 | Book 2 Chapter 20
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| 1 | jarāsaṃdha uvāca
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| 1 | na smareyaṃ kadā vairaṃ kṛtaṃ yuṣmābhir ity uta
cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi bhavatāṃ prati vaikṛtam
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| 2 | vaikṛte cāsati kathaṃ manyadhvaṃ mām anāgasam
ariṃ vibrūta tad viprāḥ satāṃ samaya eṣa hi
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| 3 | atha dharmopaghātād dhi manaḥ samupatapyate
yo 'nāgasi prasṛjati kṣatriyo 'pi na saṃśayaḥ
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| 4 | ato 'nyathācaraṃl loke dharmajñaḥ san mahāvrataḥ
vṛjināṃ gatim āpnoti śreyaso 'py upahanti ca
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| 5 | trailokye kṣatradharmād dhi śreyāṃsaṃ sādhucāriṇām
anāgasaṃ prajānānāḥ pramādād iva jalpatha
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| 6 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 6 | kulakāryaṃ mahārāja kaś cid ekaḥ kulodvahaḥ
vahate tanniyogād vai vayam abhyutthitās trayaḥ
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| 7 | tvayā copahṛtā rājan kṣatriyā lokavāsinaḥ
tad āgaḥ krūram utpādya manyase kiṃ tv anāgasam
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| 8 | rājā rājñaḥ kathaṃ sādhūn hiṃsyān nṛpatisattama
tad rājñaḥ saṃnigṛhya tvaṃ rudrāyopajihīrṣasi
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| 9 | asmāṃs tad eno gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam
vayaṃ hi śaktā dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ
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| 10 | manuṣyāṇāṃ samālambho na ca dṛṣṭaḥ kadā cana
sa kathaṃ mānuṣair devaṃ yaṣṭum icchasi śaṃkaram
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| 11 | savarṇo hi savarṇānāṃ paśusaṃjñāṃ kariṣyati
ko 'nya evaṃ yathā hi tvaṃ jarāsaṃdha vṛthāmatiḥ
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| 12 | te tvāṃ jñātikṣayakaraṃ vayam ārtānusāriṇaḥ
jñātivṛddhinimittārthaṃ viniyantum ihāgatāḥ
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| 13 | nāsti loke pumān anyaḥ kṣatriyeṣv iti caiva yat
manyase sa ca te rājan sumahān buddhiviplavaḥ
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| 14 | ko hi jānann abhijanam ātmanaḥ kṣatriyo nṛpa
nāviśet svargam atulaṃ raṇānantaram avyayam
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| 15 | svargaṃ hy eva samāsthāya raṇayajñeṣu dīkṣitāḥ
yajante kṣatriyā lokāṃs tad viddhi magadhādhipa
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| 16 | svargayonir jayo rājan svargayonir mahad yaśaḥ
svargayonis tapo yuddhe mārgaḥ so 'vyabhicāravān
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| 17 | eṣa hy aindro vaijayanto guṇo nityaṃ samāhitaḥ
yenāsurān parājitya jagat pāti śatakratuḥ
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| 18 | svargam āsthāya kasya syād vigrahitvaṃ yathā tava
māgadhair vipulaiḥ sainyair bāhulyabaladarpitaiḥ
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| 19 | māvamaṃsthāḥ parān rājan nāsti vīryaṃ nare nare
samaṃ tejas tvayā caiva kevalaṃ manujeśvara
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| 20 | yāvad eva na saṃbuddhaṃ tāvad eva bhavet tava
viṣahyam etad asmākam ato rājan bravīmi te
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| 21 | jahi tvaṃ sadṛśeṣv eva mānaṃ darpaṃ ca māgadha
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaś ca yamakṣayam
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| 22 | dambhodbhavaḥ kārtavīrya uttaraś ca bṛhadrathaḥ
śreyaso hy avamanyeha vineśuḥ sabalā nṛpāḥ
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| 23 | mumukṣamāṇās tvattaś ca na vayaṃ brāhmaṇabruvāḥ
śaurir asmi hṛṣīkeśo nṛvīrau pāṇḍavāv imau
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| 24 | tvām āhvayāmahe rājan sthiro yudhyasva māgadha
muñca vā nṛpatīn sarvān mā gamas tvaṃ yamakṣayam
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| 25 | jarāsaṃdha uvāca
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| 25 | nājitān vai narapatīn aham ādadmi kāṃś cana
jitaḥ kaḥ paryavasthātā ko 'tra yo na mayā jitaḥ
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| 26 | kṣatriyasyaitad evāhur dharmyaṃ kṛṣṇopajīvanam
vikramya vaśam ānīya kāmato yat samācaret
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| 27 | devatārtham upākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa kathaṃ bhayāt
aham adya vimuñceyaṃ kṣātraṃ vratam anusmaran
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| 28 | sainyaṃ sainyena vyūḍhena eka ekena vā punaḥ
dvābhyāṃ tribhir vā yotsye 'haṃ yugapat pṛthag eva vā
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| 29 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 29 | evam uktvā jarāsaṃdhaḥ sahadevābhiṣecanam
ājñāpayat tadā rājā yuyutsur bhīmakarmabhiḥ
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| 30 | sa tu senāpatī rājā sasmāra bharatarṣabha
kauśikaṃ citrasenaṃ ca tasmin yuddha upasthite
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| 31 | yayos te nāmanī loke haṃseti ḍibhaketi ca
pūrvaṃ saṃkathite pumbhir nṛloke lokasatkṛte
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| 32 | taṃ tu rājan vibhuḥ śaurī rājānaṃ balināṃ varam
smṛtvā puruṣaśārdūla śārdūlasamavikramam
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| 33 | satyasaṃdho jarāsaṃdhaṃ bhuvi bhīmaparākramam
bhāgam anyasya nirdiṣṭaṃ vadhyaṃ bhūmibhṛd acyutaḥ
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| 34 | nātmanātmavatāṃ mukhya iyeṣa madhusūdanaḥ
brahmaṇo 'jñāṃ puraskṛtya hantuṃ haladharānujaḥ
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