Book 4 Chapter 28 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tataḥ śāradvato vākyam ity uvāca kṛpas tadā
yuktaṃ prāptaṃ ca vṛddhena pāṇḍavān prati bhāṣitam |
2 | dharmārthasahitaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ tattvataś ca sahetumat
tatrānurūpaṃ bhīṣmeṇa mamāpy atra giraṃ śṛṇu |
3 | teṣāṃ caiva gatis tīrthair vāsaś caiṣāṃ pracintyatām
nītir vidhīyatāṃ cāpi sāṃprataṃ yā hitā bhavet |
4 | nāvajñeyo ripus tāta prākṛto 'pi bubhūṣatā
kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍavās tāta sarvāstrakuśalā raṇe |
5 | tasmāt satraṃ praviṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
gūḍhabhāveṣu channeṣu kāle codayam āgate |
6 | svarāṣṭrapararāṣṭreṣu jñātavyaṃ balam ātmanaḥ
udaye pāṇḍavānāṃ ca prāpte kāle na saṃśayaḥ |
7 | nivṛttasamayāḥ pārthā mahātmāno mahābalāḥ
mahotsāhā bhaviṣyanti pāṇḍavā hy atitejasaḥ |
8 | tasmād balaṃ ca kośaṃ ca nītiś cāpi vidhīyatām
yathā kālodaye prāpte samyak taiḥ saṃdadhāmahe |
9 | tāta manyāmi tat sarvaṃ budhyasva balam ātmanaḥ
niyataṃ sarvamitreṣu balavatsv abaleṣu ca |
10 | uccāvacaṃ balaṃ jñātvā madhyasthaṃ cāpi bhārata
prahṛṣṭam aprahṛṣṭaṃ ca saṃdadhāma tathā paraiḥ |
11 | sāmnā bhedena dānena daṇḍena balikarmaṇā
nyāyenānamya ca parān balāc cānamya durbalān |
12 | sāntvayitvā ca mitrāṇi balaṃ cābhāṣyatāṃ sukham
sakośabalasaṃvṛddhaḥ samyak siddhim avāpsyasi |
13 | yotsyase cāpi balibhir aribhiḥ pratyupasthitaiḥ
anyais tvaṃ pāṇḍavair vāpi hīnasvabalavāhanaiḥ |
14 | evaṃ sarvaṃ viniścitya vyavasāyaṃ svadharmataḥ
yathākālaṃ manuṣyendra ciraṃ sukham avāpsyasi |