 | Book 12 Chapter 133
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
yathā dasyuḥ samaryādaḥ pretyabhāve na naśyati
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| 2 | prahartā matimāñ śūraḥ śrutavān anṛśaṃsavān
rakṣann akṣayiṇaṃ dharmaṃ brahmaṇyo gurupūjakaḥ
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| 3 | niṣādyāṃ kṣatriyāj jātaḥ kṣatradharmānupālakaḥ
kāpavyo nāma naiṣādir dasyutvāt siddhim āptavān
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| 4 | araṇye sāyapūrvāhṇe mṛgayūthaprakopitā
vidhijño mṛgajātīnāṃ nipānānāṃ ca kovidaḥ
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| 5 | sarvakānanadeśajñaḥ pāriyātracaraḥ sadā
dharmajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām amogheṣur dṛḍhāyudhaḥ
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| 6 | apy anekaśatāḥ senā eka eva jigāya saḥ
sa vṛddhāv andhapitarau mahāraṇye 'bhyapūjayat
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| 7 | madhumāṃsair mūlaphalair annair uccāvacair api
satkṛtya bhojayām āsa samyak paricacāra ca
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| 8 | āraṇyakān pravrajitān brāhmaṇān paripālayan
api tebhyo mṛgān hatvā nināya ca mahāvane
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| 9 | ye sma na pratigṛhṇanti dasyubhojanaśaṅkayā
teṣām āsajya geheṣu kālya eva sa gacchati
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| 10 | taṃ bahūni sahasrāṇi grāmaṇitve 'bhivavrire
nirmaryādāni dasyūnāṃ niranukrośakāriṇām
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| 11 | dasyava ūcuḥ
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| 11 | muhūrtadeśakālajña prājña śīladṛḍhāyudha
grāmaṇīr bhava no mukhyaḥ sarveṣām eva saṃmataḥ
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| 12 | yathā yathā vakṣyasi naḥ kariṣyāmas tathā tathā
pālayāsmān yathānyāyaṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā
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| 13 | kāpavya uvāca
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| 13 | mā vadhīs tvaṃ striyaṃ bhīruṃ mā śiśuṃ mā tapasvinam
nāyudhyamāno hantavyo na ca grāhyā balāt striyaḥ
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| 14 | sarvathā strī na hantavyā sarvasattveṣu yudhyatā
nityaṃ gobrāhmaṇe svasti yoddhavyaṃ ca tadarthataḥ
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| 15 | sasyaṃ ca nāpahantavyaṃ sīravighnaṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ
pūjyante yatra devāś ca pitaro 'tithayas tathā
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| 16 | sarvabhūteṣv api ca vai brāhmaṇo mokṣam arhati
kāryā cāpacitis teṣāṃ sarvasvenāpi yā bhavet
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| 17 | yasya hy ete saṃpraruṣṭā mantrayanti parābhavam
na tasya triṣu lokeṣu trātā bhavati kaś cana
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| 18 | yo brāhmaṇān paribhaved vināśaṃ vāpi rocayet
sūryodaya ivāvaśyaṃ dhruvaṃ tasya parābhavaḥ
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| 19 | ihaiva phalam āsīnaḥ pratyākāṅkṣati śaktitaḥ
ye ye no na pradāsyanti tāṃs tān senābhiyāsyati
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| 20 | śiṣṭyarthaṃ vihito daṇḍo na vadhārthaṃ viniścayaḥ
ye ca śiṣṭān prabādhante dharmas teṣāṃ vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 21 | ye hi rāṣṭroparodhena vṛttiṃ kurvanti ke cana
tad eva te 'nu mīyante kuṇapaṃ kṛmayo yathā
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| 22 | ye punar dharmaśāstreṇa varterann iha dasyavaḥ
api te dasyavo bhūtvā kṣipraṃ siddhim avāpnuyuḥ
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| 23 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 23 | tat sarvam upacakrus te kāpavyasyānuśāsanam
vṛttiṃ ca lebhire sarve pāpebhyaś cāpy upāraman
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| 24 | kāpavyaḥ karmaṇā tena mahatīṃ siddhim āptavān
sādhūnām ācaran kṣemaṃ dasyūn pāpān nivartayan
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| 25 | idaṃ kāpavyacaritaṃ yo nityam anukīrtayet
nāraṇyebhyaḥ sa bhūtebhyo bhayam ārchet kadā cana
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| 26 | bhayaṃ tasya na martyebhyo nāmartyebhyaḥ kathaṃ cana
na sato nāsato rājan sa hy araṇyeṣu gopatiḥ
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