Book 3 Chapter 231 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | gandharvais tu mahārāja bhagne karṇe mahārathe
saṃprādravac camūḥ sarvā dhārtarāṣṭrasya paśyataḥ |
2 | tān dṛṣṭvā dravataḥ sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrān parāṅmukhān
duryodhano mahārāja nāsīt tatra parāṅmukhaḥ |
3 | tām āpatantīṃ saṃprekṣya gandharvāṇāṃ mahācamūm
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa so 'bhyavarṣad ariṃdamaḥ |
4 | acintya śaravarṣaṃ tu gandharvās tasya taṃ ratham
duryodhanaṃ jighāṃsantaḥ samantāt paryavārayan |
5 | yugam īṣāṃ varūthaṃ ca tathaiva dhvajasārathī
aśvāṃs triveṇuṃ talpaṃ ca tilaśo 'bhyahanan ratham |
6 | duryodhanaṃ citraseno virathaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi
abhidrutya mahābāhur jīvagrāham athāgrahīt |
7 | tasmin gṛhīte rājendra sthitaṃ duḥśāsanaṃ rathe
paryagṛhṇanta gandharvāḥ parivārya samantataḥ |
8 | viviṃśatiṃ citrasenam ādāyānye pradudruvuḥ
vindānuvindāv apare rājadārāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ |
9 | sainyās tu dhārtarāṣṭrasya gandharvaiḥ samabhidrutāḥ
pūrvaṃ prabhagnaiḥ sahitāḥ pāṇḍavān abhyayus tadā |
10 | śakaṭāpaṇaveśyāś ca yānayugyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
śaraṇaṃ pāṇḍavāñ jagmur hriyamāṇe mahīpatau |
11 | priyadarśano mahābāhur dhārtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ
gandharvair hriyate rājā pārthās tam anudhāvata |
12 | duḥśāsano durviṣaho durmukho durjayas tathā
baddhvā hriyante gandharvai rājadārāś ca sarvaśaḥ |
13 | iti duryodhanāmātyāḥ krośanto rājagṛddhinaḥ
ārtā dīnasvarāḥ sarve yudhiṣṭhiram upāgaman |
14 | tāṃs tathā vyathitān dīnān bhikṣamāṇān yudhiṣṭhiram
vṛddhān duryodhanāmātyān bhīmaseno 'bhyabhāṣata |
15 | anyathā vartamānānām artho jāto 'yam anyathā
asmābhir yad anuṣṭheyaṃ gandharvais tad anuṣṭhitam |
16 | durmantritam idaṃ tāta rājño durdyūtadevinaḥ
dveṣṭāram anye klībasya pātayantīti naḥ śrutam |
17 | tad idaṃ kṛtaṃ naḥ pratyakṣaṃ gandharvair atimānuṣam
diṣṭyā loke pumān asti kaś cid asmatpriye sthitaḥ yenāsmākaṃ hṛto bhāra āsīnānāṃ sukhāvahaḥ |
18 | śītavātātapasahāṃs tapasā caiva karśitān
samastho viṣamasthān hi draṣṭum icchati durmatiḥ |
19 | adharmacāriṇas tasya kauravyasya durātmanaḥ
ye śīlam anuvartante te paśyanti parābhavam |
20 | adharmo hi kṛtas tena yenaitad upaśikṣitam
anṛśaṃsās tu kaunteyās tasyādhyakṣān bravīmi vaḥ |
21 | evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ kaunteyaṃ bhīmasenam amarṣaṇam
na kālaḥ paruṣasyāyam iti rājābhyabhāṣata |