Book 5 Chapter 47 | |
1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
1 | pṛcchāmi tvāṃ saṃjaya rājamadhye; kim abravīd vākyam adīnasattvaḥ
dhanaṃjayas tāta yudhāṃ praṇetā; durātmanāṃ jīvitacchin mahātmā |
2 | saṃjaya uvāca |
2 | duryodhano vācam imāṃ śṛṇotu; yad abravīd arjuno yotsyamānaḥ
yudhiṣṭhirasyānumate mahātmā; dhanaṃjayaḥ śṛṇvataḥ keśavasya |
3 | anvatrasto bāhuvīryaṃ vidāna; upahvare vāsudevasya dhīraḥ
avocan māṃ yotsyamānaḥ kirīṭī; madhye brūyā dhārtarāṣṭraṃ kurūṇām |
4 |
ye vai rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya; samānītāḥ śṛṇvatāṃ cāpi teṣām
yathā samagraṃ vacanaṃ mayoktaṃ; sahāmātyaṃ śrāvayethā nṛpaṃ tam |
5 | yathā nūnaṃ devarājasya devāḥ; śuśrūṣante vajrahastasya sarve
tathāśṛṇvan pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāś ca; kirīṭinā vācam uktāṃ samarthām |
6 | ity abravīd arjuno yotsyamāno; gāṇḍīvadhanvā lohitapadmanetraḥ
na ced rājyaṃ muñcati dhārtarāṣṭro; yudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasya rājñaḥ asti nūnaṃ karma kṛtaṃ purastād; anirviṣṭaṃ pāpakaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ |
7 | yeṣāṃ yuddhaṃ bhīmasenārjunābhyāṃ; tathāśvibhyāṃ vāsudevena caiva
śaineyena dhruvam āttāyudhena; dhṛṣṭadyumnenātha śikhaṇḍinā ca yudhiṣṭhireṇendrakalpena caiva; yo 'padhyānān nirdahed gāṃ divaṃ ca |
8 |
taiś ced yuddhaṃ manyate dhārtarāṣṭro; nirvṛtto 'rthaḥ sakalaḥ pāṇḍavānām
mā tat kārṣīḥ pāṇḍavārthāya hetor; upaihi yuddhaṃ yadi manyase tvam |
9 | yāṃ tāṃ vane duḥkhaśayyām uvāsa; pravrājitaḥ pāṇḍavo dharmacārī
āśiṣyate duḥkhatarām anarthām; antyāṃ śayyāṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ parāsuḥ |
10 | hriyā jñānena tapasā damena; krodhenātho dharmaguptyā dhanena
anyāyavṛttaḥ kurupāṇḍaveyān; adhyātiṣṭhad dhārtarāṣṭro durātmā |
11 | māyopadhaḥ praṇidhānārjavābhyāṃ; tapodamābhyāṃ dharmaguptyā balena
satyaṃ bruvan prītiyuktyānṛtena; titikṣamāṇaḥ kliśyamāno 'tivelam |
12 |
yadā jyeṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitātmā; krodhaṃ yat taṃ varṣapūgān sughoram
avasraṣṭā kuruṣūdvṛttacetās; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
13 | kṛṣṇavartmeva jvalitaḥ samiddho; yathā dahet kakṣam agnir nidāghe
evaṃ dagdhā dhārtarāṣṭrasya senāṃ; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ krodhadīpto 'nuvīkṣya |
14 | yadā draṣṭā bhīmasenaṃ raṇasthaṃ; gadāhastaṃ krodhaviṣaṃ vamantam
durmarṣaṇaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ bhīmavegaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
15 | mahāsiṃho gāva iva praviśya; gadāpāṇir dhārtarāṣṭrān upetya
yadā bhīmo bhīmarūpo nihantā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
16 | mahābhaye vītabhayaḥ kṛtāstraḥ; samāgame śatrubalāvamardī
sakṛd rathena pratiyād rathaughān; padātisaṃghān gadayābhinighnan |
17 | sainyān anekāṃs tarasā vimṛdnan; yadā kṣeptā dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyam
chindan vanaṃ paraśuneva śūras; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
18 | tṛṇaprāyaṃ jvalaneneva dagdhaṃ; grāmaṃ yathā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ samīkṣya
pakvaṃ sasyaṃ vaidyuteneva dagdhaṃ; parāsiktaṃ vipulaṃ svaṃ balaugham |
19 | hatapravīraṃ vimukhaṃ bhayārtaṃ; parāṅmukhaṃ prāyaśo 'dhṛṣṭayodham
śastrārciṣā bhīmasenena dagdhaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
20 | upāsaṅgād uddharan dakṣiṇena; paraḥśatān nakulaś citrayodhī
yadā rathāgryo rathinaḥ pracetā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
21 | sukhocito duḥkhaśayyāṃ vaneṣu; dīrghaṃ kālaṃ nakulo yām aśeta
āśīviṣaḥ kruddha iva śvasan bhṛśaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
22 | tyaktātmānaḥ pārthivāyodhanāya; samādiṣṭā dharmarājena vīrāḥ
rathaiḥ śubhraiḥ sainyam abhidravanto; dṛṣṭvā paścāt tapsyate dhārtarāṣṭraḥ |
23 |
śiśūn kṛtāstrān aśiśuprakāśān; yadā draṣṭā kauravaḥ pañca śūrān
tyaktvā prāṇān kekayān ādravantas; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
24 | yadā gatodvāham akūjanākṣaṃ; suvarṇatāraṃ ratham ātatāyī
dāntair yuktaṃ sahadevo 'dhirūḍhaḥ; śirāṃsi rājñāṃ kṣepsyate mārgaṇaughaiḥ |
25 | mahābhaye saṃpravṛtte rathasthaṃ; vivartamānaṃ samare kṛtāstram
sarvāṃ diśaṃ saṃpatantaṃ samīkṣya; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
26 | hrīniṣedho nipuṇaḥ satyavādī; mahābalaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ
gāndhārim ārcchaṃs tumule kṣiprakārī; kṣeptā janān sahadevas tarasvī |
27 | yadā draṣṭā draupadeyān maheṣūñ; śūrān kṛtāstrān rathayuddhakovidān
āśīviṣān ghoraviṣān ivāyatas; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
28 | yadābhimanyuḥ paravīraghātī; śaraiḥ parān megha ivābhivarṣan
vigāhitā kṛṣṇasamaḥ kṛtāstras; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
29 | yadā draṣṭā bālam abālavīryaṃ; dviṣaccamūṃ mṛtyum ivāpatantam
saubhadram indrapratimaṃ kṛtāstraṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
30 | prabhadrakāḥ śīghratarā yuvāno; viśāradāḥ siṃhasamānavīryāḥ
yadā kṣeptāro dhārtarāṣṭrān sasainyāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
31 | vṛddhau virāṭadrupadau mahārathau; pṛthak camūbhyām abhivartamānau
yadā draṣṭārau dhārtarāṣṭrān sasainyāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
32 | yadā kṛtāstro drupadaḥ pracinvañ; śirāṃsi yūnāṃ samare rathasthaḥ
kruddhaḥ śaraiś chetsyati cāpamuktais; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
33 | yadā virāṭaḥ paravīraghātī; marmāntare śatrucamūṃ praveṣṭā
matsyaiḥ sārdham anṛśaṃsarūpais; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
34 | jyeṣṭhaṃ mātsyānām anṛśaṃsarūpaṃ; virāṭaputraṃ rathinaṃ purastāt
yadā draṣṭā daṃśitaṃ pāṇḍavārthe; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
35 | raṇe hate kauravāṇāṃ pravīre; śikhaṇḍinā sattame śaṃtanūje
na jātu naḥ śatravo dhārayeyur; asaṃśayaṃ satyam etad bravīmi |
36 | yadā śikhaṇḍī rathinaḥ pracinvan; bhīṣmaṃ rathenābhiyātā varūthī
divyair hayair avamṛdnan rathaughāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
37 | yadā draṣṭā sṛñjayānām anīke; dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ pramukhe rocamānam
astraṃ yasmai guhyam uvāca dhīmān; droṇas tadā tapsyati dhārtarāṣṭraḥ |
38 | yadā sa senāpatir aprameyaḥ; parābhavann iṣubhir dhārtarāṣṭrān
droṇaṃ raṇe śatrusaho 'bhiyātā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
39 | hrīmān manīṣī balavān manasvī; sa lakṣmīvān somakānāṃ prabarhaḥ
na jātu taṃ śatravo 'nye saheran; yeṣāṃ sa syād agraṇīr vṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ |
40 | brūyāc ca mā pravṛṇīṣveti loke; yuddhe 'dvitīyaṃ sacivaṃ rathastham
śiner naptāraṃ pravṛṇīma sātyakiṃ; mahābalaṃ vītabhayaṃ kṛtāstram |
41 | yadā śinīnām adhipo mayoktaḥ; śaraiḥ parān megha iva pravarṣan
pracchādayiṣyañ śarajālena yodhāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
42 | yadā dhṛtiṃ kurute yotsyamānaḥ; sa dīrghabāhur dṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā
siṃhasyeva gandham āghrāya gāvaḥ; saṃveṣṭante śatravo 'smād yathāgneḥ |
43 | sa dīrghabāhur dṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā; bhindyād girīn saṃharet sarvalokān
astre kṛtī nipuṇaḥ kṣiprahasto; divi sthitaḥ sūrya ivābhibhāti |
44 | citraḥ sūkṣmaḥ sukṛto yādavasya; astre yogo vṛṣṇisiṃhasya bhūyān
yathāvidhaṃ yogam āhuḥ praśastaṃ; sarvair guṇaiḥ sātyakis tair upetaḥ |
45 | hiraṇmayaṃ śvetahayaiś caturbhir; yadā yuktaṃ syandanaṃ mādhavasya
draṣṭā yuddhe sātyaker vai suyodhanas; tadā tapsyaty akṛtātmā sa mandaḥ |
46 | yadā rathaṃ hemamaṇiprakāśaṃ; śvetāśvayuktaṃ vānaraketum ugram
draṣṭā raṇe saṃyataṃ keśavena; tadā tapsyaty akṛtātmā sa mandaḥ |
47 | yadā maurvyās talaniṣpeṣam ugraṃ; mahāśabdaṃ vajraniṣpeṣatulyam
vidhūyamānasya mahāraṇe mayā; gāṇḍīvasya śroṣyati mandabuddhiḥ |
48 | tadā mūḍho dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putras; taptā yuddhe durmatir duḥsahāyaḥ
dṛṣṭvā sainyaṃ bāṇavarṣāndhakāraṃ; prabhajyantaṃ gokulavad raṇāgre |
49 | balāhakād uccarantīva vidyut; sahasraghnī dviṣatāṃ saṃgameṣu
asthicchido marmabhido vamec charāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
50 |
yadā draṣṭā jyāmukhād bāṇasaṃghān; gāṇḍīvamuktān patataḥ śitāgrān
nāgān hayān varmiṇaś cādadānāṃs; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
51 | yadā mandaḥ parabāṇān vimuktān; mameṣubhir hriyamāṇān pratīpam
tiryag vidvāṃś chidyamānān kṣuraprais; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
52 | yadā vipāṭhā madbhujavipramuktā; dvijāḥ phalānīva mahīruhāgrāt
pracchettāra uttamāṅgāni yūnāṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
53 | yadā draṣṭā patataḥ syandanebhyo; mahāgajebhyo 'śvagatāṃś ca yodhān
śarair hatān pātitāṃś caiva raṅge; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvatapsyat |
54 | padātisaṃghān rathasaṃghān samantād; vyāttānanaḥ kāla ivātateṣuḥ
praṇotsyāmi jvalitair bāṇavarṣaiḥ; śatrūṃs tadā tapsyati mandabuddhiḥ |
55 | sarvā diśaḥ saṃpatatā rathena; rajodhvastaṃ gāṇḍivenāpakṛttam
yadā draṣṭā svabalaṃ saṃpramūḍhaṃ; tadā paścāt tapsyati mandabuddhiḥ |
56 | kāṃdigbhūtaṃ chinnagātraṃ visaṃjñaṃ; duryodhano drakṣyati sarvasainyam
hatāśvavīrāgryanarendranāgaṃ; pipāsitaṃ śrāntapatraṃ bhayārtam |
57 | ārtasvaraṃ hanyamānaṃ hataṃ ca; vikīrṇakeśāsthikapālasaṃgham
prajāpateḥ karma yathārdhaniṣṭhitaṃ; tadā dṛṣṭvā tapsyate mandabuddhiḥ |
58 |
yadā rathe gāṇḍivaṃ vāsudevaṃ; divyaṃ śaṅkhaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ hayāṃś ca
tūṇāv akṣayyau devadattaṃ ca māṃ ca; draṣṭā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sametān |
59 | udvartayan dasyusaṃghān sametān; pravartayan yugam anyad yugānte
yadā dhakṣyāmy agnivat kauraveyāṃs; tadā taptā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputraḥ |
60 | sahabhrātā sahaputraḥ sasainyo; bhraṣṭaiśvaryaḥ krodhavaśo 'lpacetāḥ
darpasyānte vihite vepamānaḥ; paścān mandas tapsyati dhārtarāṣṭraḥ |
61 | pūrvāhṇe māṃ kṛtajapyaṃ kadā cid; vipraḥ provācodakānte manojñam
kartavyaṃ te duṣkaraṃ karma pārtha; yoddhavyaṃ te śatrubhiḥ savyasācin |
62 | indro vā te harivān vajrahastaḥ; purastād yātu samare 'rīn vinighnan
sugrīvayuktena rathena vā te; paścāt kṛṣṇo rakṣatu vāsudevaḥ |
63 | vavre cāhaṃ vajrahastān mahendrād; asmin yuddhe vāsudevaṃ sahāyam
sa me labdho dasyuvadhāya kṛṣṇo; manye caitad vihitaṃ daivatair me |
64 | ayudhyamāno manasāpi yasya; jayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ puruṣasyābhinandet
dhruvaṃ sarvān so 'bhyatīyād amitrān; sendrān devān mānuṣe nāsti cintā |
65 | sa bāhubhyāṃ sāgaram uttitīrṣen; mahodadhiṃ salilasyāprameyam
tejasvinaṃ kṛṣṇam atyantaśūraṃ; yuddhena yo vāsudevaṃ jigīṣet |
66 | giriṃ ya iccheta talena bhettuṃ; śiloccayaṃ śvetam atipramāṇam
tasyaiva pāṇiḥ sanakho viśīryen; na cāpi kiṃ cit sa gires tu kuryāt |
67 | agniṃ samiddhaṃ śamayed bhujābhyāṃ; candraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca nivārayeta
hared devānām amṛtaṃ prasahya; yuddhena yo vāsudevaṃ jigīṣet |
68 | yo rukmiṇīm ekarathena bhojyām; utsādya rājñāṃ viṣayaṃ prasahya
uvāha bhāryāṃ yaśasā jvalantīṃ; yasyāṃ jajñe raukmiṇeyo mahātmā |
69 | ayaṃ gāndhārāṃs tarasā saṃpramathya; jitvā putrān nagnajitaḥ samagrān
baddhaṃ mumoca vinadantaṃ prasahya; sudarśanīyaṃ devatānāṃ lalāmam |
70 | ayaṃ kavāṭe nijaghāna pāṇḍyaṃ; tathā kaliṅgān dantakūre mamarda
anena dagdhā varṣapūgān vināthā; vārāṇasī nagarī saṃbabhūva |
71 | yaṃ sma yuddhe manyate 'nyair ajeyam; ekalavyaṃ nāma niṣādarājam
vegeneva śailam abhihatya jambhaḥ; śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsuḥ |
72 | tathograsenasya sutaṃ praduṣṭaṃ; vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ madhyagāṃ tapantam
apātayad baladevadvitīyo; hatvā dadau cograsenāya rājyam |
73 | ayaṃ saubhaṃ yodhayām āsa khasthaṃ; vibhīṣaṇaṃ māyayā śālvarājam
saubhadvāri pratyagṛhṇāc chataghnīṃ; dorbhyāṃ ka enaṃ viṣaheta martyaḥ |
74 | prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma babhūva durgaṃ; puraṃ ghoram asurāṇām asahyam
mahābalo narakas tatra bhaumo; jahārādityā maṇikuṇḍale śubhe |
75 | na taṃ devāḥ saha śakreṇa sehire; samāgatā āharaṇāya bhītāḥ
dṛṣṭvā ca te vikramaṃ keśavasya; balaṃ tathaivāstram avāraṇīyam |
76 | jānanto 'sya prakṛtiṃ keśavasya; nyayojayan dasyuvadhāya kṛṣṇam
sa tat karma pratiśuśrāva duṣkaram; aiśvaryavān siddhiṣu vāsudevaḥ |
77 | nirmocane ṣaṭ sahasrāṇi hatvā; saṃchidya pāśān sahasā kṣurāntān
muraṃ hatvā vinihatyaugharākṣasaṃ; nirmocanaṃ cāpi jagāma vīraḥ |
78 | tatraiva tenāsya babhūva yuddhaṃ; mahābalenātibalasya viṣṇoḥ
śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsur; vāteneva mathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ |
79 | āhṛtya kṛṣṇo maṇikuṇḍale te; hatvā ca bhaumaṃ narakaṃ muraṃ ca
śriyā vṛto yaśasā caiva dhīmān; pratyājagāmāpratimaprabhāvaḥ |
80 | tasmai varān adadaṃs tatra devā; dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṃ karma raṇe kṛtaṃ tat
śramaś ca te yudhyamānasya na syād; ākāśe vā apsu caiva kramaḥ syāt |
81 | śastrāṇi gātre ca na te kramerann; ity eva kṛṣṇaś ca tataḥ kṛtārthaḥ
evaṃrūpe vāsudeve 'prameye; mahābale guṇasaṃpat sadaiva |
82 | tam asahyaṃ viṣṇum anantavīryam; āśaṃsate dhārtarāṣṭro balena
yadā hy enaṃ tarkayate durātmā; tac cāpy ayaṃ sahate 'smān samīkṣya |
83 | paryāgataṃ mama kṛṣṇasya caiva; yo manyate kalahaṃ saṃprayujya
śakyaṃ hartuṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mamatvaṃ; tad veditā saṃyugaṃ tatra gatvā |
84 | namaskṛtvā śāṃtanavāya rājñe; droṇāyātho sahaputrāya caiva
śāradvatāyāpratidvandvine ca; yotsyāmy ahaṃ rājyam abhīpsamānaḥ |
85 | dharmeṇāstraṃ niyataṃ tasya manye; yo yotsyate pāṇḍavair dharmacārī
mithyāglahe nirjitā vai nṛśaṃsaiḥ; saṃvatsarān dvādaśa pāṇḍuputrāḥ |
86 | avāpya kṛcchraṃ vihitaṃ hy araṇye; dīrghaṃ kālaṃ caikam ajñātacaryām
te hy akasmāj jīvitaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ; na mṛṣyante dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ padasthāḥ |
87 | te ced asmān yudhyamānāñ jayeyur; devair apīndrapramukhaiḥ sahāyaiḥ
dharmād adharmaś carito garīyān; iti dhruvaṃ nāsti kṛtaṃ na sādhu |
88 | na ced imaṃ puruṣaṃ karmabaddhaṃ; na ced asmān manyate 'sau viśiṣṭān
āśaṃse 'haṃ vāsudevadvitīyo; duryodhanaṃ sānubandhaṃ nihantum |
89 | na ced idaṃ karma nareṣu baddhaṃ; na vidyate puruṣasya svakarma
idaṃ ca tac cāpi samīkṣya nūnaṃ; parājayo dhārtarāṣṭrasya sādhuḥ |
90 | pratyakṣaṃ vaḥ kuravo yad bravīmi; yudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi
anyatra yuddhāt kuravaḥ parīpsan; na yudhyatāṃ śeṣa ihāsti kaś cit |
91 | hatvā tv ahaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrān sakarṇān; rājyaṃ kurūṇām avajetā samagram
yad vaḥ kāryaṃ tat kurudhvaṃ yathāsvam; iṣṭān dārān ātmajāṃś copabhuṅkta |
92 |
apy evaṃ no brāhmaṇāḥ santi vṛddhā; bahuśrutāḥ śīlavantaḥ kulīnāḥ
sāṃvatsarā jyotiṣi cāpi yuktā; nakṣatrayogeṣu ca niścayajñāḥ |
93 | uccāvacaṃ daivayuktaṃ rahasyaṃ; divyāḥ praśnā mṛgacakrā muhūrtāḥ
kṣayaṃ mahāntaṃ kurusṛñjayānāṃ; nivedayante pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaṃ ca |
94 | tathā hi no manyate 'jātaśatruḥ; saṃsiddhārtho dviṣatāṃ nigrahāya
janārdanaś cāpy aparokṣavidyo; na saṃśayaṃ paśyati vṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ |
95 | ahaṃ ca jānāmi bhaviṣyarūpaṃ; paśyāmi buddhyā svayam apramattaḥ
dṛṣṭiś ca me na vyathate purāṇī; yudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi |
96 | anālabdhaṃ jṛmbhati gāṇḍivaṃ dhanur; anālabdhā kampati me dhanurjyā
bāṇāś ca me tūṇamukhād visṛjya; muhur muhur gantum uśanti caiva |
97 | saikyaḥ kośān niḥsarati prasanno; hitveva jīrṇām uragas tvacaṃ svām
dhvaje vāco raudrarūpā vadanti; kadā ratho yokṣyate te kirīṭin |
98 | gomāyusaṃghāś ca vadanti rātrau; rakṣāṃsy atho niṣpatanty antarikṣāt
mṛgāḥ śṛgālāḥ śitikaṇṭhāś ca kākā; gṛdhrā baḍāś caiva tarakṣavaś ca |
99 | suparṇapātāś ca patanti paścād; dṛṣṭvā rathaṃ śvetahayaprayuktam
ahaṃ hy ekaḥ pārthivān sarvayodhāñ; śarān varṣan mṛtyulokaṃ nayeyam |
100 | samādadānaḥ pṛthag astramārgān; yathāgnir iddho gahanaṃ nidāghe
sthūṇākarṇaṃ pāśupataṃ ca ghoraṃ; tathā brahmāstraṃ yac ca śakro viveda |
101 | vadhe dhṛto vegavataḥ pramuñcan; nāhaṃ prajāḥ kiṃ cid ivāvaśiṣye
śāntiṃ lapsye paramo hy eṣa bhāvaḥ; sthiro mama brūhi gāvalgaṇe tān |
102 | nityaṃ punaḥ sacivair yair avocad; devān apīndrapramukhān sahāyān
tair manyate kalahaṃ saṃprayujya; sa dhārtarāṣṭraḥ paśyata moham asya |
103 |
vṛddho bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ kṛpaś ca; droṇaḥ saputro viduraś ca dhīmān
ete sarve yad vadante tad astu; āyuṣmantaḥ kuravaḥ santu sarve |