 | Book 12 Chapter 103
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | jaitryā vā kāni rūpāṇi bhavanti puruṣarṣabha
pṛtanāyāḥ praśastāni tānīhecchāmi veditum
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | jaitryā vā yāni rūpāṇi bhavanti puruṣarṣabha
pṛtanāyāḥ praśastāni tāni vakṣyāmi sarvaśaḥ
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| 3 | daivaṃ pūrvaṃ vikurute mānuṣe kālacodite
tad vidvāṃso 'nupaśyanti jñānadīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā
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| 4 | prāyaścittavidhiṃ cātra japahomāṃś ca tadvidaḥ
maṅgalāni ca kurvantaḥ śamayanty ahitāny api
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| 5 | udīrṇamanaso yodhā vāhanāni ca bhārata
yasyāṃ bhavanti senāyāṃ dhruvaṃ tasyāṃ jayaṃ vadet
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| 6 | anv enāṃ vāyavo vānti tathaivendradhanūṃṣi ca
anuplavante meghāś ca tathādityasya raśmayaḥ
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| 7 | gomāyavaś cānulomā vaḍā gṛdhrāś ca sarvaśaḥ
ācareyur yadā senāṃ tadā siddhir anuttamā
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| 8 | prasannabhāḥ pāvaka ūrdhvaraśmiḥ; pradakṣiṇāvartaśikho vidhūmaḥ
puṇyā gandhāś cāhutīnāṃ pravānti; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ
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| 9 | gambhīraśabdāś ca mahāsvanāś ca; śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca nadanti yatra
yuyutsavaś cāpratīpā bhavanti; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ
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iṣṭā mṛgāḥ pṛṣṭhato vāmataś ca; saṃprasthitānāṃ ca gamiṣyatāṃ ca
jighāṃsatāṃ dakṣiṇāḥ siddhim āhur; ye tv agratas te pratiṣedhayanti
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maṅgalyaśabdāḥ śakunā vadanti; haṃsāḥ krauñcāḥ śatapatrāś ca cāṣāḥ
hṛṣṭā yodhāḥ sattvavanto bhavanti; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ
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| 12 | śastraiḥ patraiḥ kavacaiḥ ketubhiś ca; subhānubhir mukhavarṇaiś ca yūnām
bhrājiṣmatī duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā; yeṣāṃ camūs te 'bhibhavanti śatrūn
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| 13 | śuśrūṣavaś cānabhimāninaś ca; parasparaṃ sauhṛdam āsthitāś ca
yeṣāṃ yodhāḥ śaucam anuṣṭhitāś ca; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ
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| 14 | śabdāḥ sparśās tathā gandhā vicaranti manaḥpriyāḥ
dhairyaṃ cāviśate yodhān vijayasya mukhaṃ tu tat
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| 15 | iṣṭo vāmaḥ praviṣṭasya dakṣiṇaḥ pravivikṣataḥ
paścāt saṃsādhayaty arthaṃ purastāt pratiṣedhati
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| 16 | saṃbhṛtya mahatīṃ senāṃ caturaṅgāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
sāmnaivāvartane pūrvaṃ prayatethās tatho yudhi
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| 17 | jaghanya eṣa vijayo yad yuddhaṃ nāma bhārata
yādṛcchiko yudhi jayo daivo veti vicāraṇam
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| 18 | apām iva mahāvegas trastā mṛgagaṇā iva
durnivāryatamā caiva prabhagnā mahatī camūḥ
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| 19 | bhagnā ity eva bhajyante vidvāṃso 'pi nakāraṇam
udārasārā mahatī rurusaṃghopamā camūḥ
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| 20 | parasparajñāḥ saṃhṛṣṭās tyaktaprāṇāḥ suniścitāḥ
api pañcāśatiḥ śūrā mṛdnanti paravāhinīm
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| 21 | atha vā pañca ṣaṭ sapta sahitāḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ
kulīnāḥ pūjitāḥ samyag vijayantīha śātravān
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| 22 | saṃnipāto na gantavyaḥ śakye sati kathaṃ cana
sāntvabhedapradānānāṃ yuddham uttaram ucyate
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| 23 | saṃsarpaṇād dhi senāyā bhayaṃ bhīrūn prabādhate
vajrād iva prajvalitād iyaṃ kva nu patiṣyati
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| 24 | abhiprayātāṃ samitiṃ jñātvā ye pratiyānty atha
teṣāṃ spandanti gātrāṇi yodhānāṃ viṣayasya ca
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| 25 | viṣayo vyathate rājan sarvaḥ sasthāṇujaṅgamaḥ
śastrapratāpataptānāṃ majjā sīdati dehinām
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| 26 | teṣāṃ sāntvaṃ krūramiśraṃ praṇetavyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
saṃpīḍyamānā hi pare yogam āyānti sarvaśaḥ
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| 27 | antarāṇāṃ ca bhedārthaṃ cārān abhyavacārayet
yaś ca tasmāt paro rājā tena saṃdhiḥ praśasyate
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| 28 | na hi tasyānyathā pīḍā śakyā kartuṃ tathāvidhā
yathā sārdham amitreṇa sarvataḥ pratibādhanam
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| 29 | kṣamā vai sādhumāyā hi na hi sādhv akṣamā sadā
kṣamāyāś cākṣamāyāś ca viddhi pārtha prayojanam
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| 30 | vijitya kṣamamāṇasya yaśo rājño 'bhivardhate
mahāparādhā hy apy asmin viśvasanti hi śatravaḥ
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| 31 | manyate karśayitvā tu kṣamā sādhv iti śambaraḥ
asaṃtaptaṃ tu yad dāru pratyeti prakṛtiṃ punaḥ
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| 32 | naitat praśaṃsanty ācāryā na ca sādhu nidarśanam
akleśenāvināśena niyantavyāḥ svaputravat
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| 33 | dveṣyo bhavati bhūtānām ugro rājā yudhiṣṭhira
mṛdum apy avamanyante tasmād ubhayabhāg bhavet
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| 34 | prahariṣyan priyaṃ brūyāt praharann api bhārata
prahṛtya ca kṛpāyeta śocann iva rudann iva
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| 35 | na me priyaṃ yat sa hataḥ saṃprāhaivaṃ puro vacaḥ
na cakartha ca me vākyam ucyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 36 | aho jīvitam ākāṅkṣe nedṛśo vadham arhati
sudurlabhāḥ supuruṣāḥ saṃgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ
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| 37 | kṛtaṃ mamāpriyaṃ tena yenāyaṃ nihato mṛdhe
iti vācā vadan hantṝn pūjayeta rahogataḥ
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| 38 | hantṝṇāṃ cāhatānāṃ ca yat kuryur aparādhinaḥ
krośed bāhuṃ pragṛhyāpi cikīrṣañ janasaṃgraham
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| 39 | evaṃ sarvāsv avasthāsu sāntvapūrvaṃ samācaran
priyo bhavati bhūtānāṃ dharmajño vītabhīr nṛpaḥ
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| 40 | viśvāsaṃ cātra gacchanti sarvabhūtāni bhārata
viśvastaḥ śakyate bhoktuṃ yathākāmam upasthitaḥ
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| 41 | tasmād viśvāsayed rājā sarvabhūtāny amāyayā
sarvataḥ parirakṣec ca yo mahīṃ bhoktum icchati
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