Book 4 Chapter 37 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | taṃ dṛṣṭvā klībaveṣeṇa rathasthaṃ narapuṃgavam
śamīm abhimukhaṃ yāntaṃ ratham āropya cottaram |
2 | bhīṣmadroṇamukhās tatra kurūṇāṃ rathasattamāḥ
vitrastamanasaḥ sarve dhanaṃjayakṛtād bhayāt |
3 | tān avekṣya hatotsāhān utpātān api cādbhutān
guruḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho bhāradvājo 'bhyabhāṣata |
4 | calāś ca vātāḥ saṃvānti rūkṣāḥ paruṣaniḥsvanāḥ
bhasmavarṇaprakāśena tamasā saṃvṛtaṃ nabhaḥ |
5 | rūkṣavarṇāś ca jaladā dṛśyante 'dbhutadarśanāḥ
niḥsaranti ca kośebhyaḥ śastrāṇi vividhāni ca |
6 | śivāś ca vinadanty etā dīptāyāṃ diśi dāruṇāḥ
hayāś cāśrūṇi muñcanti dhvajāḥ kampanty akampitāḥ |
7 | yādṛśāny atra rūpāṇi saṃdṛśyante bahūny api
yattā bhavantas tiṣṭhantu syād yuddhaṃ samupasthitam |
8 | rakṣadhvam api cātmānaṃ vyūhadhvaṃ vāhinīm api
vaiśasaṃ ca pratīkṣadhvaṃ rakṣadhvaṃ cāpi godhanam |
9 | eṣa vīro maheṣvāsaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
āgataḥ klībaveṣeṇa pārtho nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ |
10 | sa eṣa pārtho vikrāntaḥ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ
nāyuddhena nivarteta sarvair api marudgaṇaiḥ |
11 | kleśitaś ca vane śūro vāsavena ca śikṣitaḥ
amarṣavaśam āpanno yotsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
12 | nehāsya pratiyoddhāram ahaṃ paśyāmi kauravāḥ
mahādevo 'pi pārthena śrūyate yudhi toṣitaḥ |
13 | karṇa uvāca |
13 | sadā bhavān phalgunasya guṇair asmān vikatthase
na cārjunaḥ kalā pūrṇā mama duryodhanasya vā |
14 | duryodhana uvāca |
14 | yady eṣa pārtho rādheya kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ bhaven mama
jñātāḥ punaś cariṣyanti dvādaśānyān hi vatsarān |
15 | athaiṣa kaś cid evānyaḥ klībaveṣeṇa mānavaḥ
śarair enaṃ suniśitaiḥ pātayiṣyāmi bhūtale |
16 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
16 | tasmin bruvati tad vākyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭre paraṃtape
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpo drauṇiḥ pauruṣaṃ tad apūjayan |