 | na tad balaṃ yan mṛdunā virudhyate; miśro dharmas tarasā sevitavyaḥ
pradhvaṃsinī krūrasamāhitā śrīr; mṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān
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dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ pāṇḍavān pālayantu; pāṇḍoḥ sutās tava putrāṃś ca pāntu
ekārimitrāḥ kuravo hy ekamantrā; jīvantu rājan sukhinaḥ samṛddhāḥ
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| 71 | meḍhībhūtaḥ kauravāṇāṃ tvam adya; tvayy ādhīnaṃ kurukulam ājamīḍha
pārthān bālān vanavāsaprataptān; gopāyasva svaṃ yaśas tāta rakṣan
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| 72 | saṃdhatsva tvaṃ kauravān pāṇḍuputrair; mā te 'ntaraṃ ripavaḥ prārthayantu
satye sthitās te naradeva sarve; duryodhanaṃ sthāpaya tvaṃ narendra
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