 | Book 1 Chapter 156 |
| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
| 1 | etac chrutvā tu kaunteyāḥ śalyaviddhā ivābhavan
sarve cāsvasthamanaso babhūvus te mahārathāḥ |
| 2 | tataḥ kuntī sutān dṛṣṭvā vibhrāntān gatacetasaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiram uvācedaṃ vacanaṃ satyavādinī |
| 3 | cirarātroṣitāḥ smeha brāhmaṇasya niveśane
ramamāṇāḥ pure ramye labdhabhaikṣā yudhiṣṭhira |
| 4 | yānīha ramaṇīyāni vanāny upavanāni ca
sarvāṇi tāni dṛṣṭāni punaḥ punar ariṃdama |
| 5 | punar dṛṣṭāni tāny eva prīṇayanti na nas tathā
bhaikṣaṃ ca na tathā vīra labhyate kurunandana |
| 6 | te vayaṃ sādhu pāñcālān gacchāma yadi manyase
apūrvadarśanaṃ tāta ramaṇīyaṃ bhaviṣyati |
| 7 | subhikṣāś caiva pāñcālāḥ śrūyante śatrukarśana
yajñasenaś ca rājāsau brahmaṇya iti śuśrumaḥ |
| 8 | ekatra ciravāso hi kṣamo na ca mato mama
te tatra sādhu gacchāmo yadi tvaṃ putra manyase |
| 9 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
| 9 | bhavatyā yan mataṃ kāryaṃ tad asmākaṃ paraṃ hitam
anujāṃs tu na jānāmi gaccheyur neti vā punaḥ |
| 10 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
| 10 | tataḥ kuntī bhīmasenam arjunaṃ yamajau tathā
uvāca gamanaṃ te ca tathety evābruvaṃs tadā |
| 11 | tata āmantrya taṃ vipraṃ kuntī rājan sutaiḥ saha
pratasthe nagarīṃ ramyāṃ drupadasya mahātmanaḥ |