 | Book 5 Chapter 171 |
| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
| 1 | tato 'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha mātaraṃ vīramātaram
abhigamyopasaṃgṛhya dāśeyīm idam abruvam |
| 2 | imāḥ kāśipateḥ kanyā mayā nirjitya pārthivān
vicitravīryasya kṛte vīryaśulkā upārjitāḥ |
| 3 | tato mūrdhany upāghrāya paryaśrunayanā nṛpa
āha satyavatī hṛṣṭā diṣṭyā putra jitaṃ tvayā |
| 4 | satyavatyās tv anumate vivāhe samupasthite
uvāca vākyaṃ savrīḍā jyeṣṭhā kāśipateḥ sutā |
| 5 | bhīṣma tvam asi dharmajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
śrutvā ca dharmyaṃ vacanaṃ mahyaṃ kartum ihārhasi |
| 6 | mayā śālvapatiḥ pūrvaṃ manasābhivṛto varaḥ
tena cāsmi vṛtā pūrvaṃ rahasy avidite pituḥ |
| 7 | kathaṃ mām anyakāmāṃ tvaṃ rājañ śāstram adhītya vai
vāsayethā gṛhe bhīṣma kauravaḥ san viśeṣataḥ |
| 8 | etad buddhyā viniścitya manasā bharatarṣabha
yat kṣamaṃ te mahābāho tad ihārabdhum arhasi |
| 9 | sa māṃ pratīkṣate vyaktaṃ śālvarājo viśāṃ pate
kṛpāṃ kuru mahābāho mayi dharmabhṛtāṃ vara tvaṃ hi satyavrato vīra pṛthivyām iti naḥ śrutam |