Book 5 Chapter 132 | |
1 | vidurovāca |
1 | athaitasyām avasthāyāṃ pauruṣaṃ hātum icchasi
nihīnasevitaṃ mārgaṃ gamiṣyasy acirād iva |
2 | yo hi tejo yathāśakti na darśayati vikramāt
kṣatriyo jīvitākāṅkṣī stena ity eva taṃ viduḥ |
3 | arthavanty upapannāni vākyāni guṇavanti ca
naiva saṃprāpnuvanti tvāṃ mumūrṣum iva bheṣajam |
4 | santi vai sindhurājasya saṃtuṣṭā bahavo janāḥ
daurbalyād āsate mūḍhā vyasanaughapratīkṣiṇaḥ |
5 | sahāyopacayaṃ kṛtvā vyavasāyya tatas tataḥ
anuduṣyeyur apare paśyantas tava pauruṣam |
6 | taiḥ kṛtvā saha saṃghātaṃ giridurgālayāṃś cara
kāle vyasanam ākāṅkṣan naivāyam ajarāmaraḥ |
7 | saṃjayo nāmataś ca tvaṃ na ca paśyāmi tat tvayi
anvarthanāmā bhava me putra mā vyarthanāmakaḥ |
8 | samyagdṛṣṭir mahāprājño bālaṃ tvāṃ brāhmaṇo 'bravīt
ayaṃ prāpya mahat kṛcchraṃ punar vṛddhiṃ gamiṣyati |
9 | tasya smarantī vacanam āśaṃse vijayaṃ tava
tasmāt tāta bravīmi tvāṃ vakṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ |
10 | yasya hy arthābhinirvṛttau bhavanty āpyāyitāḥ pare
tasyārthasiddhir niyatā nayeṣv arthānusāriṇaḥ |
11 | samṛddhir asamṛddhir vā pūrveṣāṃ mama saṃjaya
evaṃ vidvān yuddhamanā bhava mā pratyupāhara |
12 | nātaḥ pāpīyasīṃ kāṃ cid avasthāṃ śambaro 'bravīt
yatra naivādya na prātar bhojanaṃ pratidṛśyate |
13 | patiputravadhād etat paramaṃ duḥkham abravīt
dāridryam iti yat proktaṃ paryāyamaraṇaṃ hi tat |
14 | ahaṃ mahākule jātā hradād dhradam ivāgatā
īśvarī sarvakalyāṇair bhartrā paramapūjitā |
15 | mahārhamālyābharaṇāṃ sumṛṣṭāmbaravāsasam
purā dṛṣṭvā suhṛdvargo mām apaśyat sudurgatām |
16 | yadā māṃ caiva bhāryāṃ ca draṣṭāsi bhṛśadurbale
na tadā jīvitenārtho bhavitā tava saṃjaya |
17 | dāsakarmakarān bhṛtyān ācāryartvik purohitān
avṛttyāsmān prajahato dṛṣṭvā kiṃ jīvitena te |
18 | yadi kṛtyaṃ na paśyāmi tavādyeha yathā purā
ślāghanīyaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca kā śāntir hṛdayasya me |
19 | neti ced brāhmaṇān brūyāṃ dīryate hṛdayaṃ mama
na hy ahaṃ na ca me bhartā neti brāhmaṇam uktavān |
20 | vayam āśrayaṇīyāḥ sma nāśritāraḥ parasya ca
sānyān āśritya jīvantī parityakṣyāmi jīvitam |
21 | apāre bhava naḥ pāram aplave bhava naḥ plavaḥ
kuruṣva sthānam asthāne mṛtān saṃjīvayasva naḥ |
22 | sarve te śatravaḥ sahyā na cej jīvitum icchasi
atha ced īdṛśīṃ vṛttiṃ klībām abhyupapadyase |
23 | nirviṇṇātmā hatamanā muñcaitāṃ pāpajīvikām
ekaśatruvadhenaiva śūro gacchati viśrutim |
24 | indro vṛtravadhenaiva mahendraḥ samapadyata
māhendraṃ ca grahaṃ lebhe lokānāṃ ceśvaro 'bhavat |
25 | nāma viśrāvya vā saṃkhye śatrūn āhūya daṃśitān
senāgraṃ vāpi vidrāvya hatvā vā puruṣaṃ varam |
26 | yadaiva labhate vīraḥ suyuddhena mahad yaśaḥ
tadaiva pravyathante 'sya śatravo vinamanti ca |
27 | tyaktvātmānaṃ raṇe dakṣaṃ śūraṃ kāpuruṣā janāḥ
avaśāḥ pūrayanti sma sarvakāmasamṛddhibhiḥ |
28 | rājyaṃ vāpy ugravibhraṃśaṃ saṃśayo jīvitasya vā
pralabdhasya hi śatror vai śeṣaṃ kurvanti sādhavaḥ |
29 | svargadvāropamaṃ rājyam atha vāpy amṛtopamam
ruddham ekāyane matvā patolmuka ivāriṣu |
30 | jahi śatrūn raṇe rājan svadharmam anupālaya
mā tvā paśyet sukṛpaṇaṃ śatruḥ śrīmān kadā cana |
31 | asmadīyaiś ca śocadbhir nadadbhiś ca parair vṛtam
api tvāṃ nānupaśyeyaṃ dīnā dīnam avasthitam |
32 | uṣya sauvīrakanyābhiḥ ślāghasvārthair yathā purā
mā ca saindhavakanyānām avasan no vaśaṃ gamaḥ |
33 | yuvā rūpeṇa saṃpanno vidyayābhijanena ca
yas tvādṛśo vikurvīta yaśasvī lokaviśrutaḥ voḍhavye dhury anaḍuvan manye maraṇam eva tat |
34 | yadi tvām anupaśyāmi parasya priyavādinam
pṛṣṭhato 'nuvrajantaṃ vā kā śāntir hṛdayasya me |
35 | nāsmiñ jātu kule jāto gacched yo 'nyasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
na tvaṃ parasyānudhuraṃ tāta jīvitum arhasi |
36 | ahaṃ hi kṣatrahṛdayaṃ veda yat pariśāśvatam
pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ proktaṃ paraiḥ paratarair api |
37 | yo vai kaś cid ihājātaḥ kṣatriyaḥ kṣatradharmavit
bhayād vṛttisamīkṣo vā na named iha kasya cit |
38 | udyacched eva na named udyamo hy eva pauruṣam
apy aparvaṇi bhajyeta na named iha kasya cit |
39 | mātaṅgo matta iva ca parīyāt sumahāmanāḥ
brāhmaṇebhyo namen nityaṃ dharmāyaiva ca saṃjaya |
40 | niyacchann itarān varṇān vinighnan sarvaduṣkṛtaḥ
sasahāyo 'sahāyo vā yāvajjīvaṃ tathā bhavet |