 | Book 4 Chapter 26 |
| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
| 1 | athābravīn mahāvīryo droṇas tattvārthadarśivān
na tādṛśā vinaśyanti nāpi yānti parābhavam |
| 2 | śūrāś ca kṛtavidyāś ca buddhimanto jitendriyāḥ
dharmajñāś ca kṛtajñāś ca dharmarājam anuvratāḥ |
| 3 | nītidharmārthatattvajñaṃ pitṛvac ca samāhitam
dharme sthitaṃ satyadhṛtiṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ jyeṣṭhāpacāyinam |
| 4 | anuvratā mahātmānaṃ bhrātaraṃ bhrātaro nṛpa
ajātaśatruṃ hrīmantaṃ taṃ ca bhrātṝn anuvratam |
| 5 | teṣāṃ tathā vidheyānāṃ nibhṛtānāṃ mahātmanām
kimarthaṃ nītimān pārthaḥ śreyo naiṣāṃ kariṣyati |
| 6 | tasmād yatnāt pratīkṣante kālasyodayam āgatam
na hi te nāśam ṛccheyur iti paśyāmy ahaṃ dhiyā |
| 7 | sāṃprataṃ caiva yat kāryaṃ tac ca kṣipram akālikam
kriyatāṃ sādhu saṃcintya vāsaś caiṣāṃ pracintyatām |
| 8 | yathāvat pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ sarvārtheṣu dhṛtātmanām
durjñeyāḥ khalu śūrās te apāpās tapasā vṛtāḥ |
| 9 | śuddhātmā guṇavān pārthaḥ satyavān nītimāñ śuciḥ
tejorāśir asaṃkhyeyo gṛhṇīyād api cakṣuṣī |
| 10 | vijñāya kriyatāṃ tasmād bhūyaś ca mṛgayāmahe
brāhmaṇaiś cārakaiḥ siddhair ye cānye tadvido janāḥ |