 | Book 5 Chapter 169
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | rocamāno mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ
yotsyate 'maravat saṃkhye parasainyeṣu bhārata
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| 2 | purujit kuntibhojaś ca maheṣvāso mahābalaḥ
mātulo bhīmasenasya sa ca me 'tiratho mataḥ
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| 3 | eṣa vīro maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtī ca nipuṇaś ca ha
citrayodhī ca śaktaś ca mato me rathapuṃgavaḥ
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| 4 | sa yotsyati hi vikramya maghavān iva dānavaiḥ
yodhāś cāsya parikhyātāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ
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| 5 | bhāgineyakṛte vīraḥ sa kariṣyati saṃgare
sumahat karma pāṇḍūnāṃ sthitaḥ priyahite nṛpaḥ
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| 6 | bhaimasenir mahārāja haiḍimbo rākṣaseśvaraḥ
mato me bahumāyāvī rathayūthapayūthapaḥ
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| 7 | yotsyate samare tāta māyābhiḥ samarapriyaḥ
ye cāsya rākṣasāḥ śūrāḥ sacivā vaśavartinaḥ
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| 8 | ete cānye ca bahavo nānājanapadeśvarāḥ
sametāḥ pāṇḍavasyārthe vāsudevapurogamāḥ
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| 9 | ete prādhānyato rājan pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ
rathāś cātirathāś caiva ye cāpy ardharathā matāḥ
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| 10 | neṣyanti samare senāṃ bhīmāṃ yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ nṛpa
mahendreṇeva vīreṇa pālyamānāṃ kirīṭinā
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| 11 | tair ahaṃ samare vīra tvām āyadbhir jayaiṣibhiḥ
yotsyāmi jayam ākāṅkṣann atha vā nidhanaṃ raṇe
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| 12 | pārthaṃ ca vāsudevaṃ ca cakragāṇḍīvadhāriṇau
saṃdhyāgatāv ivārkendū sameṣye puruṣottamau
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| 13 | ye caiva te rathodārāḥ pāṇḍuputrasya sainikāḥ
sahasainyān ahaṃ tāṃś ca pratīyāṃ raṇamūrdhani
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| 14 | ete rathāś cātirathāś ca tubhyaṃ; yathāpradhānaṃ nṛpa kīrtitā mayā
tathā rājann ardharathāś ca ke cit; tathaiva teṣām api kauravendra
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| 15 | arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ye cānye tatra pārthivāḥ
sarvān āvārayiṣyāmi yāvad drakṣyāmi bhārata
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| 16 | pāñcālyaṃ tu mahābāho nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinam
udyateṣum abhiprekṣya pratiyudhyantam āhave
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| 17 | lokas tad veda yad ahaṃ pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā
prāptaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya brahmacarye dhṛtavrataḥ
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| 18 | citrāṅgadaṃ kauravāṇām ahaṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayam
vicitravīryaṃ ca śiśuṃ yauvarājye 'bhyaṣecayam
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| 19 | devavratatvaṃ vikhyāpya pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājasu
naiva hanyāṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 20 | sa hi strīpūrvako rājañ śikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ
kanyā bhūtvā pumāñ jāto na yotsye tena bhārata
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| 21 | sarvāṃs tv anyān haniṣyāmi pārthivān bharatarṣabha
yān sameṣyāmi samare na tu kuntīsutān nṛpa
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