 | Book 2 Chapter 53
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| 1 | śakunir uvāca
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| 1 | upastīrṇā sabhā rājan rantuṃ caite kṛtakṣaṇāḥ
akṣān uptvā devanasya samayo 'stu yudhiṣṭhira
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| 2 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 2 | nikṛtir devanaṃ pāpaṃ na kṣātro 'tra parākramaḥ
na ca nītir dhruvā rājan kiṃ tvaṃ dyūtaṃ praśaṃsasi
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| 3 | na hi mānaṃ praśaṃsanti nikṛtau kitavasya ha
śakune maiva no jaiṣīr amārgeṇa nṛśaṃsavat
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| 4 | śakunir uvāca
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| 4 | yo 'nveti saṃkhyāṃ nikṛtau vidhijñaś; ceṣṭāsv akhinnaḥ kitavo 'kṣajāsu
mahāmatir yaś ca jānāti dyūtaṃ; sa vai sarvaṃ sahate prakriyāsu
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| 5 | akṣaglahaḥ so 'bhibhavet paraṃ nas; tenaiva kālo bhavatīdam āttha
dīvyāmahe pārthiva mā viśaṅkāṃ; kuruṣva pāṇaṃ ca ciraṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ
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| 6 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 6 | evam āhāyam asito devalo munisattamaḥ
imāni lokadvārāṇi yo vai saṃcarate sadā
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| 7 | idaṃ vai devanaṃ pāpaṃ māyayā kitavaiḥ saha
dharmeṇa tu jayo yuddhe tat paraṃ sādhu devanam
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| 8 | nāryā mlecchanti bhāṣābhir māyayā na caranty uta
ajihmam aśaṭhaṃ yuddham etat satpuruṣavratam
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| 9 | śaktito brāhmaṇān vandyāñ śikṣituṃ prayatāmahe
tad vai vittaṃ mātidevīr mā jaiṣīḥ śakune param
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| 10 | nāhaṃ nikṛtyā kāmaye sukhāny uta dhanāni vā
kitavasyāpy anikṛter vṛttam etan na pūjyate
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| 11 | śakunir uvāca
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| 11 | śrotriyo 'śrotriyam uta nikṛtyaiva yudhiṣṭhira
vidvān aviduṣo 'bhyeti nāhus tāṃ nikṛtiṃ janāḥ
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| 12 | evaṃ tvaṃ mām ihābhyetya nikṛtiṃ yadi manyase
devanād vinivartasva yadi te vidyate bhayam
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| 13 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 13 | āhūto na nivarteyam iti me vratam āhitam
vidhiś ca balavān rājan diṣṭasyāsmi vaśe sthitaḥ
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| 14 | asmin samāgame kena devanaṃ me bhaviṣyati
pratipāṇaś ca ko 'nyo 'sti tato dyūtaṃ pravartatām
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| 15 | duryodhana uvāca
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| 15 | ahaṃ dātāsmi ratnānāṃ dhanānāṃ ca viśāṃ pate
madarthe devitā cāyaṃ śakunir mātulo mama
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| 16 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 16 | anyenānyasya viṣamaṃ devanaṃ pratibhāti me
etad vidvann upādatsva kāmam evaṃ pravartatām
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| 17 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 17 | upohyamāne dyūte tu rājānaḥ sarva eva te
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya viviśus tāṃ sabhāṃ tataḥ
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| 18 | bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaś caiva viduraś ca mahāmatiḥ
nātīvaprītamanasas te 'nvavartanta bhārata
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| 19 | te dvaṃdvaśaḥ pṛthak caiva siṃhagrīvā mahaujasaḥ
siṃhāsanāni bhūrīṇi vicitrāṇi ca bhejire
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| 20 | śuśubhe sā sabhā rājan rājabhis taiḥ samāgataiḥ
devair iva mahābhāgaiḥ samavetais triviṣṭapam
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| 21 | sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve bhāsvaramūrtayaḥ
prāvartata mahārāja suhṛddyūtam anantaram
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| 22 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 22 | ayaṃ bahudhano rājan sāgarāvartasaṃbhavaḥ
maṇir hārottaraḥ śrīmān kanakottamabhūṣaṇaḥ
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| 23 | etad rājan dhanaṃ mahyaṃ pratipāṇas tu kas tava
bhavatv eṣa kramas tāta jayāmy enaṃ durodaram
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| 24 | duryodhana uvāca
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| 24 | santi me maṇayaś caiva dhanāni vividhāni ca
matsaraś ca na me 'rtheṣu jayāmy enaṃ durodaram
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| 25 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 25 | tato jagrāha śakunis tān akṣān akṣatattvavit
jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata
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