 | Book 3 Chapter 228
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tataḥ sarve dadṛśur janamejaya
pṛṣṭvā sukham atho rājñaḥ pṛṣṭvā rājñā ca bhārata
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| 2 | tatas tair vihitaḥ pūrvaṃ samaṅgo nāma ballavaḥ
samīpasthās tadā gāvo dhṛtarāṣṭre nyavedayat
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| 3 | anantaraṃ ca rādheyaḥ śakuniś ca viśāṃ pate
āhatuḥ pārthivaśreṣṭhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam
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| 4 | ramaṇīyeṣu deśeṣu ghoṣāḥ saṃprati kaurava
smāraṇāsamayaḥ prāpto vatsānām api cāṅkanam
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| 5 | mṛgayā cocitā rājann asmin kāle sutasya te
duryodhanasya gamanaṃ tvam anujñātum arhasi
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| 6 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 6 | mṛgayā śobhanā tāta gavāṃ ca samavekṣaṇam
viśrambhas tu na gantavyo ballavānām iti smare
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| 7 | te tu tatra naravyāghrāḥ samīpa iti naḥ śrutam
ato nābhyanujānāmi gamanaṃ tatra vaḥ svayam
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| 8 | chadmanā nirjitās te hi karśitāś ca mahāvane
taponityāś ca rādheya samarthāś ca mahārathāḥ
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| 9 | dharmarājo na saṃkrudhyed bhīmasenas tv amarṣaṇaḥ
yajñasenasya duhitā teja eva tu kevalam
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| 10 | yūyaṃ cāpy aparādhyeyur darpamohasamanvitāḥ
tato vinirdaheyus te tapasā hi samanvitāḥ
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| 11 | atha vā sāyudhā vīrā manyunābhipariplutāḥ
sahitā baddhanistriṃśā daheyuḥ śastratejasā
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| 12 | atha yūyaṃ bahutvāt tān ārabhadhvaṃ kathaṃ cana
anāryaṃ paramaṃ tat syād aśakyaṃ tac ca me matam
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| 13 | uṣito hi mahābāhur indraloke dhanaṃjayaḥ
divyāny astrāṇy avāpyātha tataḥ pratyāgato vanam
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| 14 | akṛtāstreṇa pṛthivī jitā bībhatsunā purā
kiṃ punaḥ sa kṛtāstro 'dya na hanyād vo mahārathaḥ
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| 15 | atha vā madvacaḥ śrutvā tatra yattā bhaviṣyatha
udvignavāso viśrambhād duḥkhaṃ tatra bhaviṣyati
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| 16 | atha vā sainikāḥ ke cid apakuryur yudhiṣṭhire
tad abuddhikṛtaṃ karma doṣam utpādayec ca vaḥ
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| 17 | tasmād gacchantu puruṣāḥ smāraṇāyāptakāriṇaḥ
na svayaṃ tatra gamanaṃ rocaye tava bhārata
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| 18 | śakunir uvāca
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| 18 | dharmajñaḥ pāṇḍavo jyeṣṭhaḥ pratijñātaṃ ca saṃsadi
tena dvādaśa varṣāṇi vastavyānīti bhārata
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| 19 | anuvṛttāś ca te sarve pāṇḍavā dharmacāriṇaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraś ca kaunteyo na naḥ kopaṃ kariṣyati
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| 20 | mṛgayāṃ caiva no gantum icchā saṃvardhate bhṛśam
smāraṇaṃ ca cikīrṣāmo na tu pāṇḍavadarśanam
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| 21 | na cānāryasamācāraḥ kaś cit tatra bhaviṣyati
na ca tatra gamiṣyāmo yatra teṣāṃ pratiśrayaḥ
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| 22 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 22 | evam uktaḥ śakuninā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ
duryodhanaṃ sahāmātyam anujajñe na kāmataḥ
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| 23 | anujñātas tu gāndhāriḥ karṇena sahitas tadā
niryayau bharataśreṣṭho balena mahatā vṛtaḥ
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| 24 | duḥśāsanena ca tathā saubalena ca devinā
saṃvṛto bhrātṛbhiś cānyaiḥ strībhiś cāpi sahasraśaḥ
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| 25 | taṃ niryāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ draṣṭuṃ dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ
paurāś cānuyayuḥ sarve sahadārā vanaṃ ca tat
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| 26 | aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi trīṇi nāgāyutāni ca
pattayo bahusāhasrā hayāś ca navatiḥ śatāḥ
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| 27 | śakaṭāpaṇaveśyāś ca vaṇijo bandinas tathā
narāś ca mṛgayāśīlāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
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| 28 | tataḥ prayāṇe nṛpateḥ sumahān abhavat svanaḥ
prāvṛṣīva mahāvāyor uddhatasya viśāṃ pate
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| 29 | gavyūtimātre nyavasad rājā duryodhanas tadā
prayāto vāhanaiḥ sarvais tato dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ
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