 | Book 5 Chapter 6
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| 1 | drupada uvāca
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| 1 | bhūtānāṃ prāṇinaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ prāṇināṃ buddhijīvinaḥ
buddhimatsu narāḥ śreṣṭhā narāṇāṃ tu dvijātayaḥ
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| 2 | dvijeṣu vaidyāḥ śreyāṃso vaidyeṣu kṛtabuddhayaḥ
sa bhavān kṛtabuddhīnāṃ pradhāna iti me matiḥ
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| 3 | kulena ca viśiṣṭo 'si vayasā ca śrutena ca
prajñayānavamaś cāsi śukreṇāṅgirasena ca
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| 4 | viditaṃ cāpi te sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaḥ sa kauravaḥ
pāṇḍavaś ca yathāvṛttaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 5 | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vidite vañcitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ paraiḥ
vidureṇānunīto 'pi putram evānuvartate
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| 6 | śakunir buddhipūrvaṃ hi kuntīputraṃ samāhvayat
anakṣajñaṃ matākṣaḥ san kṣatravṛtte sthitaṃ śucim
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| 7 | te tathā vañcayitvā tu dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
na kasyāṃ cid avasthāyāṃ rājyaṃ dāsyanti vai svayam
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| 8 | bhavāṃs tu dharmasaṃyuktaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ bruvan vacaḥ
manāṃsi tasya yodhānāṃ dhruvam āvartayiṣyati
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| 9 | viduraś cāpi tad vākyaṃ sādhayiṣyati tāvakam
bhīṣmadroṇakṛpāṇāṃ ca bhedaṃ saṃjanayiṣyati
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| 10 | amātyeṣu ca bhinneṣu yodheṣu vimukheṣu ca
punar ekāgrakaraṇaṃ teṣāṃ karma bhaviṣyati
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| 11 | etasminn antare pārthāḥ sukham ekāgrabuddhayaḥ
senākarma kariṣyanti dravyāṇāṃ caiva saṃcayam
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| 12 | bhidyamāneṣu ca sveṣu lambamāne ca vai tvayi
na tathā te kariṣyanti senākarma na saṃśayaḥ
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| 13 | etat prayojanaṃ cātra prādhānyenopalabhyate
saṃgatyā dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca kuryād dharmyaṃ vacas tava
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| 14 | sa bhavān dharmayuktaś ca dharmyaṃ teṣu samācaran
kṛpāluṣu parikleśān pāṇḍavānāṃ prakīrtayan
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| 15 | vṛddheṣu kuladharmaṃ ca bruvan pūrvair anuṣṭhitam
vibhetsyati manāṃsy eṣām iti me nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 16 | na ca tebhyo bhayaṃ te 'sti brāhmaṇo hy asi vedavit
dūtakarmaṇi yuktaś ca sthaviraś ca viśeṣataḥ
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| 17 | sa bhavān puṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca
kauraveyān prayātv āśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye
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| 18 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 18 | tathānuśiṣṭaḥ prayayau drupadena mahātmanā
purodhā vṛttasaṃpanno nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam
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