Book 5 Chapter 191 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | evam uktasya dūtena drupadasya tadā nṛpa
corasyeva gṛhītasya na prāvartata bhāratī |
2 | sa yatnam akarot tīvraṃ saṃbandhair anusāntvanaiḥ
dūtair madhurasaṃbhāṣair naitad astīti saṃdiśan |
3 | sa rājā bhūya evātha kṛtvā tattvata āgamam
kanyeti pāñcālasutāṃ tvaramāṇo 'bhiniryayau |
4 | tataḥ saṃpreṣayām āsa mitrāṇām amitaujasām
duhitur vipralambhaṃ taṃ dhātrīṇāṃ vacanāt tadā |
5 | tataḥ samudayaṃ kṛtvā balānāṃ rājasattamaḥ
abhiyāne matiṃ cakre drupadaṃ prati bhārata |
6 | tataḥ saṃmantrayām āsa mitraiḥ saha mahīpatiḥ
hiraṇyavarmā rājendra pāñcālyaṃ pārthivaṃ prati |
7 | tatra vai niścitaṃ teṣām abhūd rājñāṃ mahātmanām
tathyaṃ ced bhavati hy etat kanyā rājañ śikhaṇḍinī baddhvā pāñcālarājānam ānayiṣyāmahe gṛhān |
8 | anyaṃ rājānam ādhāya pāñcāleṣu nareśvaram
ghātayiṣyāma nṛpatiṃ drupadaṃ saśikhaṇḍinam |
9 | sa tadā dūtam ājñāya punaḥ kṣattāram īśvaraḥ
prāsthāpayat pārṣatāya hanmīti tvāṃ sthiro bhava |
10 | sa prakṛtyā ca vai bhīruḥ kilbiṣī ca narādhipaḥ
bhayaṃ tīvram anuprāpto drupadaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ |
11 | visṛjya dūtaṃ dāśārṇaṃ drupadaḥ śokakarśitaḥ
sametya bhāryāṃ rahite vākyam āha narādhipaḥ |
12 | bhayena mahatāviṣṭo hṛdi śokena cāhataḥ
pāñcālarājo dayitāṃ mātaraṃ vai śikhaṇḍinaḥ |
13 | abhiyāsyati māṃ kopāt saṃbandhī sumahābalaḥ
hiraṇyavarmā nṛpatiḥ karṣamāṇo varūthinīm |
14 | kim idānīṃ kariṣyāmi mūḍhaḥ kanyām imāṃ prati
śikhaṇḍī kila putras te kanyeti pariśaṅkitaḥ |
15 | iti niścitya tattvena samitraḥ sabalānugaḥ
vañcito 'smīti manvāno māṃ kiloddhartum icchati |
16 | kim atra tathyaṃ suśroṇi kiṃ mithyā brūhi śobhane
śrutvā tvattaḥ śubhe vākyaṃ saṃvidhāsyāmy ahaṃ tathā |
17 | ahaṃ hi saṃśayaṃ prāpto bālā ceyaṃ śikhaṇḍinī
tvaṃ ca rājñi mahat kṛcchraṃ saṃprāptā varavarṇini |
18 | sā tvaṃ sarvavimokṣāya tattvam ākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ
tathā vidadhyāṃ suśroṇi kṛtyasyāsya śucismite śikhaṇḍini ca mā bhais tvaṃ vidhāsye tatra tattvataḥ |
19 | kriyayāhaṃ varārohe vañcitaḥ putradharmataḥ
mayā dāśārṇako rājā vañcitaś ca mahīpatiḥ tad ācakṣva mahābhāge vidhāsye tatra yad dhitam |
20 | jānatāpi narendreṇa khyāpanārthaṃ parasya vai
prakāśaṃ coditā devī pratyuvāca mahīpatim |