 | Book 1 Chapter 196
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| 1 | droṇa uvāca
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| 1 | mantrāya samupānītair dhṛtarāṣṭrahitair nṛpa
dharmyaṃ pathyaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca vācyam ity anuśuśrumaḥ
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| 2 | mamāpy eṣā matis tāta yā bhīṣmasya mahātmanaḥ
saṃvibhajyās tu kaunteyā dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ
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| 3 | preṣyatāṃ drupadāyāśu naraḥ kaś cit priyaṃvadaḥ
bahulaṃ ratnam ādāya teṣām arthāya bhārata
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| 4 | mithaḥ kṛtyaṃ ca tasmai sa ādāya bahu gacchatu
vṛddhiṃ ca paramāṃ brūyāt tatsaṃyogodbhavāṃ tathā
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| 5 | saṃprīyamāṇaṃ tvāṃ brūyād rājan dūryodhanaṃ tathā
asakṛd drupade caiva dhṛṣṭadyumne ca bhārata
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| 6 | ucitatvaṃ priyatvaṃ ca yogasyāpi ca varṇayet
punaḥ punaś ca kaunteyān mādrīputrau ca sāntvayan
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| 7 | hiraṇmayāni śubhrāṇi bahūny ābharaṇāni ca
vacanāt tava rājendra draupadyāḥ saṃprayacchatu
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| 8 | tathā drupadaputrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ bharatarṣabha
pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kuntyā yuktāni yāni ca
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| 9 | evaṃ sāntvasamāyuktaṃ drupadaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha
uktvāthānantaraṃ brūyāt teṣām āgamanaṃ prati
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| 10 | anujñāteṣu vīreṣu balaṃ gacchatu śobhanam
duḥśāsano vikarṇaś ca pāṇḍavān ānayantv iha
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| 11 | tatas te pārthivaśreṣṭha pūjyamānāḥ sadā tvayā
prakṛtīnām anumate pade sthāsyanti paitṛke
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| 12 | evaṃ tava mahārāja teṣu putreṣu caiva ha
vṛttam aupayikaṃ manye bhīṣmeṇa saha bhārata
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| 13 | karṇa uvāca
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| 13 | yojitāv arthamānābhyāṃ sarvakāryeṣv anantarau
na mantrayetāṃ tvacchreyaḥ kim adbhutataraṃ tataḥ
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| 14 | duṣṭena manasā yo vai pracchannenāntarātmanā
brūyān niḥśreyasaṃ nāma kathaṃ kuryāt satāṃ matam
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| 15 | na mitrāṇy arthakṛcchreṣu śreyase vetarāya vā
vidhipūrvaṃ hi sarvasya duḥkhaṃ vā yadi vā sukham
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| 16 | kṛtaprajño 'kṛtaprajño bālo vṛddhaś ca mānavaḥ
sasahāyo 'sahāyaś ca sarvaṃ sarvatra vindati
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| 17 | śrūyate hi purā kaś cid ambuvīca iti śrutaḥ
āsīd rājagṛhe rājā māgadhānāṃ mahīkṣitām
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| 18 | sa hīnaḥ karaṇaiḥ sarvair ucchvāsaparamo nṛpaḥ
amātyasaṃsthaḥ kāryeṣu sarveṣv evābhavat tadā
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| 19 | tasyāmātyo mahākarṇir babhūvaikeśvaraḥ purā
sa labdhabalam ātmānaṃ manyamāno 'vamanyate
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| 20 | sa rājña upabhogyāni striyo ratnadhanāni ca
ādade sarvaśo mūḍha aiśvaryaṃ ca svayaṃ tadā
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| 21 | tad ādāya ca lubdhasya lābhāl lobho vyavardhata
tathā hi sarvam ādāya rājyam asya jihīrṣati
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| 22 | hīnasya karaṇaiḥ sarvair ucchvāsaparamasya ca
yatamāno 'pi tad rājyaṃ na śaśāketi naḥ śrutam
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| 23 | kim anyad vihitān nūnaṃ tasya sā puruṣendratā
yadi te vihitaṃ rājyaṃ bhaviṣyati viśāṃ pate
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| 24 | miṣataḥ sarvalokasya sthāsyate tvayi tad dhruvam
ato 'nyathā ced vihitaṃ yatamāno na lapsyase
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| 25 | evaṃ vidvann upādatsva mantriṇāṃ sādhv asādhutām
duṣṭānāṃ caiva boddhavyam aduṣṭānāṃ ca bhāṣitam
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| 26 | droṇa uvāca
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| 26 | vidma te bhāvadoṣeṇa yadartham idam ucyate
duṣṭaḥ pāṇḍavahetos tvaṃ doṣaṃ khyāpayase hi naḥ
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| 27 | hitaṃ tu paramaṃ karṇa bravīmi kuruvardhanam
atha tvaṃ manyase duṣṭaṃ brūhi yat paramaṃ hitam
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| 28 | ato 'nyathā cet kriyate yad bravīmi paraṃ hitam
kuravo vinaśiṣyanti nacireṇeti me matiḥ
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