 | Book 9 Chapter 31
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | evaṃ saṃtarjyamānas tu mama putro mahīpatiḥ
prakṛtyā manyumān vīraḥ katham āsīt paraṃtapaḥ
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| 2 | na hi saṃtarjanā tena śrutapūrvā kadā cana
rājabhāvena mānyaś ca sarvalokasya so 'bhavat
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| 3 | iyaṃ ca pṛthivī sarvā samlecchāṭavikā bhṛśam
prasādād dhriyate yasya pratyakṣaṃ tava saṃjaya
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| 4 | sa tathā tarjyamānas tu pāṇḍuputrair viśeṣataḥ
vihīnaś ca svakair bhṛtyair nirjane cāvṛto bhṛśam
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| 5 | śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco jayayuktāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
kim abravīt pāṇḍaveyāṃs tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya
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| 6 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 6 | tarjyamānas tadā rājann udakasthas tavātmajaḥ
yudhiṣṭhireṇa rājendra bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitena ha
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| 7 | śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco viṣamastho janādhipaḥ
dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya salilasthaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 8 | salilāntargato rājā dhunvan hastau punaḥ punaḥ
manaś cakāra yuddhāya rājānaṃ cābhyabhāṣata
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| 9 | yūyaṃ sasuhṛdaḥ pārthāḥ sarve sarathavāhanāḥ
aham ekaḥ paridyūno viratho hatavāhanaḥ
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| 10 | āttaśastrai rathagatair bahubhiḥ parivāritaḥ
katham ekaḥ padātiḥ sann aśastro yoddhum utsahe
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| 11 | ekaikena tu māṃ yūyaṃ yodhayadhvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
na hy eko bahubhir vīrair nyāyyaṃ yodhayituṃ yudhi
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| 12 | viśeṣato vikavacaḥ śrāntaś cāpaḥ samāśritaḥ
bhṛśaṃ vikṣatagātraś ca śrāntavāhanasainikaḥ
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| 13 | na me tvatto bhayaṃ rājan na ca pārthād vṛkodarāt
phalgunād vāsudevād vā pāñcālebhyo 'tha vā punaḥ
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| 14 | yamābhyāṃ yuyudhānād vā ye cānye tava sainikāḥ
ekaḥ sarvān ahaṃ kruddho na tān yoddhum ihotsahe
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| 15 | dharmamūlā satāṃ kīrtir manuṣyāṇāṃ janādhipa
dharmaṃ caiveha kīrtiṃ ca pālayan prabravīmy aham
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| 16 | aham utthāya vaḥ sarvān pratiyotsyāmi saṃyuge
anvaṃśābhyāgatān sarvān ṛtūn saṃvatsaro yathā
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| 17 | adya vaḥ sarathān sāśvān aśastro viratho 'pi san
nakṣatrāṇīva sarvāṇi savitā rātrisaṃkṣaye
tejasā nāśayiṣyāmi sthirībhavata pāṇḍavāḥ
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| 18 | adyānṛṇyaṃ gamiṣyāmi kṣatriyāṇāṃ yaśasvinām
bāhlīkadroṇabhīṣmāṇāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ
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| 19 | jayadrathasya śūrasya bhagadattasya cobhayoḥ
madrarājasya śalyasya bhūriśravasa eva ca
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| 20 | putrāṇāṃ bharataśreṣṭha śakuneḥ saubalasya ca
mitrāṇāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva bāndhavānāṃ tathaiva ca
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| 21 | ānṛṇyam adya gacchāmi hatvā tvāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha
etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ virarāma janādhipaḥ
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| 22 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 22 | diṣṭyā tvam api jānīṣe kṣatradharmaṃ suyodhana
diṣṭyā te vartate buddhir yuddhāyaiva mahābhuja
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| 23 | diṣṭyā śūro 'si kauravya diṣṭyā jānāsi saṃgaram
yas tvam eko hi naḥ sarvān saṃyuge yoddhum icchasi
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| 24 | eka ekena saṃgamya yat te saṃmatam āyudham
tat tvam ādāya yudhyasva prekṣakās te vayaṃ sthitāḥ
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| 25 | ayam iṣṭaṃ ca te kāmaṃ vīra bhūyo dadāmy aham
hatvaikaṃ bhavato rājyaṃ hato vā svargam āpnuhi
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| 26 | duryodhana uvāca
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| 26 | ekaś ced yoddhum ākrande varo 'dya mama dīyate
āyudhānām iyaṃ cāpi vṛtā tvatsaṃmate gadā
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| 27 | bhrātṝṇāṃ bhavatām ekaḥ śakyaṃ māṃ yo 'bhimanyate
padātir gadayā saṃkhye sa yudhyatu mayā saha
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| 28 | vṛttāni rathayuddhāni vicitrāṇi pade pade
idam ekaṃ gadāyuddhaṃ bhavatv adyādbhutaṃ mahat
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| 29 | annānām api paryāyaṃ kartum icchanti mānavāḥ
yuddhānām api paryāyo bhavatv anumate tava
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| 30 | gadayā tvāṃ mahābāho vijeṣyāmi sahānujam
pāñcālān sṛñjayāṃś caiva ye cānye tava sainikāḥ
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| 31 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 31 | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha gāndhāre māṃ yodhaya suyodhana
eka ekena saṃgamya saṃyuge gadayā balī
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| 32 | puruṣo bhava gāndhāre yudhyasva susamāhitaḥ
adya te jīvitaṃ nāsti yady api tvaṃ manojavaḥ
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| 33 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 33 | etat sa naraśārdūlo nāmṛṣyata tavātmajaḥ
salilāntargataḥ śvabhre mahānāga iva śvasan
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| 34 | tathāsau vākpratodena tudyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
vācaṃ na mamṛṣe dhīmān uttamāśvaḥ kaśām iva
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| 35 | saṃkṣobhya salilaṃ vegād gadām ādāya vīryavān
adrisāramayīṃ gurvīṃ kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇām
antarjalāt samuttasthau nāgendra iva niḥśvasan
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| 36 | sa bhittvā stambhitaṃ toyaṃ skandhe kṛtvāyasīṃ gadām
udatiṣṭhata putras te pratapan raśmimān iva
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| 37 | tataḥ śaikyāyasīṃ gurvīṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtām
gadāṃ parāmṛśad dhīmān dhārtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ
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| 38 | gadāhastaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā saśṛṅgam iva parvatam
prajānām iva saṃkruddhaṃ śūlapāṇim avasthitam
sagado bhārato bhāti pratapan bhāskaro yathā
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| 39 | tam uttīrṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ gadāhastam ariṃdamam
menire sarvabhūtāni daṇḍahastam ivāntakam
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| 40 | vajrahastaṃ yathā śakraṃ śūlahastaṃ yathā haram
dadṛśuḥ sarvapāñcālāḥ putraṃ tava janādhipa
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| 41 | tam uttīrṇaṃ tu saṃprekṣya samahṛṣyanta sarvaśaḥ
pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍaveyāś ca te 'nyonyasya talān daduḥ
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| 42 | avahāsaṃ tu taṃ matvā putro duryodhanas tava
udvṛtya nayane kruddho didhakṣur iva pāṇḍavān
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| 43 | triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ kṛtvā saṃdaṣṭadaśanacchadaḥ
pratyuvāca tatas tān vai pāṇḍavān sahakeśavān
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| 44 | avahāsasya vo 'syādya prativaktāsmi pāṇḍavāḥ
gamiṣyatha hatāḥ sadyaḥ sapāñcālā yamakṣayam
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| 45 | utthitas tu jalāt tasmāt putro duryodhanas tava
atiṣṭhata gadāpāṇī rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ
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| 46 | tasya śoṇitadigdhasya salilena samukṣitam
śarīraṃ sma tadā bhāti sravann iva mahīdharaḥ
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| 47 | tam udyatagadaṃ vīraṃ menire tatra pāṇḍavāḥ
vaivasvatam iva kruddhaṃ kiṃkarodyatapāṇinam
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| 48 | sa meghaninado harṣān nadann iva ca govṛṣaḥ
ājuhāva tataḥ pārthān gadayā yudhi vīryavān
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| 49 | duryodhana uvāca
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| 49 | ekaikena ca māṃ yūyam āsīdata yudhiṣṭhira
na hy eko bahubhir nyāyyo vīra yodhayituṃ yudhi
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| 50 | nyastavarmā viśeṣeṇa śrāntaś cāpsu pariplutaḥ
bhṛśaṃ vikṣatagātraś ca hatavāhanasainikaḥ
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| 51 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 51 | nābhūd iyaṃ tava prajñā katham evaṃ suyodhana
yadābhimanyuṃ bahavo jaghnur yudhi mahārathāḥ
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| 52 | āmuñca kavacaṃ vīra mūrdhajān yamayasva ca
yac cānyad api te nāsti tad apy ādatsva bhārata
imam ekaṃ ca te kāmaṃ vīra bhūyo dadāmy aham
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| 53 | pañcānāṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yena yoddhum ihecchasi
taṃ hatvā vai bhavān rājā hato vā svargam āpnuhi
ṛte ca jīvitād vīra yuddhe kiṃ kurma te priyam
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| 54 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 54 | tatas tava suto rājan varma jagrāha kāñcanam
vicitraṃ ca śirastrāṇaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
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| 55 | so 'vabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ śubhakāñcanavarmabhṛt
rarāja rājan putras te kāñcanaḥ śailarāḍ iva
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| 56 | saṃnaddhaḥ sa gadī rājan sajjaḥ saṃgrāmamūrdhani
abravīt pāṇḍavān sarvān putro duryodhanas tava
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| 57 | bhrātṝṇāṃ bhavatām eko yudhyatāṃ gadayā mayā
sahadevena vā yotsye bhīmena nakulena vā
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| 58 | atha vā phalgunenādya tvayā vā bharatarṣabha
yotsye 'haṃ saṃgaraṃ prāpya vijeṣye ca raṇājire
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| 59 | aham adya gamiṣyāmi vairasyāntaṃ sudurgamam
gadayā puruṣavyāghra hemapaṭṭavinaddhayā
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| 60 | gadāyuddhe na me kaś cit sadṛśo 'stīti cintaya
gadayā vo haniṣyāmi sarvān eva samāgatān
gṛhṇātu sa gadāṃ yo vai yudhyate 'dya mayā saha
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