 | Book 5 Chapter 156
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| 1 | janamejaya uvāca
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| 1 | tathā vyūḍheṣv anīkeṣu kurukṣetre dvijarṣabha
kim akurvanta kuravaḥ kālenābhipracoditāḥ
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| 2 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 2 | tathā vyūḍheṣv anīkeṣu yat teṣu bharatarṣabha
dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārāja saṃjayaṃ vākyam abravīt
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| 3 | ehi saṃjaya me sarvam ācakṣvānavaśeṣataḥ
senāniveśe yadvṛttaṃ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ
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| 4 | diṣṭam eva paraṃ manye pauruṣaṃ cāpy anarthakam
yad ahaṃ jānamāno 'pi yuddhadoṣān kṣayodayān
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| 5 | tathāpi nikṛtiprajñaṃ putraṃ durdyūtadevinam
na śaknomi niyantuṃ vā kartuṃ vā hitam ātmanaḥ
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| 6 | bhavaty eva hi me sūta buddhir doṣānudarśinī
duryodhanaṃ samāsādya punaḥ sā parivartate
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| 7 | evaṃ gate vai yad bhāvi tad bhaviṣyati saṃjaya
kṣatradharmaḥ kila raṇe tanutyāgo 'bhipūjitaḥ
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| 8 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 8 | tvadyukto 'yam anupraśno mahārāja yathārhasi
na tu duryodhane doṣam imam āsaktum arhasi
śṛṇuṣvānavaśeṣeṇa vadato mama pārthiva
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| 9 | ya ātmano duścaritād aśubhaṃ prāpnuyān naraḥ
enasā na sa daivaṃ vā kālaṃ vā gantum arhati
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| 10 | mahārāja manuṣyeṣu nindyaṃ yaḥ sarvam ācaret
sa vadhyaḥ sarvalokasya ninditāni samācaran
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| 11 | nikārā manujaśreṣṭha pāṇḍavais tvatpratīkṣayā
anubhūtāḥ sahāmātyair nikṛtair adhidevane
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| 12 | hayānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca rājñāṃ cāmitatejasām
vaiśasaṃ samare vṛttaṃ yat tan me śṛṇu sarvaśaḥ
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| 13 | sthiro bhūtvā mahārāja sarvalokakṣayodayam
yathābhūtaṃ mahāyuddhe śrutvā mā vimanā bhava
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| 14 | na hy eva kartā puruṣaḥ karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ
asvatantro hi puruṣaḥ kāryate dāruyantravat
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| 15 | ke cid īśvaranirdiṣṭāḥ ke cid eva yadṛcchayā
pūrvakarmabhir apy anye traidham etad vikṛṣyate
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