 | Book 5 Chapter 59
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | saṃjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā prajñācakṣur nareśvaraḥ
tataḥ saṃkhyātum ārebhe tad vaco guṇadoṣataḥ
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| 2 | prasaṃkhyāya ca saukṣmyeṇa guṇadoṣān vicakṣaṇaḥ
yathāvan matitattvena jayakāmaḥ sutān prati
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| 3 | balābale viniścitya yāthātathyena buddhimān
śaktiṃ saṃkhyātum ārebhe tadā vai manujādhipaḥ
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| 4 | devamānuṣayoḥ śaktyā tejasā caiva pāṇḍavān
kurūñ śaktyālpatarayā duryodhanam athābravīt
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| 5 | duryodhaneyaṃ cintā me śaśvan nāpy upaśāmyati
satyaṃ hy etad ahaṃ manye pratyakṣaṃ nānumānataḥ
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| 6 | ātmajeṣu paraṃ snehaṃ sarvabhūtāni kurvate
priyāṇi caiṣāṃ kurvanti yathāśakti hitāni ca
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| 7 | evam evopakartṝṇāṃ prāyaśo lakṣayāmahe
icchanti bahulaṃ santaḥ pratikartuṃ mahat priyam
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| 8 | agniḥ sācivyakartā syāt khāṇḍave tat kṛtaṃ smaran
arjunasyātibhīme 'smin kurupāṇḍusamāgame
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| 9 | jātagṛdhyābhipannāś ca pāṇḍavānām anekaśaḥ
dharmādayo bhaviṣyanti samāhūtā divaukasaḥ
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| 10 | bhīṣmadroṇakṛpādīnāṃ bhayād aśanisaṃmitam
rirakṣiṣantaḥ saṃrambhaṃ gamiṣyantīti me matiḥ
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| 11 | te devasahitāḥ pārthā na śakyāḥ prativīkṣitum
mānuṣeṇa naravyāghrā vīryavanto 'strapāragāḥ
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| 12 | durāsadaṃ yasya divyaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanur uttamam
vāruṇau cākṣayau divyau śarapūrṇau maheṣudhī
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| 13 | vānaraś ca dhvajo divyo niḥsaṅgo dhūmavad gatiḥ
rathaś ca caturantāyāṃ yasya nāsti samas tviṣā
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| 14 | mahāmeghanibhaś cāpi nirghoṣaḥ śrūyate janaiḥ
mahāśanisamaḥ śabdaḥ śātravāṇāṃ bhayaṃkaraḥ
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| 15 | yaṃ cātimānuṣaṃ vīrye kṛtsno loko vyavasyati
devānām api jetāraṃ yaṃ viduḥ pārthivā raṇe
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| 16 | śatāni pañca caiveṣūn udvapann iva dṛśyate
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa muñcan dūraṃ ca pātayan
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| 17 | yam āha bhīṣmo droṇaś ca kṛpo drauṇis tathaiva ca
madrarājas tathā śalyo madhyasthā ye ca mānavāḥ
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| 18 | yuddhāyāvasthitaṃ pārthaṃ pārthivair atimānuṣaiḥ
aśakyaṃ rathaśārdūlaṃ parājetum ariṃdamam
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| 19 | kṣipaty ekena vegena pañca bāṇaśatāni yaḥ
sadṛśaṃ bāhuvīryeṇa kārtavīryasya pāṇḍavam
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| 20 | tam arjunaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ mahendropendrarakṣitam
nighnantam iva paśyāmi vimarde 'smin mahāmṛdhe
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| 21 | ity evaṃ cintayan kṛtsnam ahorātrāṇi bhārata
anidro niḥsukhaś cāsmi kurūṇāṃ śamacintayā
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| 22 | kṣayodayo 'yaṃ sumahān kurūṇāṃ pratyupasthitaḥ
asya cet kalahasyāntaḥ śamād anyo na vidyate
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| 23 | śamo me rocate nityaṃ pārthais tāta na vigrahaḥ
kurubhyo hi sadā manye pāṇḍavāñ śaktimattarān
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