 | Book 12 Chapter 112
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | asaumyāḥ saumyarūpeṇa saumyāś cāsaumyadarśinaḥ
īdṛśān puruṣāṃs tāta kathaṃ vidyāmahe vayam
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
vyāghragomāyusaṃvādaṃ taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira
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| 3 | purikāyāṃ puri purā śrīmatyāṃ pauriko nṛpaḥ
parahiṃsāruciḥ krūro babhūva puruṣādhamaḥ
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| 4 | sa tv āyuṣi parikṣīṇe jagāmānīpsitāṃ gatim
gomāyutvaṃ ca saṃprāpto dūṣitaḥ pūrvakarmaṇā
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| 5 | saṃsmṛtya pūrvajātiṃ sa nirvedaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
na bhakṣayati māṃsāni parair upahṛtāny api
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| 6 | ahiṃsraḥ sarvabhūteṣu satyavāk sudṛḍhavrataḥ
cakāra ca yathākāmam āhāraṃ patitaiḥ phalaiḥ
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| 7 | śmaśāne tasya cāvāso gomāyoḥ saṃmato 'bhavat
janmabhūmyanurodhāc ca nānyad vāsam arocayat
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| 8 | tasya śaucam amṛṣyantaḥ sarve te sahajātayaḥ
cālayanti sma tāṃ buddhiṃ vacanaiḥ praśrayottaraiḥ
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| 9 | vasan pitṛvane raudre śaucaṃ lapsitum icchasi
iyaṃ vipratipattis te yadā tvaṃ piśitāśanaḥ
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| 10 | tatsamo vā bhavāsmābhir bhakṣyān dāsyāmahe vayam
bhuṅkṣva śaucaṃ parityajya yad dhi bhuktaṃ tad asti te
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| 11 | iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ
madhuraiḥ praśritair vākyair hetumadbhir aniṣṭhuraiḥ
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| 12 | apramāṇaṃ prasūtir me śīlataḥ kriyate kulam
prārthayiṣye tu tat karma yena vistīryate yaśaḥ
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| 13 | śmaśāne yadi vāso me samādhir me niśāmyatām
ātmā phalati karmāṇi nāśramo dharmalakṣaṇam
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| 14 | āśrame yo dvijaṃ hanyād gāṃ vā dadyād anāśrame
kiṃ nu tat pātakaṃ na syāt tad vā dattaṃ vṛthā bhavet
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| 15 | bhavantaḥ sarvalobhena kevalaṃ bhakṣaṇe ratāḥ
anubandhe tu ye doṣās tān na paśyanti mohitāḥ
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| 16 | apratyayakṛtāṃ garhyām arthāpanayadūṣitām
iha cāmutra cāniṣṭāṃ tasmād vṛttiṃ na rocaye
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| 17 | taṃ śuciṃ paṇḍitaṃ matvā śārdūlaḥ khyātavikramaḥ
kṛtvātmasadṛśāṃ pūjāṃ sācivye 'vardhayat svayam
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| 18 | saumya vijñātarūpas tvaṃ gaccha yātrāṃ mayā saha
vriyantām īpsitā bhogāḥ parihāryāś ca puṣkalāḥ
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| 19 | tīkṣṇā vayam iti khyātā bhavato jñāpayāmahe
mṛdupūrvaṃ ghātinas te śreyaś cādhigamiṣyati
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| 20 | atha saṃpūjya tad vākyaṃ mṛgendrasya mahātmanaḥ
gomāyuḥ praśritaṃ vākyaṃ babhāṣe kiṃ cid ānataḥ
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| 21 | sadṛśaṃ mṛgarājaitat tava vākyaṃ madantare
yat sahāyān mṛgayase dharmārthakuśalāñ śucīn
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| 22 | na śakyam anamātyena mahattvam anuśāsitum
duṣṭāmātyena vā vīra śarīraparipanthinā
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| 23 | sahāyān anuraktāṃs tu yatetānupasaṃhitān
parasparam asaṃghuṣṭān vijigīṣūn alolupān
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| 24 | tān atītopadhān prājñān hite yuktān manasvinaḥ
pūjayethā mahābhāgān yathācāryān yathā pitṝn
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| 25 | na tv evaṃ mama saṃtoṣād rocate 'nyan mṛgādhipa
na kāmaye sukhān bhogān aiśvaryaṃ vā tvadāśrayam
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| 26 | na yokṣyati hi me śīlaṃ tava bhṛtyaiḥ purātanaiḥ
te tvāṃ vibhedayiṣyanti duḥkhaśīlā madantare
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| 27 | saṃśrayaḥ ślāghanīyas tvam anyeṣām api bhāsvatām
kṛtātmā sumahābhāgaḥ pāpakeṣv apy adāruṇaḥ
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| 28 | dīrghadarśī mahotsāhaḥ sthūlalakṣyo mahābalaḥ
kṛtī cāmoghakartāsi bhāvyaiś ca samalaṃkṛtaḥ
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| 29 | kiṃ tu svenāsmi saṃtuṣṭo duḥkhā vṛttir anuṣṭhitā
sevāyāś cāpi nābhijñaḥ svacchandena vanecaraḥ
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| 30 | rājopakrośadoṣāś ca sarve saṃśrayavāsinām
vanacaryā ca niḥsaṅgā nirbhayā niravagrahā
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| 31 | nṛpeṇāhūyamānasya yat tiṣṭhati bhayaṃ hṛdi
na tat tiṣṭhati tuṣṭānāṃ vane mūlaphalāśinām
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| 32 | pānīyaṃ vā nirāyāsaṃ svādv annaṃ vā bhayottaram
vicārya khalu paśyāmi tat sukhaṃ yatra nirvṛtiḥ
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| 33 | aparādhair na tāvanto bhṛtyāḥ śiṣṭā narādhipaiḥ
upaghātair yathā bhṛtyā dūṣitā nidhanaṃ gatāḥ
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| 34 | yadi tv etan mayā kāryaṃ mṛgendro yadi manyate
samayaṃ kṛtam icchāmi vartitavyaṃ yathā mayi
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| 35 | madīyā mānanīyās te śrotavyaṃ ca hitaṃ vacaḥ
kalpitā yā ca te vṛttiḥ sā bhavet tava susthirā
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| 36 | na mantrayeyam anyais te sacivaiḥ saha karhi cit
nītimantaḥ parīpsanto vṛthā brūyuḥ pare mayi
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| 37 | eka ekena saṃgamya raho brūyāṃ hitaṃ tava
na ca te jñātikāryeṣu praṣṭavyo 'haṃ hitāhite
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| 38 | mayā saṃmantrya paścāc ca na hiṃsyāḥ sacivās tvayā
madīyānāṃ ca kupito mā tvaṃ daṇḍaṃ nipātayeḥ
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| 39 | evam astv iti tenāsau mṛgendreṇābhipūjitaḥ
prāptavān matisācivyaṃ gomāyur vyāghrayonitaḥ
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| 40 | taṃ tathā satkṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā yujyamānaṃ ca karmaṇi
prādviṣan kṛtasaṃghātāḥ pūrvabhṛtyā muhur muhuḥ
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| 41 | mitrabuddhyā ca gomāyuṃ sāntvayitvā praveśya ca
doṣeṣu samatāṃ netum aicchann aśubhabuddhayaḥ
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| 42 | anyathā hy ucitāḥ pūrvaṃ paradravyāpahāriṇaḥ
aśaktāḥ kiṃ cid ādātuṃ dravyaṃ gomāyuyantritāḥ
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| 43 | vyutthānaṃ cātra kāṅkṣadbhiḥ kathābhiḥ pravilobhyate
dhanena mahatā caiva buddhir asya vilobhyate
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| 44 | na cāpi sa mahāprājñas tasmād dhairyāc cacāla ha
athāsya samayaṃ kṛtvā vināśāya sthitāḥ pare
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| 45 | īpsitaṃ ca mṛgendrasya māṃsaṃ yat tatra saṃskṛtam
apanīya svayaṃ tad dhi tair nyastaṃ tasya veśmani
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| 46 | yadarthaṃ cāpy apahṛtaṃ yena yac caiva mantritam
tasya tad viditaṃ sarvaṃ kāraṇārthaṃ ca marṣitam
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| 47 | samayo 'yaṃ kṛtas tena sācivyam upagacchatā
nopaghātas tvayā grāhyo rājan maitrīm ihecchatā
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| 48 | bhojane copahartavye tan māṃsaṃ na sma dṛśyate
mṛgarājena cājñaptaṃ mṛgyatāṃ cora ity uta
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| 49 | kṛtakaiś cāpi tan māṃsaṃ mṛgendrāyopavarṇitam
sacivenopanītaṃ te viduṣā prājñamāninā
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| 50 | saroṣas tv atha śārdūlaḥ śrutvā gomāyucāpalam
babhūvāmarṣito rājā vadhaṃ cāsyābhyarocayat
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| 51 | chidraṃ tu tasya tad dṛṣṭvā procus te pūrvamantriṇaḥ
sarveṣām eva so 'smākaṃ vṛttibhaṅgeṣu vartate
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| 52 | idaṃ cāsyedṛśaṃ karma vāllabhyena tu rakṣyate
śrutaś ca svāminā pūrvaṃ yādṛśo naiṣa tādṛśaḥ
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| 53 | vāṅmātreṇaiva dharmiṣṭhaḥ svabhāvena tu dāruṇaḥ
dharmacchadmā hy ayaṃ pāpo vṛthācāraparigrahaḥ
kāryārthaṃ bhojanārtheṣu vrateṣu kṛtavāñ śramam
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| 54 | māṃsāpanayanaṃ jñātvā vyāghras teṣāṃ tu tad vacaḥ
ājñāpayām āsa tadā gomāyur vadhyatām iti
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| 55 | śārdūlavacanaṃ śrutvā śārdūlajananī tataḥ
mṛgarājaṃ hitair vākyaiḥ saṃbodhayitum āgamat
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| 56 | putra naitat tvayā grāhyaṃ kapaṭārambhasaṃvṛtam
karmasaṃgharṣajair doṣair duṣyaty aśucibhiḥ śuciḥ
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| 57 | nocchritaṃ sahate kaś cit prakriyā vairakārikā
śucer api hi yuktasya doṣa eva nipātyate
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| 58 | lubdhānāṃ śucayo dveṣyāḥ kātarāṇāṃ tarasvinaḥ
mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dveṣyā daridrāṇāṃ mahādhanāḥ
adhārmikāṇāṃ dharmiṣṭhā virūpāṇāṃ surūpakāḥ
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| 59 | bahavaḥ paṇḍitā lubdhāḥ sarve māyopajīvinaḥ
kuryur doṣam adoṣasya bṛhaspatimater api
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| 60 | śūnyāt tac ca gṛhān māṃsaṃ yad adyāpahṛtaṃ tava
necchate dīyamānaṃ ca sādhu tāvad vimṛśyatām
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| 61 | asatyāḥ satyasaṃkāśāḥ satyāś cāsatyadarśinaḥ
dṛśyante vividhā bhāvās teṣu yuktaṃ parīkṣaṇam
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| 62 | talavad dṛśyate vyoma khadyoto havyavāḍ iva
na caivāsti talaṃ vyomni na khadyote hutāśanaḥ
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| 63 | tasmāt pratyakṣadṛṣṭo 'pi yuktam arthaḥ parīkṣitum
parīkṣya jñāpayan hy arthān na paścāt paritapyate
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| 64 | na duṣkaram idaṃ putra yat prabhur ghātayet param
ślāghanīyā ca varyā ca loke prabhavatāṃ kṣamā
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| 65 | sthāpito 'yaṃ putra tvayā sāmanteṣv adhi viśrutaḥ
duḥkhenāsādyate pātraṃ dhāryatām eṣa te suhṛt
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| 66 | dūṣitaṃ paradoṣair hi gṛhṇīte yo 'nyathā śucim
svayaṃ saṃdūṣitāmātyaḥ kṣipram eva vinaśyati
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| 67 | tasmād athārisaṃghātād gomāyoḥ kaś cid āgataḥ
dharmātmā tena cākhyātaṃ yathaitat kapaṭaṃ kṛtam
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| 68 | tato vijñātacāritraḥ satkṛtya sa vimokṣitaḥ
pariṣvaktaś ca sasnehaṃ mṛgendreṇa punaḥ punaḥ
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| 69 | anujñāpya mṛgendraṃ tu gomāyur nītiśāstravit
tenāmarṣeṇa saṃtaptaḥ prāyam āsitum aicchata
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| 70 | śārdūlas tatra gomāyuṃ snehāt prasrutalocanaḥ
avārayat sa dharmiṣṭhaṃ pūjayā pratipūjayan
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| 71 | taṃ sa gomāyur ālokya snehād āgatasaṃbhramam
babhāṣe praṇato vākyaṃ bāṣpagadgadayā girā
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| 72 | pūjito 'haṃ tvayā pūrvaṃ paścāc caiva vimānitaḥ
pareṣām āspadaṃ nīto vastuṃ nārhāmy ahaṃ tvayi
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| 73 | svasaṃtuṣṭāś cyutāḥ sthānān mānāt pratyavaropitāḥ
svayaṃ copahṛtā bhṛtyā ye cāpy upahṛtāḥ paraiḥ
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| 74 | parikṣīṇāś ca lubdhāś ca krūrāḥ kārābhitāpitāḥ
hṛtasvā mānino ye ca tyaktopāttā mahepsavaḥ
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| 75 | saṃtāpitāś ca ye ke cid vyasanaughapratīkṣiṇaḥ
antarhitāḥ sopahitāḥ sarve te parasādhanāḥ
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| 76 | avamānena yuktasya sthāpitasya ca me punaḥ
kathaṃ yāsyasi viśvāsam aham eṣyāmi vā punaḥ
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| 77 | samartha iti saṃgṛhya sthāpayitvā parīkṣya ca
kṛtaṃ ca samayaṃ bhittvā tvayāham avamānitaḥ
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| 78 | prathamaṃ yaḥ samākhyātaḥ śīlavān iti saṃsadi
na vācyaṃ tasya vaiguṇyaṃ pratijñāṃ parirakṣatā
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| 79 | evaṃ cāvamatasyeha viśvāsaṃ kiṃ prayāsyasi
tvayi caiva hy aviśvāse mamodvego bhaviṣyati
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| 80 | śaṅkitas tvam ahaṃ bhītaḥ pare chidrānudarśinaḥ
asnigdhāś caiva dustoṣāḥ karma caitad bahucchalam
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| 81 | duḥkhena śleṣyate bhinnaṃ śliṣṭaṃ duḥkhena bhidyate
bhinnaśliṣṭā tu yā prītir na sā snehena vartate
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| 82 | kaś cid eva hi bhītas tu dṛśyate na parātmanoḥ
kāryāpekṣā hi vartante bhāvāḥ snigdhās tu durlabhāḥ
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| 83 | suduḥkhaṃ puruṣajñānaṃ cittaṃ hy eṣāṃ calācalam
samartho vāpy aśakto vā śateṣv eko 'dhigamyate
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| 84 | akasmāt prakriyā nṝṇām akasmāc cāpakarṣaṇam
śubhāśubhe mahattvaṃ ca prakartuṃ buddhilāghavāt
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| 85 | evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ sāntvam uktvā dharmārthahetumat
prasādayitvā rājānaṃ gomāyur vanam abhyagāt
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| 86 | agṛhyānunayaṃ tasya mṛgendrasya sa buddhimān
gomāyuḥ prāyam āsīnas tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ yayau
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