Book 5 Chapter 61 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tathā tu pṛcchantam atīva pārthān; vaicitravīryaṃ tam acintayitvā
uvāca karṇo dhṛtarāṣṭraputraṃ; praharṣayan saṃsadi kauravāṇām |
2 | mithyā pratijñāya mayā yad astraṃ; rāmād dhṛtaṃ brahmapuraṃ purastāt
vijñāya tenāsmi tadaivam uktas; tavāntakāle 'pratibhāsyatīti |
3 | mahāparādhe hy api saṃnatena; maharṣiṇāhaṃ guruṇā ca śaptaḥ
śaktaḥ pradagdhuṃ hy api tigmatejāḥ; sasāgarām apy avaniṃ maharṣiḥ |
4 | prasāditaṃ hy asya mayā mano 'bhūc; chuśrūṣayā svena ca pauruṣeṇa
tatas tad astraṃ mama sāvaśeṣaṃ; tasmāt samartho 'smi mamaiṣa bhāraḥ |
5 | nimeṣamātraṃ tam ṛṣiprasādam; avāpya pāñcālakarūṣamatsyān
nihatya pārthāṃś ca saputrapautrāṃl; lokān ahaṃ śastrajitān prapatsye |
6 | pitāmahas tiṣṭhatu te samīpe; droṇaś ca sarve ca narendramukhyāḥ
yathāpradhānena balena yātvā; pārthān haniṣyāmi mamaiṣa bhāraḥ |
7 | evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ tam uvāca bhīṣmaḥ; kiṃ katthase kālaparītabuddhe
na karṇa jānāsi yathā pradhāne; hate hatāḥ syur dhṛtarāṣṭraputrāḥ |
8 | yat khāṇḍavaṃ dāhayatā kṛtaṃ hi; kṛṣṇadvitīyena dhanaṃjayena
śrutvaiva tat karma niyantum ātmā; śakyas tvayā vai saha bāndhavena |
9 | yāṃ cāpi śaktiṃ tridaśādhipas te; dadau mahātmā bhagavān mahendraḥ
bhasmīkṛtāṃ tāṃ patitāṃ viśīrṇāṃ; cakrāhatāṃ drakṣyasi keśavena |
10 | yas te śaraḥ sarpamukho vibhāti; sadāgryamālyair mahitaḥ prayatnāt
sa pāṇḍuputrābhihataḥ śaraughaiḥ; saha tvayā yāsyati karṇa nāśam |
11 | bāṇasya bhaumasya ca karṇa hantā; kirīṭinaṃ rakṣati vāsudevaḥ
yas tvādṛśānāṃ ca garīyasāṃ ca; hantā ripūṇāṃ tumule pragāḍhe |
12 | karṇa uvāca |
12 | asaṃśayaṃ vṛṣṇipatir yathoktas; tathā ca bhūyaś ca tato mahātmā
ahaṃ yad uktaḥ paruṣaṃ tu kiṃ cit; pitāmahas tasya phalaṃ śṛṇotu |
13 | nyasyāmi śastrāṇi na jātu saṃkhye; pitāmaho drakṣyati māṃ sabhāyām
tvayi praśānte tu mama prabhāvaṃ; drakṣyanti sarve bhuvi bhūmipālāḥ |
14 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
14 | ity evam uktvā sa mahādhanuṣmān; hitvā sabhāṃ svaṃ bhavanaṃ jagāma
bhīṣmas tu duryodhanam eva rājan; madhye kurūṇāṃ prahasann uvāca |
15 | satyapratijñaḥ kila sūtaputras; tathā sa bhāraṃ viṣaheta kasmāt
vyūhaṃ prativyūhya śirāṃsi bhittvā; lokakṣayaṃ paśyata bhīmasenāt |
16 | āvantyakāliṅgajayadratheṣu; vedidhvaje tiṣṭhati bāhlike ca
ahaṃ haniṣyāmi sadā pareṣāṃ; sahasraśaś cāyutaśaś ca yodhān |
17 | yadaiva rāme bhagavaty anindye; brahma bruvāṇaḥ kṛtavāṃs tad astram
tadaiva dharmaś ca tapaś ca naṣṭaṃ; vaikartanasyādhamapūruṣasya |
18 | athoktavākye nṛpatau tu bhīṣme; nikṣipya śastrāṇi gate ca karṇe
vaicitravīryasya suto 'lpabuddhir; duryodhanaḥ śāṃtanavaṃ babhāṣe |