Book 5 Chapter 168 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | pāñcālarājasya suto rājan parapuraṃjayaḥ
śikhaṇḍī rathamukhyo me mataḥ pārthasya bhārata |
2 | eṣa yotsyati saṃgrāme nāśayan pūrvasaṃsthitim
paraṃ yaśo viprathayaṃs tava senāsu bhārata |
3 | etasya bahulāḥ senāḥ pāñcālāś ca prabhadrakāḥ
tenāsau rathavaṃśena mahat karma kariṣyati |
4 | dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca senānīḥ sarvasenāsu bhārata
mato me 'tiratho rājan droṇaśiṣyo mahārathaḥ |
5 | eṣa yotsyati saṃgrāme sūdayan vai parān raṇe
bhagavān iva saṃkruddhaḥ pinākī yugasaṃkṣaye |
6 | etasya tadrathānīkaṃ kathayanti raṇapriyāḥ
bahutvāt sāgaraprakhyaṃ devānām iva saṃyuge |
7 | kṣatradharmā tu rājendra mato me 'rdharatho nṛpa
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya tanayo bālyān nātikṛtaśramaḥ |
8 | śiśupālasuto vīraś cedirājo mahārathaḥ
dhṛṣṭaketur maheṣvāsaḥ saṃbandhī pāṇḍavasya ha |
9 | eṣa cedipatiḥ śūraḥ saha putreṇa bhārata
mahārathenāsukaraṃ mahat karma kariṣyati |
10 | kṣatradharmarato mahyaṃ mataḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
kṣatradevas tu rājendra pāṇḍaveṣu rathottamaḥ jayantaś cāmitaujāś ca satyajic ca mahārathaḥ |
11 | mahārathā mahātmānaḥ sarve pāñcālasattamāḥ
yotsyante samare tāta saṃrabdhā iva kuñjarāḥ |
12 | ajo bhojaś ca vikrāntau pāṇḍaveṣu mahārathau
pāṇḍavānāṃ sahāyārthe paraṃ śaktyā yatiṣyataḥ śīghrāstrau citrayoddhārau kṛtinau dṛḍhavikramau |
13 | kekayāḥ pañca rājendra bhrātaro yuddhadurmadāḥ
sarva ete rathodārāḥ sarve lohitakadhvajāḥ |
14 | kāśikaḥ sukumāraś ca nīlo yaś cāparo nṛpaḥ
sūryadattaś ca śaṅkhaś ca madirāśvaś ca nāmataḥ |
15 | sarva ete rathodārāḥ sarve cāhavalakṣaṇāḥ
sarvāstraviduṣaḥ sarve mahātmāno matā mama |
16 | vārdhakṣemir mahārāja ratho mama mahān mataḥ
citrāyudhaś ca nṛpatir mato me rathasattamaḥ sa hi saṃgrāmaśobhī ca bhaktaś cāpi kirīṭinaḥ |
17 | cekitānaḥ satyadhṛtiḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathau
dvāv imau puruṣavyāghrau rathodārau matau mama |
18 | vyāghradattaś ca rājendra candrasenaś ca bhārata
matau mama rathodārau pāṇḍavānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
19 | senābinduś ca rājendra krodhahantā ca nāmataḥ
yaḥ samo vāsudevena bhīmasenena cābhibhūḥ sa yotsyatīha vikramya samare tava sainikaiḥ |
20 | māṃ droṇaṃ ca kṛpaṃ caiva yathā saṃmanyate bhavān
tathā sa samaraślāghī mantavyo rathasattamaḥ |
21 | kāśyaḥ paramaśīghrāstraḥ ślāghanīyo rathottamaḥ
ratha ekaguṇo mahyaṃ mataḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ |
22 | ayaṃ ca yudhi vikrānto mantavyo 'ṣṭaguṇo rathaḥ
satyajit samaraślāghī drupadasyātmajo yuvā |
23 | gataḥ so 'tirathatvaṃ hi dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṃmitaḥ
pāṇḍavānāṃ yaśaskāmaḥ paraṃ karma kariṣyati |
24 | anuraktaś ca śūraś ca ratho 'yam aparo mahān
pāṇḍyarājo mahāvīryaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ |
25 | dṛḍhadhanvā maheṣvāsaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ rathottamaḥ
śreṇimān kauravaśreṣṭha vasudānaś ca pārthivaḥ ubhāv etāv atirathau matau mama paraṃtapa |