Book 4 Chapter 35 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā viśālākṣīṃ rājaputrīṃ sakhīṃ sakhā
prahasann abravīd rājan kutrāgamanam ity uta |
2 | tam abravīd rājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham
praṇayaṃ bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhya idaṃ vacaḥ |
3 | gāvo rāṣṭrasya kurubhiḥ kālyante no bṛhannaḍe
tān vijetuṃ mama bhrātā prayāsyati dhanurdharaḥ |
4 | naciraṃ ca hatas tasya saṃgrāme rathasārathiḥ
tena nāsti samaḥ sūto yo 'sya sārathyam ācaret |
5 | tasmai prayatamānāya sārathyarthaṃ bṛhannaḍe
ācacakṣe hayajñāne sairandhrī kauśalaṃ tava |
6 | sā sārathyaṃ mama bhrātuḥ kuru sādhu bṛhannaḍe
purā dūrataraṃ gāvo hriyante kurubhir hi naḥ |
7 | athaitad vacanaṃ me 'dya niyuktā na kariṣyasi
praṇayād ucyamānā tvaṃ parityakṣyāmi jīvitam |
8 | evam uktas tu suśroṇyā tayā sakhyā paraṃtapaḥ
jagāma rājaputrasya sakāśam amitaujasaḥ |
9 | taṃ sā vrajantaṃ tvaritaṃ prabhinnam iva kuñjaram
anvagacchad viśālākṣī śiśur gajavadhūr iva |
10 | dūrād eva tu taṃ prekṣya rājaputro 'bhyabhāṣata
tvayā sārathinā pārthaḥ khāṇḍave 'gnim atarpayat |
11 | pṛthivīm ajayat kṛtsnāṃ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ
sairandhrī tvāṃ samācaṣṭa sā hi jānāti pāṇḍavān |
12 | saṃyaccha māmakān aśvāṃs tathaiva tvaṃ bṛhannaḍe
kurubhir yotsyamānasya godhanāni parīpsataḥ |
13 | arjunasya kilāsīs tvaṃ sārathir dayitaḥ purā
tvayājayat sahāyena pṛthivīṃ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ |
14 | evam uktā pratyuvāca rājaputraṃ bṛhannaḍā
kā śaktir mama sārathyaṃ kartuṃ saṃgrāmamūrdhani |
15 | gītaṃ vā yadi vā nṛttaṃ vāditraṃ vā pṛthagvidham
tat kariṣyāmi bhadraṃ te sārathyaṃ tu kuto mayi |
16 | uttara uvāca |
16 | bṛhannaḍe gāyano vā nartano vā punar bhava
kṣipraṃ me ratham āsthāya nigṛhṇīṣva hayottamān |
17 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
17 | sa tatra narmasaṃyuktam akarot pāṇḍavo bahu
uttarāyāḥ pramukhataḥ sarvaṃ jānann ariṃdama |
18 | ūrdhvam utkṣipya kavacaṃ śarīre pratyamuñcata
kumāryas tatra taṃ dṛṣṭvā prāhasan pṛthulocanāḥ |
19 | sa tu dṛṣṭvā vimuhyantaṃ svayam evottaras tataḥ
kavacena mahārheṇa samanahyad bṛhannaḍām |
20 | sa bibhrat kavacaṃ cāgryaṃ svayam apy aṃśumatprabham
dhvajaṃ ca siṃham ucchritya sārathye samakalpayat |
21 | dhanūṃṣi ca mahārhāṇi bāṇāṃś ca rucirān bahūn
ādāya prayayau vīraḥ sa bṛhannaḍasārathiḥ |
22 | athottarā ca kanyāś ca sakhyas tām abruvaṃs tadā
bṛhannaḍe ānayethā vāsāṃsi rucirāṇi naḥ |
23 | pāñcālikārthaṃ sūkṣmāṇi citrāṇi vividhāni ca
vijitya saṃgrāmagatān bhīṣmadroṇamukhān kurūn |
24 | atha tā bruvatīḥ kanyāḥ sahitāḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
pratyuvāca hasan pārtho meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ |
25 | yady uttaro 'yaṃ saṃgrāme vijeṣyati mahārathān
athāhariṣye vāsāṃsi divyāni rucirāṇi ca |
26 | evam uktvā tu bībhatsus tataḥ prācodayad dhayān
kurūn abhimukhāñ śūro nānādhvajapatākinaḥ |