Book 4 Chapter 33 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | yāte trigartaṃ matsye tu paśūṃs tān svān parīpsati
duryodhanaḥ sahāmātyo virāṭam upayād atha |
2 | bhīṣmo droṇaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca paramāstravit
drauṇiś ca saubalaś caiva tathā duḥśāsanaḥ prabhuḥ |
3 | viviṃśatir vikarṇaś ca citrasenaś ca vīryavān
durmukho duḥsahaś caiva ye caivānye mahārathāḥ |
4 | ete matsyān upāgamya virāṭasya mahīpateḥ
ghoṣān vidrāvya tarasā godhanaṃ jahrur ojasā |
5 | ṣaṣṭiṃ gavāṃ sahasrāṇi kuravaḥ kālayanti te
mahatā rathavaṃśena parivārya samantataḥ |
6 | gopālānāṃ tu ghoṣeṣu hanyatāṃ tair mahārathaiḥ
ārāvaḥ sumahān āsīt saṃprahāre bhayaṃkare |
7 | gavādhyakṣas tu saṃtrasto ratham āsthāya satvaraḥ
jagāma nagarāyaiva parikrośaṃs tadārtavat |
8 | sa praviśya puraṃ rājño nṛpaveśmābhyayāt tataḥ
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇam ākhyātuṃ praviveśa ha |
9 | dṛṣṭvā bhūmiṃjayaṃ nāma putraṃ matsyasya māninam
tasmai tat sarvam ācaṣṭa rāṣṭrasya paśukarṣaṇam |
10 | ṣaṣṭiṃ gavāṃ sahasrāṇi kuravaḥ kālayanti te
tad vijetuṃ samuttiṣṭha godhanaṃ rāṣṭravardhanam |
11 | rājaputra hitaprepsuḥ kṣipraṃ niryāhi vai svayam
tvāṃ hi matsyo mahīpālaḥ śūnyapālam ihākarot |
12 | tvayā pariṣado madhye ślāghate sa narādhipaḥ
putro mamānurūpaś ca śūraś ceti kulodvahaḥ |
13 | iṣvastre nipuṇo yodhaḥ sadā vīraś ca me sutaḥ
tasya tat satyam evāstu manuṣyendrasya bhāṣitam |
14 | āvartaya kurūñ jitvā paśūn paśumatāṃ vara
nirdahaiṣām anīkāni bhīmena śaratejasā |
15 | dhanuścyutai rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
dviṣatāṃ bhindhy anīkāni gajānām iva yūthapaḥ |
16 | pāśopadhānāṃ jyātantrīṃ cāpadaṇḍāṃ mahāsvanām
śaravarṇāṃ dhanurvīṇāṃ śatrumadhye pravādaya |
17 | śvetā rajatasaṃkāśā rathe yujyantu te hayāḥ
dhvajaṃ ca siṃhaṃ sauvarṇam ucchrayantu tavābhibhoḥ |
18 | rukmapuṅkhāḥ prasannāgrā muktā hastavatā tvayā
chādayantu śarāḥ sūryaṃ rājñām āyur nirodhinaḥ |
19 | raṇe jitvā kurūn sarvān vajrapāṇir ivāsurān
yaśo mahad avāpya tvaṃ praviśedaṃ puraṃ punaḥ |
20 | tvaṃ hi rāṣṭrasya paramā gatir matsyapateḥ sutaḥ
gatimanto bhavantv adya sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ |
21 | strīmadhya uktas tenāsau tad vākyam abhayaṃkaram
antaḥpure ślāghamāna idaṃ vacanam abravīt |