 | Book 3 Chapter 17
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| 1 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 1 | tāṃ tūpayātvā rājendra śālvaḥ saubhapatis tadā
prabhūtanaranāgena balenopaviveśa ha
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| 2 | same niviṣṭā sā senā prabhūtasalilāśaye
caturaṅgabalopetā śālvarājābhipālitā
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| 3 | varjayitvā śmaśānāni devatāyatanāni ca
valmīkāṃś caiva caityāṃś ca tanniviṣṭam abhūd balam
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| 4 | anīkānāṃ vibhāgena panthānaḥ ṣaṭ kṛtābhavan
pravaṇā nava caivāsañ śālvasya śibire nṛpa
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| 5 | sarvāyudhasamopetaṃ sarvaśastraviśāradam
rathanāgāśvakalilaṃ padātidhvajasaṃkulam
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| 6 | tuṣṭapuṣṭajanopetaṃ vīralakṣaṇalakṣitam
vicitradhvajasaṃnāhaṃ vicitrarathakārmukam
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| 7 | saṃniveśya ca kauravya dvārakāyāṃ nararṣabha
abhisārayām āsa tadā vegena patagendravat
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| 8 | tadāpatantaṃ saṃdṛśya balaṃ śālvapates tadā
niryāya yodhayām āsuḥ kumārā vṛṣṇinandanāḥ
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| 9 | asahanto 'bhiyānaṃ tac chālvarājasya kaurava
cārudeṣṇaś ca sāmbaś ca pradyumnaś ca mahārathaḥ
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| 10 | te rathair daṃśitāḥ sarve vicitrābharaṇadhvajāḥ
saṃsaktāḥ śālvarājasya bahubhir yodhapuṃgavaiḥ
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| 11 | gṛhītvā tu dhanuḥ sāmbaḥ śālvasya sacivaṃ raṇe
yodhayām āsa saṃhṛṣṭaḥ kṣemavṛddhiṃ camūpatim
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| 12 | tasya bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ jāmbavatyāḥ suto mahat
mumoca bharataśreṣṭha yathā varṣaṃ sahasradṛk
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| 13 | tad bāṇavarṣaṃ tumulaṃ viṣehe sa camūpatiḥ
kṣemavṛddhir mahārāja himavān iva niścalaḥ
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| 14 | tataḥ sāmbāya rājendra kṣemavṛddhir api sma ha
mumoca māyāvihitaṃ śarajālaṃ mahattaram
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| 15 | tato māyāmayaṃ jālaṃ māyayaiva vidārya saḥ
sāmbaḥ śarasahasreṇa ratham asyābhyavarṣata
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| 16 | tataḥ sa viddhaḥ sāmbena kṣemavṛddhiś camūpatiḥ
apāyāj javanair aśvaiḥ sāmbabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ
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| 17 | tasmin vipradrute krūre śālvasyātha camūpatau
vegavān nāma daiteyaḥ sutaṃ me 'bhyadravad balī
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| 18 | abhipannas tu rājendra sāmbo vṛṣṇikulodvahaḥ
vegaṃ vegavato rājaṃs tasthau vīro vidhārayan
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| 19 | sa vegavati kaunteya sāmbo vegavatīṃ gadām
cikṣepa tarasā vīro vyāvidhya satyavikramaḥ
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| 20 | tayā tv abhihato rājan vegavān apatad bhuvi
vātarugṇa iva kṣuṇṇo jīrṇamūlo vanaspatiḥ
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| 21 | tasmin nipatite vīre gadānunne mahāsure
praviśya mahatīṃ senāṃ yodhayām āsa me sutaḥ
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| 22 | cārudeṣṇena saṃsakto vivindhyo nāma dānavaḥ
mahārathaḥ samājñāto mahārāja mahādhanuḥ
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| 23 | tataḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ cārudeṣṇavivindhyayoḥ
vṛtravāsavayo rājan yathā pūrvaṃ tathābhavat
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| 24 | anyonyasyābhisaṃkruddhāv anyonyaṃ jaghnatuḥ śaraiḥ
vinadantau mahārāja siṃhāv iva mahābalau
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| 25 | raukmiṇeyas tato bāṇam agnyarkopamavarcasam
abhimantrya mahāstreṇa saṃdadhe śatrunāśanam
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| 26 | sa vivindhyāya sakrodhaḥ samāhūya mahārathaḥ
cikṣepa me suto rājan sa gatāsur athāpatat
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| 27 | vivindhyaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ ca vikṣobhitāṃ camūm
kāmagena sa saubhena śālvaḥ punar upāgamat
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| 28 | tato vyākulitaṃ sarvaṃ dvārakāvāsi tad balam
dṛṣṭvā śālvaṃ mahābāho saubhasthaṃ pṛthivīgatam
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| 29 | tato niryāya kaunteya vyavasthāpya ca tad balam
ānartānāṃ mahārāja pradyumno vākyam abravīt
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| 30 | sarve bhavantas tiṣṭhantu sarve paśyantu māṃ yudhi
nivārayantaṃ saṃgrāme balāt saubhaṃ sarājakam
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| 31 | ahaṃ saubhapateḥ senām āyasair bhujagair iva
dhanurbhujavinirmuktair nāśayāmy adya yādavāḥ
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| 32 | āśvasadhvaṃ na bhīḥ kāryā saubharāḍ adya naśyati
mayābhipanno duṣṭātmā sasaubho vinaśiṣyati
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| 33 | evaṃ bruvati saṃhṛṣṭe pradyumne pāṇḍunandana
viṣṭhitaṃ tad balaṃ vīra yuyudhe ca yathāsukham
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