 | Book 3 Chapter 12
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | kirmīrasya vadhaṃ kṣattaḥ śrotum icchāmi kathyatām
rakṣasā bhīmasenasya katham āsīt samāgamaḥ
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| 2 | vidura uvāca
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| 2 | śṛṇu bhīmasya karmedam atimānuṣakarmaṇaḥ
śrutapūrvaṃ mayā teṣāṃ kathānteṣu punaḥ punaḥ
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| 3 | itaḥ prayātā rājendra pāṇḍavā dyūtanirjitāḥ
jagmus tribhir ahorātraiḥ kāmyakaṃ nāma tad vanam
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| 4 | rātrau niśīthe svābhīle gate 'rdhasamaye nṛpa
pracāre puruṣādānāṃ rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām
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| 5 | tad vanaṃ tāpasā nityaṃ śeṣāś ca vanacāriṇaḥ
dūrāt pariharanti sma puruṣādabhayāt kila
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| 6 | teṣāṃ praviśatāṃ tatra mārgam āvṛtya bhārata
dīptākṣaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ rakṣaḥ solmukaṃ pratyadṛśyata
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| 7 | bāhū mahāntau kṛtvā tu tathāsyaṃ ca bhayānakam
sthitam āvṛtya panthānaṃ yena yānti kurūdvahāḥ
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| 8 | daṣṭoṣṭhadaṃṣṭraṃ tāmrākṣaṃ pradīptordhvaśiroruham
sārkaraśmitaḍiccakraṃ sabalākam ivāmbudam
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| 9 | sṛjantaṃ rākṣasīṃ māyāṃ mahārāvavirāviṇam
muñcantaṃ vipulaṃ nādaṃ satoyam iva toyadam
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| 10 | tasya nādena saṃtrastāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ sarvatodiśam
vimuktanādāḥ saṃpetuḥ sthalajā jalajaiḥ saha
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| 11 | saṃpradrutamṛgadvīpimahiṣarkṣasamākulam
tad vanaṃ tasya nādena saṃprasthitam ivābhavat
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| 12 | tasyoruvātābhihatā tāmrapallavabāhavaḥ
vidūrajātāś ca latāḥ samāśliṣyanta pādapān
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| 13 | tasmin kṣaṇe 'tha pravavau māruto bhṛśadāruṇaḥ
rajasā saṃvṛtaṃ tena naṣṭarṣkam abhavan nabhaḥ
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| 14 | pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇām avijñāto mahāripuḥ
pañcānām indriyāṇāṃ tu śokavega ivātulaḥ
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| 15 | sa dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān dūrāt kṛṣṇājinasamāvṛtān
āvṛṇot tad vanadvāraṃ maināka iva parvataḥ
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| 16 | taṃ samāsādya vitrastā kṛṣṇā kamalalocanā
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ saṃtrāsān nyamīlayata locane
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| 17 | duḥśāsanakarotsṛṣṭaviprakīrṇaśiroruhā
pañcaparvatamadhyasthā nadīvākulatāṃ gatā
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| 18 | momuhyamānāṃ tāṃ tatra jagṛhuḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ
indriyāṇi prasaktāni viṣayeṣu yathā ratim
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| 19 | atha tāṃ rākṣasīṃ māyām utthitāṃ ghoradarśanām
rakṣoghnair vividhair mantrair dhaumyaḥ samyakprayojitaiḥ
paśyatāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ nāśayām āsa vīryavān
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| 20 | sa naṣṭamāyo 'tibalaḥ krodhavisphāritekṣaṇaḥ
kāmamūrtidharaḥ kṣudraḥ kālakalpo vyadṛśyata
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| 21 | tam uvāca tato rājā dīrghaprajño yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
ko bhavān kasya vā kiṃ te kriyatāṃ kāryam ucyatām
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| 22 | pratyuvācātha tad rakṣo dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
ahaṃ bakasya vai bhrātā kirmīra iti viśrutaḥ
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| 23 | vane 'smin kāmyake śūnye nivasāmi gatajvaraḥ
yudhi nirjitya puruṣān āhāraṃ nityam ācaran
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| 24 | ke yūyam iha saṃprāptā bhakṣyabhūtā mamāntikam
yudhi nirjitya vaḥ sarvān bhakṣayiṣye gatajvaraḥ
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| 25 | yudhiṣṭhiras tu tac chrutvā vacas tasya durātmanaḥ
ācacakṣe tataḥ sarvaṃ gotranāmādi bhārata
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| 26 | pāṇḍavo dharmarājo 'haṃ yadi te śrotram āgataḥ
sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvair bhīmasenārjunādibhiḥ
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| 27 | hṛtarājyo vane vāsaṃ vastuṃ kṛtamatis tataḥ
vanam abhyāgato ghoram idaṃ tava parigraham
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| 28 | kirmīras tv abravīd enaṃ diṣṭyā devair idaṃ mama
upapāditam adyeha cirakālān manogatam
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| 29 | bhīmasenavadhārthaṃ hi nityam abhyudyatāyudhaḥ
carāmi pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ nainam āsādayāmy aham
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| 30 | so 'yam āsādito diṣṭyā bhrātṛhā kāṅkṣitaś ciram
anena hi mama bhrātā bako vinihataḥ priyaḥ
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| 31 | vetrakīyagṛhe rājan brāhmaṇacchadmarūpiṇā
vidyābalam upāśritya na hy asty asyaurasaṃ balam
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| 32 | hiḍimbaś ca sakhā mahyaṃ dayito vanagocaraḥ
hato durātmanānena svasā cāsya hṛtā purā
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| 33 | so 'yam abhyāgato mūḍho mamedaṃ gahanaṃ vanam
pracārasamaye 'smākam ardharātre samāsthite
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| 34 | adyāsya yātayiṣyāmi tad vairaṃ cirasaṃbhṛtam
tarpayiṣyāmi ca bakaṃ rudhireṇāsya bhūriṇā
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| 35 | adyāham anṛṇo bhūtvā bhrātuḥ sakhyus tathaiva ca
śāntiṃ labdhāsmi paramāṃ hatva rākṣasakaṇṭakam
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| 36 | yadi tena purā mukto bhīmaseno bakena vai
adyainaṃ bhakṣayiṣyāmi paśyatas te yudhiṣṭhira
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| 37 | enaṃ hi vipulaprāṇam adya hatvā vṛkodaram
saṃbhakṣya jarayiṣyāmi yathāgastyo mahāsuram
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| 38 | evam uktas tu dharmātmā satyasaṃdho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
naitad astīti sakrodho bhartsayām āsa rākṣasam
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| 39 | tato bhīmo mahābāhur ārujya tarasā druma
daśavyāmam ivodviddhaṃ niṣpatram akarot tadā
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| 40 | cakāra sajyaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ vajraniṣpeṣagauravam
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathaiva vijayo 'rjunaḥ
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| 41 | nivārya bhīmo jiṣṇuṃ tu tad rakṣo ghoradarśanam
abhidrutyābravīd vākyaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhārata
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| 42 | ity uktvainam abhikruddhaḥ kakṣyām utpīḍya pāṇḍavaḥ
niṣpiṣya pāṇinā pāṇiṃ saṃdaṣṭoṣṭhapuṭo balī
tam abhyadhāvad vegena bhīmo vṛkṣāyudhas tadā
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| 43 | yamadaṇḍapratīkāśaṃ tatas taṃ tasya mūrdhani
pātayām āsa vegena kuliśaṃ maghavān iva
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| 44 | asaṃbhrāntaṃ tu tad rakṣaḥ samare pratyadṛśyata
cikṣepa colmukaṃ dīptam aśaniṃ jvalitām iva
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| 45 | tad udastam alātaṃ tu bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
padā savyena cikṣepa tad rakṣaḥ punar āvrajat
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| 46 | kirmīraś cāpi sahasā vṛkṣam utpāṭya pāṇḍavam
daṇḍapāṇir iva kruddhaḥ samare pratyayudhyata
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| 47 | tad vṛkṣayuddham abhavan mahīruhavināśanam
vālisugrīvayor bhrātror yathā śrīkāṅkṣiṇoḥ purā
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| 48 | śīrṣayoḥ patitā vṛkṣā bibhidur naikadhā tayoḥ
yathaivotpalapadmāni mattayor dvipayos tathā
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| 49 | muñjavaj jarjarībhūtā bahavas tatra pādapāḥ
cīrāṇīva vyudastāni rejus tatra mahāvane
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| 50 | tad vṛkṣayuddham abhavat sumuhūrtaṃ viśāṃ pate
rākṣasānāṃ ca mukhyasya narāṇām uttamasya ca
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| 51 | tataḥ śilāṃ samutkṣipya bhīmasya yudhi tiṣṭhataḥ
prāhiṇod rākṣasaḥ kruddho bhīmasenaś cacāla ha
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| 52 | taṃ śilātāḍanajaḍaṃ paryadhāvat sa rākṣasaḥ
bāhuvikṣiptakiraṇaḥ svarbhānur iva bhāskaram
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| 53 | tāv anyonyaṃ samāśliṣya prakarṣantau parasparam
ubhāv api cakāśete prayuddhau vṛṣabhāv iva
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| 54 | tayor āsīt sutumulaḥ saṃprahāraḥ sudāruṇaḥ
nakhadaṃṣṭrāyudhavator vyāghrayor iva dṛptayoḥ
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| 55 | duryodhananikārāc ca bāhuvīryāc ca darpitaḥ
kṛṣṇānayanadṛṣṭaś ca vyavardhata vṛkodaraḥ
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| 56 | abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇād amarṣitaḥ
mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaḥ
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| 57 | taṃ cāpy ātha tato rakṣaḥ pratijagrāha vīryavān
tam ākṣipad bhīmaseno balena balināṃ varaḥ
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| 58 | tayor bhujaviniṣpeṣād ubhayor balinos tadā
śabdaḥ samabhavad ghoro veṇusphoṭasamo yudhi
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| 59 | athainam ākṣipya balād gṛhya madhye vṛkodaraḥ
dhūnayām āsa vegena vāyuś caṇḍa iva drumam
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| 60 | sa bhīmena parāmṛṣṭo durbalo balinā raṇe
vyaspandata yathāprāṇaṃ vicakarṣa ca pāṇḍavam
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| 61 | tata enaṃ pariśrāntam upalabhya vṛkodaraḥ
yoktrayām āsa bāhubhyāṃ paśuṃ raśanayā yathā
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| 62 | vinadantaṃ mahānādaṃ bhinnabherīsamasvanam
bhrāmayām āsa suciraṃ visphurantam acetasam
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| 63 | taṃ viṣīdantam ājñāya rākṣasaṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
pragṛhya tarasā dorbhyāṃ paśumāram amārayat
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| 64 | ākramya sa kaṭīdeśe jānunā rākṣasādhamam
apīḍayata bāhubhyāṃ kaṇṭhaṃ tasya vṛkodaraḥ
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| 65 | atha taṃ jaḍasarvāṅgaṃ vyāvṛttanayanolbaṇam
bhūtale pātayām āsa vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha
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| 66 | hiḍimbabakayoḥ pāpa na tvam aśrupramārjanam
kariṣyasi gataś cāsi yamasya sadanaṃ prati
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| 67 | ity evam uktvā puruṣapravīras; taṃ rākṣasaṃ krodhavivṛttanetraḥ
prasrastavastrābharaṇaṃ sphurantam; udbhrāntacittaṃ vyasum utsasarja
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| 68 | tasmin hate toyadatulyarūpe; kṛṣṇāṃ puraskṛtya narendraputrāḥ
bhīmaṃ praśasyātha guṇair anekair; hṛṣṭās tato dvaitavanāya jagmuḥ
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| 69 | evaṃ vinihataḥ saṃkhye kirmīro manujādhipa
bhīmena vacanāt tasya dharmarājasya kaurava
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| 70 | tato niṣkaṇṭakaṃ kṛtvā vanaṃ tad aparājitaḥ
draupadyā saha dharmajño vasatiṃ tām uvāsa ha
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| 71 | samāśvāsya ca te sarve draupadīṃ bharatarṣabhāḥ
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ prītyā praśaśaṃsur vṛkodaram
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| 72 | bhīmabāhubalotpiṣṭe vinaṣṭe rākṣase tataḥ
viviśus tad vanaṃ vīrāḥ kṣemaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam
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| 73 | sa mayā gacchatā mārge vinikīrṇo bhayāvahaḥ
vane mahati duṣṭātmā dṛṣṭo bhīmabalād dhataḥ
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| 74 | tatrāśrauṣam ahaṃ caitat karma bhīmasya bhārata
brāhmaṇānāṃ kathayatāṃ ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ
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| 75 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 75 | evaṃ vinihataṃ saṃkhye kirmīraṃ rākṣasottamam
śrutvā dhyānaparo rājā niśaśvāsārtavat tadā
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