 | Book 3 Chapter 22
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| 1 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 1 | evaṃ sa puruṣavyāghra śālvo rājñāṃ mahāripuḥ
yudhyamāno mayā saṃkhye viyad abhyāgamat punaḥ
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tataḥ śataghnīś ca mahāgadāś ca; dīptāṃś ca śūlān musalān asīṃś ca
cikṣepa roṣān mayi mandabuddhiḥ; śālvo mahārāja jayābhikāṅkṣī
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| 3 | tān āśugair āpatato 'ham āśu; nivārya tūrṇaṃ khagamān kha eva
dvidhā tridhā cācchinam āśu muktais; tato 'ntarikṣe ninado babhūva
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| 4 | tataḥ śatasahasreṇa śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām
dārukaṃ vājinaś caiva rathaṃ ca samavākirat
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| 5 | tato mām abravīd vīra dāruko vihvalann iva
sthātavyam iti tiṣṭhāmi śālvabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ
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| 6 | iti tasya niśamyāhaṃ sāratheḥ karuṇaṃ vacaḥ
avekṣamāṇo yantāram apaśyaṃ śarapīḍitam
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| 7 | na tasyorasi no mūrdhni na kāye na bhujadvaye
antaraṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha paśyāmi nahataṃ śaraiḥ
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| 8 | sa tu bāṇavarotpīḍād visravaty asṛg ulbaṇam
abhivṛṣṭo yathā meghair girir gairikadhātumān
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| 9 | abhīṣuhastaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sīdantaṃ sārathiṃ raṇe
astambhayaṃ mahābāho śālvabāṇaprapīḍitam
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| 10 | atha māṃ puruṣaḥ kaś cid dvārakānilayo 'bravīt
tvarito ratham abhyetya sauhṛdād iva bhārata
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| 11 | āhukasya vaco vīra tasyaiva paricārakaḥ
viṣaṇṇaḥ sannakaṇṭho vai tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira
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| 12 | dvārakādhipatir vīra āha tvām āhuko vacaḥ
keśaveha vijānīṣva yat tvāṃ pitṛsakho 'bravīt
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| 13 | upayātvādya śālvena dvārakāṃ vṛṣṇinandana
viṣakte tvayi durdharṣa hataḥ śūrasuto balāt
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| 14 | tad alaṃ sādhu yuddhena nivartasva janārdana
dvārakām eva rakṣasva kāryam etan mahat tava
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| 15 | ity ahaṃ tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā paramadurmanāḥ
niścayaṃ nādhigacchāmi kartavyasyetarasya vā
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| 16 | sātyakiṃ baladevaṃ ca pradyumnaṃ ca mahāratham
jagarhe manasā vīra tac chrutvā vipriyaṃ vacaḥ
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| 17 | ahaṃ hi dvārakāyāś ca pituś ca kurunandana
teṣu rakṣāṃ samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātane
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| 18 | baladevo mahābāhuḥ kaccij jīvati śatruhā
sātyakī raukmiṇeyaś ca cārudeṣṇaś ca vīryavān
sāmbaprabhṛtayaś caivety aham āsaṃ sudurmanāḥ
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| 19 | eteṣu hi naravyāghra jīvatsu na kathaṃ cana
śakyaḥ śūrasuto hantum api vajrabhṛtā svayam
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| 20 | hataḥ śūrasuto vyaktaṃ vyaktaṃ te ca parāsavaḥ
baladevamukhāḥ sarve iti me niścitā matiḥ
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| 21 | so 'haṃ sarvavināśaṃ taṃ cintayāno muhur muhuḥ
suvihvalo mahārāja punaḥ śālvam ayodhayam
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| 22 | tato 'paśyaṃ mahārāja prapatantam ahaṃ tadā
saubhāc chūrasutaṃ vīra tato māṃ moha āviśat
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| 23 | tasya rūpaṃ prapatataḥ pitur mama narādhipa
yayāteḥ kṣīṇapuṇyasya svargād iva mahītalam
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| 24 | viśīrṇagalitoṣṇīṣaḥ prakīrṇāmbaramūrdhajaḥ
prapatan dṛśyate ha sma kṣīṇapuṇya iva grahaḥ
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| 25 | tataḥ śārṅgaṃ dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ karāt prapatitaṃ mama
mohāt sannaś ca kaunteya rathopastha upāviśam
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| 26 | tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ sainyaṃ me gatacetanam
māṃ dṛṣṭvā rathanīḍasthaṃ gatāsum iva bhārata
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| 27 | prasārya bāhū patataḥ prasārya caraṇāv api
rūpaṃ pitur apaśyaṃ tac chakuneḥ patato yathā
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| 28 | taṃ patantaṃ mahābāho śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ
abhighnanto bhṛśaṃ vīrā mama ceto vyakampayan
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| 29 | tato muhūrtāt pratilabhya saṃjñām; ahaṃ tadā vīra mahāvimarde
na tatra saubhaṃ na ripuṃ na śālvaṃ; paśyāmi vṛddhaṃ pitaraṃ na cāpi
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| 30 | tato mamāsīn manasi māyeyam iti niścitam
prabuddho 'smi tato bhūyaḥ śataśo vikirañ śarān
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