 | Book 5 Chapter 144
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tataḥ sūryān niścaritāṃ karṇaḥ śuśrāva bhāratīm
duratyayāṃ praṇayinīṃ pitṛvad bhāskareritām
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| 2 | satyam āha pṛthā vākyaṃ karṇa mātṛvacaḥ kuru
śreyas te syān naravyāghra sarvam ācaratas tathā
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| 3 | evam uktasya mātrā ca svayaṃ pitrā ca bhānunā
cacāla naiva karṇasya matiḥ satyadhṛtes tadā
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| 4 | karṇa uvāca
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| 4 | na te na śraddadhe vākyaṃ kṣatriye bhāṣitaṃ tvayā
dharmadvāraṃ mamaitat syān niyogakaraṇaṃ tava
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| 5 | akaron mayi yat pāpaṃ bhavatī sumahātyayam
avakīrṇo 'smi te tena tad yaśaḥkīrtināśanam
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| 6 | ahaṃ ca kṣatriyo jāto na prāptaḥ kṣatrasatkriyām
tvatkṛte kiṃ nu pāpīyaḥ śatruḥ kuryān mamāhitam
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| 7 | kriyākāle tv anukrośam akṛtvā tvam imaṃ mama
hīnasaṃskārasamayam adya māṃ samacūcudaḥ
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| 8 | na vai mama hitaṃ pūrvaṃ mātṛvac ceṣṭitaṃ tvayā
sā māṃ saṃbodhayasy adya kevalātmahitaiṣiṇī
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| 9 | kṛṣṇena sahitāt ko vai na vyatheta dhanaṃjayāt
ko 'dya bhītaṃ na māṃ vidyāt pārthānāṃ samitiṃ gatam
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| 10 | abhrātā viditaḥ pūrvaṃ yuddhakāle prakāśitaḥ
pāṇḍavān yadi gacchāmi kiṃ māṃ kṣatraṃ vadiṣyati
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| 11 | sarvakāmaiḥ saṃvibhaktaḥ pūjitaś ca sadā bhṛśam
ahaṃ vai dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ kuryāṃ tad aphalaṃ katham
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| 12 | upanahya parair vairaṃ ye māṃ nityam upāsate
namaskurvanti ca sadā vasavo vāsavaṃ yathā
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| 13 | mama prāṇena ye śatrūñ śaktāḥ pratisamāsitum
manyante 'dya kathaṃ teṣām ahaṃ bhindyāṃ manoratham
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| 14 | mayā plavena saṃgrāmaṃ titīrṣanti duratyayam
apāre pārakāmā ye tyajeyaṃ tān ahaṃ katham
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| 15 | ayaṃ hi kālaḥ saṃprāpto dhārtarāṣṭropajīvinām
nirveṣṭavyaṃ mayā tatra prāṇān aparirakṣatā
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| 16 | kṛtārthāḥ subhṛtā ye hi kṛtyakāla upasthite
anavekṣya kṛtaṃ pāpā vikurvanty anavasthitāḥ
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| 17 | rājakilbiṣiṇāṃ teṣāṃ bhartṛpiṇḍāpahāriṇām
naivāyaṃ na paro loko vidyate pāpakarmaṇām
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| 18 | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇām arthe yotsyāmi te sutaiḥ
balaṃ ca śaktiṃ cāsthāya na vai tvayy anṛtaṃ vade
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| 19 | ānṛśaṃsyam atho vṛttaṃ rakṣan satpuruṣocitam
ato 'rthakaram apy etan na karomy adya te vacaḥ
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| 20 | na tu te 'yaṃ samārambho mayi mogho bhaviṣyati
vadhyān viṣahyān saṃgrāme na haniṣyāmi te sutān
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca yamau caivārjunād ṛte
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| 21 | arjunena samaṃ yuddhaṃ mama yaudhiṣṭhire bale
arjunaṃ hi nihatyājau saṃprāptaṃ syāt phalaṃ mayā
yaśasā cāpi yujyeyaṃ nihataḥ savyasācinā
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| 22 | na te jātu naśiṣyanti putrāḥ pañca yaśasvini
nirarjunāḥ sakarṇā vā sārjunā vā hate mayi
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| 23 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 23 | iti karṇavacaḥ śrutvā kuntī duḥkhāt pravepatī
uvāca putram āśliṣya karṇaṃ dhairyād akampitam
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| 24 | evaṃ vai bhāvyam etena kṣayaṃ yāsyanti kauravāḥ
yathā tvaṃ bhāṣase karṇa daivaṃ tu balavattaram
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| 25 | tvayā caturṇāṃ bhrātṝṇām abhayaṃ śatrukarśana
dattaṃ tat pratijānīhi saṃgarapratimocanam
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| 26 | anāmayaṃ svasti ceti pṛthātho karṇam abravīt
tāṃ karṇo 'bhyavadat prītas tatas tau jagmatuḥ pṛthak
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