 | Book 3 Chapter 6
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | pāṇḍavās tu vane vāsam uddiśya bharatarṣabhāḥ
prayayur jāhnavīkūlāt kurukṣetraṃ sahānugāḥ
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| 2 | sarasvatīdṛṣadvatyau yamunāṃ ca niṣevya te
yayur vanenaiva vanaṃ satataṃ paścimāṃ diśam
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| 3 | tataḥ sarasvatīkūle sameṣu marudhanvasu
kāmyakaṃ nāma dadṛśur vanaṃ munijanapriyam
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| 4 | tatra te nyavasan vīrā vane bahumṛgadvije
anvāsyamānā munibhiḥ sāntvyamānāś ca bhārata
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| 5 | viduras tv api pāṇḍūnāṃ tadā darśanalālasaḥ
jagāmaikarathenaiva kāmyakaṃ vanam ṛddhimat
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| 6 | tato yātvā viduraḥ kānanaṃ tac; chīghrair aśvair vāhinā syandanena
dadarśāsīnaṃ dharmarājaṃ vivikte; sārdhaṃ draupadyā bhrātṛbhir brāhmaṇaiś ca
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| 7 | tato 'paśyad viduraṃ tūrṇam ārād; abhyāyāntaṃ satyasaṃdhaḥ sa rājā
athābravīd bhrātaraṃ bhīmasenaṃ; kiṃ nu kṣattā vakṣyati naḥ sametya
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| 8 | kaccin nāyaṃ vacanāt saubalasya; samāhvātā devanāyopayāti
kaccit kṣudraḥ śakunir nāyudhāni; jeṣyaty asmān punar evākṣavatyām
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| 9 | samāhūtaḥ kena cid ādraveti; nāhaṃ śakto bhīmasenāpayātum
gāṇḍīve vā saṃśayite kathaṃ cid; rājyaprāptiḥ saṃśayitā bhaven naḥ
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| 10 | tata utthāya viduraṃ pāṇḍaveyāḥ; pratyagṛhṇan nṛpate sarva eva
taiḥ satkṛtaḥ sa ca tān ājamīḍho; yathocitaṃ pāṇḍuputrān sameyāt
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| 11 | samāśvastaṃ viduraṃ te nararṣabhās; tato 'pṛcchann āgamanāya hetum
sa cāpi tebhyo vistarataḥ śaśaṃsa; yathāvṛtto dhṛtarāṣṭro 'mbikeyaḥ
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| 12 | vidura uvāca
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| 12 | avocan māṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro 'nuguptam; ajātaśatro parigṛhyābhipūjya
evaṃ gate samatām abhyupetya; pathyaṃ teṣāṃ mama caiva bravīhi
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| 13 | mayāpy uktaṃ yat kṣamaṃ kauravāṇāṃ; hitaṃ pathyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya caiva
tad vai pathyaṃ tan mano nābhyupaiti; tataś cāhaṃ kṣamam anyan na manye
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| 14 | paraṃ śreyaḥ pāṇḍaveyā mayoktaṃ; na me tac ca śrutavān āmbikeyaḥ
yathāturasyeva hi pathyam annaṃ; na rocate smāsya tad ucyamānam
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| 15 | na śreyase nīyate 'jātaśatro; strī śrotriyasyeva gṛhe praduṣṭā
bruvan na rucyai bharatarṣabhasya; patiḥ kumāryā iva ṣaṣṭivarṣaḥ
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| 16 | dhruvaṃ vināśo nṛpa kauravāṇāṃ; na vai śreyo dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ paraiti
yathā parṇe puṣkarasyeva siktaṃ; jalaṃ na tiṣṭhet pathyam uktaṃ tathāsmin
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| 17 | tataḥ kruddho dhṛtarāṣṭro 'bravīn māṃ; yatra śraddhā bhārata tatra yāhi
nāhaṃ bhūyaḥ kāmaye tvāṃ sahāyaṃ; mahīm imāṃ pālayituṃ puraṃ vā
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| 18 | so 'haṃ tyakto dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājaṃs; tvāṃ śāsitum upayātas tvarāvān
tad vai sarvaṃ yan mayoktaṃ sabhāyāṃ; tad dhāryatāṃ yat pravakṣyāmi bhūyaḥ
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| 19 | kleśais tīvrair yujyamānaḥ sapatnaiḥ; kṣamāṃ kurvan kālam upāsate yaḥ
saṃ vardhayan stokam ivāgnim ātmavān; sa vai bhuṅkte pṛthivīm eka eva
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| 20 | yasyāvibhaktaṃ vasu rājan sahāyais; tasya duḥkhe 'py aṃśabhājaḥ sahāyāḥ
sahāyānām eṣa saṃgrahaṇe 'bhyupāyaḥ; sahāyāptau pṛthivīprāptim āhuḥ
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satyaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ pāṇḍava niṣpralāpaṃ; tulyaṃ cānnaṃ saha bhojyaṃ sahāyaiḥ
ātmā caiṣām agrato nātivarted; evaṃvṛttir vardhate bhūmipālaḥ
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| 22 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 22 | evaṃ kariṣyāmi yathā bravīṣi; parāṃ buddhim upagamyāpramattaḥ
yac cāpy anyad deśakālopapannaṃ; tad vai vācyaṃ tat kariṣyāmi kṛtsnam
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