Book 4 Chapter 11 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | athāparo 'dṛśyata pāṇḍavaḥ prabhur; virāṭarājñas turagān samīkṣataḥ
tam āpatantaṃ dadṛśe pṛthagjano; vimuktam abhrād iva sūryamaṇḍalam |
2 |
sa vai hayān aikṣata tāṃs tatas tataḥ; samīkṣamāṇaṃ ca dadarśa matsyarāṭ
tato 'bravīt tān anugān amitrahā; kuto 'yam āyāti naro 'maraprabhaḥ |
3 |
ayaṃ hayān vīkṣati māmakān dṛḍhaṃ; dhruvaṃ hayajño bhavitā vicakṣaṇaḥ
praveśyatām eṣa samīpam āśu me; vibhāti vīro hi yathāmaras tathā |
4 | abhyetya rājānam amitrahābravīj; jayo 'stu te pārthiva bhadram astu ca
hayeṣu yukto nṛpa saṃmataḥ sadā; tavāśvasūto nipuṇo bhavāmy aham |
5 | virāṭa uvāca |
5 | dadāmi yānāni dhanaṃ niveśanaṃ; mamāśvasūto bhavituṃ tvam arhasi
kuto 'si kasyāsi kathaṃ tvam āgataḥ; prabrūhi śilpaṃ tava vidyate ca yat |
6 | nakula uvāca |
6 | pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ jyeṣṭho rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
tenāham aśveṣu purā prakṛtaḥ śatrukarśana |
7 | aśvānāṃ prakṛtiṃ vedmi vinayaṃ cāpi sarvaśaḥ
duṣṭānāṃ pratipattiṃ ca kṛtsnaṃ caiva cikitsitam |
8 |
na kātaraṃ syān mama jātu vāhanaṃ; na me 'sti duṣṭā vaḍavā kuto hayāḥ
janas tu mām āha sa cāpi pāṇḍavo; yudhiṣṭhiro granthikam eva nāmataḥ |
9 | virāṭa uvāca |
9 | yad asti kiṃ cin mama vājivāhanaṃ; tad astu sarvaṃ tvadadhīnam adya vai
ye cāpi ke cin mama vājiyojakās; tvadāśrayāḥ sārathayaś ca santu me |
10 | idaṃ taveṣṭaṃ yadi vai suropama; bravīhi yat te prasamīkṣitaṃ vasu
na te 'nurūpaṃ hayakarma vidyate; prabhāsi rājeva hi saṃmato mama |
11 | yudhiṣṭhirasyeva hi darśanena me; samaṃ tavedaṃ priyadarśa darśanam
kathaṃ tu bhṛtyaiḥ sa vinākṛto vane; vasaty anindyo ramate ca pāṇḍavaḥ |
12 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
12 | tathā sa gandharvavaropamo yuvā; virāṭarājñā muditena pūjitaḥ
na cainam anye 'pi viduḥ kathaṃ cana; priyābhirāmaṃ vicarantam antarā |
13 | evaṃ hi matsye nyavasanta pāṇḍavā; yathāpratijñābhir amoghadarśanāḥ
ajñātacaryāṃ vyacaran samāhitāḥ; samudranemīpatayo 'tiduḥkhitāḥ |