 | Book 12 Chapter 84
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | hrīniṣedhāḥ sadā santaḥ satyārjavasamanvitāḥ
śaktāḥ kathayituṃ samyak te tava syuḥ sabhāsadaḥ
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| 2 | atyāḍhyāṃś cātiśūrāṃś ca brāhmaṇāṃś ca bahuśrutān
susaṃtuṣṭāṃś ca kaunteya mahotsāhāṃś ca karmasu
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| 3 | etān sahāyāṃl lipsethāḥ sarvāsv āpatsu bhārata
kulīnaḥ pūjito nityaṃ na hi śaktiṃ nigūhati
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| 4 | prasannaṃ hy aprasannaṃ vā pīḍitaṃ hṛtam eva vā
āvartayati bhūyiṣṭhaṃ tad eko hy anupālitaḥ
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| 5 | kulīnā deśajāḥ prājñā rūpavanto bahuśrutāḥ
pragalbhāś cānuraktāś ca te tava syuḥ paricchadāḥ
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| 6 | dauṣkuleyāś ca lubdhāś ca nṛśaṃsā nirapatrapāḥ
te tvāṃ tāta niṣeveyur yāvad ārdrakapāṇayaḥ
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| 7 | arthamānārghyasatkārair bhogair uccāvacaiḥ priyān
yān arthabhājo manyethās te te syuḥ sukhabhāginaḥ
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| 8 | abhinnavṛttā vidvāṃsaḥ sadvṛttāś caritavratāḥ
na tvāṃ nityārthino jahyur akṣudrāḥ satyavādinaḥ
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| 9 | anāryā ye na jānanti samayaṃ mandacetasaḥ
tebhyaḥ pratijugupsethā jānīyāḥ samayacyutān
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| 10 | naikam icched gaṇaṃ hitvā syāc ced anyataragrahaḥ
yas tv eko bahubhiḥ śreyān kāmaṃ tena gaṇaṃ tyajet
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| 11 | śreyaso lakṣaṇaṃ hy etad vikramo yasya dṛśyate
kīrtipradhāno yaś ca syāt samaye yaś ca tiṣṭhati
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| 12 | samarthān pūjayed yaś ca nāspardhyaiḥ spardhate ca yaḥ
na ca kāmād bhayāt krodhāl lobhād vā dharmam utsṛjet
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| 13 | amānī satyavāk śakto jitātmā mānyamānitā
sa te mantrasahāyaḥ syāt sarvāvasthaṃ parīkṣitaḥ
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| 14 | kulīnaḥ satyasaṃpannas titikṣur dakṣa ātmavān
śūraḥ kṛtajñaḥ satyaś ca śreyasaḥ pārtha lakṣaṇam
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| 15 | tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya puruṣasya vijānataḥ
amitrāḥ saṃprasīdanti tato mitrībhavanty api
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| 16 | ata ūrdhvam amātyānāṃ parīkṣeta guṇāguṇān
saṃyatātmā kṛtaprajño bhūtikāmaś ca bhūmipaḥ
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| 17 | saṃbaddhāḥ puruṣair āptair abhijātaiḥ svadeśajaiḥ
ahāryair avyabhīcāraiḥ sarvataḥ suparīkṣitaiḥ
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| 18 | yodhāḥ srauvās tathā maulās tathaivānye 'py avaskṛtāḥ
kartavyā bhūtikāmena puruṣeṇa bubhūṣatā
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| 19 | yeṣāṃ vainayikī buddhiḥ prakṛtā caiva śobhanā
tejo dhairyaṃ kṣamā śaucam anurāga sthitir dhṛtiḥ
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| 20 | parīkṣitaguṇān nityaṃ prauḍhabhāvān dhuraṃdharān
pañcopadhāvyatītāṃś ca kuryād rājārthakāriṇaḥ
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| 21 | paryāptavacanān vīrān pratipattiviśāradān
kulīnān satyasaṃpannān iṅgitajñān aniṣṭhurān
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| 22 | deśakālavidhānajñān bhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ
nityam artheṣu sarveṣu rājā kurvīta mantriṇaḥ
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| 23 | hīnatejā hy asaṃhṛṣṭo naiva jātu vyavasyati
avaśyaṃ janayaty eva sarvakarmasu saṃśayān
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| 24 | evam alpaśruto mantrī kalyāṇābhijano 'py uta
dharmārthakāmayukto 'pi nālaṃ mantraṃ parīkṣitum
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| 25 | tathaivānabhijāto 'pi kāmam astu bahuśrutaḥ
anāyaka ivācakṣur muhyaty ūhyeṣu karmasu
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| 26 | yo vā hy asthirasaṃkalpo buddhimān āgatāgamaḥ
upāyajño 'pi nālaṃ sa karma yāpayituṃ ciram
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| 27 | kevalāt punar ācārāt karmaṇo nopapadyate
parimarśo viśeṣāṇām aśrutasyeha durmateḥ
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| 28 | mantriṇy ananurakte tu viśvāso na hi vidyate
tasmād ananuraktāya naiva mantraṃ prakāśayet
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| 29 | vyathayed dhi sa rājānaṃ mantribhiḥ sahito 'nṛjuḥ
mārutopahatacchidraiḥ praviśyāgnir iva drumam
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| 30 | saṃkrudhyaty ekadā svāmī sthānāc caivāpakarṣati
vācā kṣipati saṃrabdhas tataḥ paścāt prasīdati
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| 31 | tāni tāny anuraktena śakyāny anutitikṣitum
mantriṇāṃ ca bhavet krodho visphūrjitam ivāśaneḥ
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| 32 | yas tu saṃharate tāni bhartuḥ priyacikīrṣayā
samānasukhaduḥkhaṃ taṃ pṛcched artheṣu mānavam
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| 33 | anṛjus tv anurakto 'pi saṃpannaś cetarair guṇaiḥ
rājñaḥ prajñānayukto 'pi na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 34 | yo 'mitraiḥ saha saṃbaddho na paurān bahu manyate
sa suhṛt tādṛśo rājño na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 35 | avidvān aśuciḥ stabdhaḥ śatrusevī vikatthanaḥ
sa suhṛt krodhano lubdho na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 36 | āgantuś cānurakto 'pi kāmam astu bahuśrutaḥ
satkṛtaḥ saṃvibhakto vā na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 37 | yas tv alpenāpi kāryeṇa sakṛd ākṣārito bhavet
punar anyair guṇair yukto na mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 38 | kṛtaprajñaś ca medhāvī budho jānapadaḥ śuciḥ
sarvakarmasu yaḥ śuddhaḥ sa mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 39 | jñānavijñānasaṃpannaḥ prakṛtijñaḥ parātmanoḥ
suhṛd ātmasamo rājñaḥ sa mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 40 | satyavāk śīlasaṃpanno gambhīraḥ satrapo mṛduḥ
pitṛpaitāmaho yaḥ syāt sa mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 41 | saṃtuṣṭaḥ saṃmataḥ satyaḥ śauṭīro dveṣyapāpakaḥ
mantravit kālavic chūraḥ sa mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 42 | sarvalokaṃ samaṃ śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe
tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyo daṇḍam ādhitsatā nṛpa
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| 43 | paurajānapadā yasmin viśvāsaṃ dharmato gatāḥ
yoddhā nayavipaścic ca sa mantraṃ śrotum arhati
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| 44 | tasmāt sarvair guṇair etair upapannāḥ supūjitāḥ
mantriṇaḥ prakṛtijñāḥ syus tryavarā mahad īpsavaḥ
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| 45 | svāsu prakṛtiṣu chidraṃ lakṣayeran parasya ca
mantriṇo mantramūlaṃ hi rājño rāṣṭraṃ vivardhate
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| 46 | nāsya chidraṃ paraḥ paśyec chidreṣu param anviyāt
gūhet kūrma ivāṅgāni rakṣed vivaram ātmanaḥ
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| 47 | mantragrāhā hi rājyasya mantriṇo ye manīṣiṇaḥ
mantrasaṃhanano rājā mantrāṅgānītaro janaḥ
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| 48 | rājyaṃ praṇidhimūlaṃ hi mantrasāraṃ pracakṣate
svāminaṃ tv anuvartanti vṛttyartham iha mantriṇaḥ
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| 49 | sa vinīya madakrodhau mānam īrṣyāṃ ca nirvṛtaḥ
nityaṃ pañcopadhātītair mantrayet saha mantribhiḥ
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| 50 | teṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ vividhaṃ vimarśaṃ; budhyeta cittaṃ viniveśya tatra
svaniścayaṃ taṃ paraniścayaṃ ca; nivedayed uttaramantrakāle
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| 51 | dharmārthakāmajñam upetya pṛcched; yukto guruṃ brāhmaṇam uttamārtham
niṣṭhā kṛtā tena yadā saha syāt; taṃ tatra mārgaṃ praṇayed asaktam
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| 52 | evaṃ sadā mantrayitavyam āhur; ye mantratattvārthaviniścayajñāḥ
tasmāt tvam evaṃ praṇayeḥ sadaiva; mantraṃ prajāsaṃgrahaṇe samartham
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na vāmanāḥ kubjakṛśā na khañjā; nāndhā jaḍāḥ strī na napuṃsakaṃ ca
na cātra tiryaṅ na puro na paścān; nordhvaṃ na cādhaḥ pracareta kaś cit
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| 54 | āruhya vātāyanam eva śūnyaṃ; sthalaṃ prakāśaṃ kuśakāśahīnam
vāgaṅgadoṣān parihṛtya mantraṃ; saṃmantrayet kāryam ahīnakālam
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