 | Book 11 Chapter 2
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tato 'mṛtasamair vākyair hlādayan puruṣarṣabham
vaicitravīryaṃ viduro yad uvāca nibodha tat
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| 2 | vidura uvāca
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| 2 | uttiṣṭha rājan kiṃ śeṣe dhārayātmānam ātmanā
sthirajaṅgamamartyānāṃ sarveṣām eṣa nirṇayaḥ
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| 3 | sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitam
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| 4 | yadā śūraṃ ca bhīruṃ ca yamaḥ karṣati bhārata
tat kiṃ na yotsyanti hi te kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
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| 5 | ayudhyamāno mriyate yudhyamānaś ca jīvati
kālaṃ prāpya mahārāja na kaś cid ativartate
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| 6 | na cāpy etān hatān yuddhe rājañ śocitum arhasi
pramāṇaṃ yadi śāstrāṇi gatās te paramāṃ gatim
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| 7 | sarve svādhyāyavanto hi sarve ca caritavratāḥ
sarve cābhimukhāḥ kṣīṇās tatra kā paridevanā
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| 8 | adarśanād āpatitāḥ punaś cādarśanaṃ gatāḥ
na te tava na teṣāṃ tvaṃ tatra kā paridevanā
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| 9 | hato 'pi labhate svargaṃ hatvā ca labhate yaśaḥ
ubhayaṃ no bahuguṇaṃ nāsti niṣphalatā raṇe
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| 10 | teṣāṃ kāmadughāṃl lokān indraḥ saṃkalpayiṣyati
indrasyātithayo hy ete bhavanti puruṣarṣabha
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| 11 | na yajñair dakṣiṇāvadbhir na tapobhir na vidyayā
svargaṃ yānti tathā martyā yathā śūrā raṇe hatāḥ
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| 12 | mātāpitṛsahasrāṇi putradāraśatāni ca
saṃsāreṣv anubhūtāni kasya te kasya vā vayam
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| 13 | śokasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca
divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam
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| 14 | na kālasya priyaḥ kaś cin na dveṣyaḥ kurusattama
na madhyasthaḥ kva cit kālaḥ sarvaṃ kālaḥ prakarṣati
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| 15 | anityaṃ jīvitaṃ rūpaṃ yauvanaṃ dravyasaṃcayaḥ
ārogyaṃ priyasaṃvāso gṛdhyed eṣu na paṇḍitaḥ
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| 16 | na jānapadikaṃ duḥkham ekaḥ śocitum arhasi
apy abhāvena yujyeta tac cāsya na nivartate
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| 17 | aśocan pratikurvīta yadi paśyet parākramam
bhaiṣajyam etad duḥkhasya yad etan nānucintayet
cintyamānaṃ hi na vyeti bhūyaś cāpi vivardhate
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| 18 | aniṣṭasaṃprayogāc ca viprayogāt priyasya ca
manuṣyā mānasair duḥkhair yujyante ye 'lpabuddhayaḥ
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| 19 | nārtho na dharmo na sukhaṃ yad etad anuśocasi
na ca nāpaiti kāryārthāt trivargāc caiva bhraśyate
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| 20 | anyām anyāṃ dhanāvasthāṃ prāpya vaiśeṣikīṃ narāḥ
asaṃtuṣṭāḥ pramuhyanti saṃtoṣaṃ yānti paṇḍitāḥ
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| 21 | prajñayā mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ hanyāc chārīram auṣadhaiḥ
etaj jñānasya sāmarthyaṃ na bālaiḥ samatām iyāt
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| 22 | śayānaṃ cānuśayati tiṣṭhantaṃ cānutiṣṭhati
anudhāvati dhāvantaṃ karma pūrvakṛtaṃ naram
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| 23 | yasyāṃ yasyām avasthāyāṃ yat karoti śubhāśubham
tasyāṃ tasyām avasthāyāṃ tat tat phalam upāśnute
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