Book 6 Chapter 4 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | evam ukto munis tattvaṃ kavīndro rājasattama
putreṇa dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa dhyānam anvagamat param |
2 | punar evābravīd vākyaṃ kālavādī mahātapāḥ
asaṃśayaṃ pārthivendra kālaḥ saṃkṣipate jagat |
3 | sṛjate ca punar lokān neha vidyati śāśvatam
jñātīnāṃ ca kurūṇāṃ ca saṃbandhisuhṛdāṃ tathā |
4 | dharmyaṃ deśaya panthānaṃ samartho hy asi vāraṇe
kṣudraṃ jñātivadhaṃ prāhur mā kuruṣva mamāpriyam |
5 | kālo 'yaṃ putrarūpeṇa tava jāto viśāṃ pate
na vadhaḥ pūjyate vede hitaṃ naitat kathaṃ cana |
6 | hanyāt sa eva yo hanyāt kuladharmaṃ svakāṃ tanum
kālenotpathagantāsi śakye sati yathāpathi |
7 | kulasyāsya vināśāya tathaiva ca mahīkṣitām
anartho rājyarūpeṇa tyajyatām asukhāvahaḥ |
8 | luptaprajñaḥ pareṇāsi dharmaṃ darśaya vai sutān
kiṃ te rājyena durdharṣa yena prāpto 'si kilbiṣam |
9 | yaśo dharmaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca pālayan svargam āpsyasi
labhantāṃ pāṇḍavā rājyaṃ śamaṃ gacchantu kauravāḥ |
10 | evaṃ bruvati viprendre dhṛtarāṣṭro 'mbikāsutaḥ
ākṣipya vākyaṃ vākyajño vākpathenāpy ayāt punaḥ |
11 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
11 | yathā bhavān veda tathāsmi vettā; bhāvābhāvau viditau me yathāvat
svārthe hi saṃmuhyati tāta loko; māṃ cāpi lokātmakam eva viddhi |
12 | prasādaye tvām atulaprabhāvaṃ; tvaṃ no gatir darśayitā ca dhīraḥ
na cāpi te vaśagā me maharṣe; na kalmaṣaṃ kartum ihārhase mām |
13 | tvaṃ hi dharmaḥ pavitraṃ ca yaśaḥ kīrtir dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca mānyaś cāsi pitāmahaḥ |
14 | vyāsa uvāca |
14 | vaicitravīrya nṛpate yat te manasi vartate
abhidhatsva yathākāmaṃ chettāsmi tava saṃśayam |
15 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
15 | yāni liṅgāni saṃgrāme bhavanti vijayiṣyatām
tāni sarvāṇi bhagavañ śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ |
16 | vyāsa uvāca |
16 | prasannabhāḥ pāvaka ūrdhvaraśmiḥ; pradakṣiṇāvartaśikho vidhūmaḥ
puṇyā gandhāś cāhutīnāṃ pravānti; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ |
17 | gambhīraghoṣāś ca mahāsvanāś ca; śaṅkhā mṛdaṅgāś ca nadanti yatra
viśuddharaśmis tapanaḥ śaśī ca; jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ |
18 |
iṣṭā vācaḥ pṛṣṭhato vāyasānāṃ; saṃprasthitānāṃ ca gamiṣyatāṃ ca
ye pṛṣṭhatas te tvarayanti rājan; ye tv agratas te pratiṣedhayanti |
19 |
kalyāṇavācaḥ śakunā rājahaṃsāḥ; śukāḥ krauñcāḥ śatapatrāś ca yatra
pradakṣiṇāś caiva bhavanti saṃkhye; dhruvaṃ jayaṃ tatra vadanti viprāḥ |
20 | alaṃkāraiḥ kavacaiḥ ketubhiś ca; mukhaprasādair hemavarṇaiś ca nṝṇām
bhrājiṣmatī duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā; yeṣāṃ camūs te vijayanti śatrūn |
21 | hṛṣṭā vācas tathā sattvaṃ yodhānāṃ yatra bhārata
na mlāyante srajaś caiva te taranti raṇe ripūn |
22 | iṣṭo vātaḥ praviṣṭasya dakṣiṇā pravivikṣataḥ
paścāt saṃsādhayaty arthaṃ purastāt pratiṣedhate |
23 | śabdarūparasasparśagandhāś cāviṣkṛtāḥ śubhāḥ
sadā yodhāś ca hṛṣṭāś ca yeṣāṃ teṣāṃ dhruvaṃ jayaḥ |
24 | anv eva vāyavo vānti tathābhrāṇi vayāṃsi ca
anuplavante meghāś ca tathaivendradhanūṃṣi ca |
25 | etāni jayamānānāṃ lakṣaṇāni viśāṃ pate
bhavanti viparītāni mumūrṣūṇāṃ janādhipa |
26 | alpāyāṃ vā mahatyāṃ vā senāyām iti niścitam
harṣo yodhagaṇasyaikaṃ jayalakṣaṇam ucyate |
27 | eko dīrṇo dārayati senāṃ sumahatīm api
taṃ dīrṇam anudīryante yodhāḥ śūratamā api |
28 | durnivāratamā caiva prabhagnā mahatī camūḥ
apām iva mahāvegas trastā mṛgagaṇā iva |
29 | naiva śakyā samādhātuṃ saṃnipāte mahācamūḥ
dīrṇā ity eva dīryante yodhāḥ śūratamā api bhītān bhagnāṃś ca saṃprekṣya bhayaṃ bhūyo vivardhate |
30 | prabhagnā sahasā rājan diśo vibhrāmitā paraiḥ
naiva sthāpayituṃ śakyā śūrair api mahācamūḥ |
31 | saṃbhṛtya mahatīṃ senāṃ caturaṅgāṃ mahīpatiḥ
upāyapūrvaṃ medhāvī yateta satatotthitaḥ |
32 | upāyavijayaṃ śreṣṭham āhur bhedena madhyamam
jaghanya eṣa vijayo yo yuddhena viśāṃ pate mahādoṣaḥ saṃnipātas tato vyaṅgaḥ sa ucyate |
33 | parasparajñāḥ saṃhṛṣṭā vyavadhūtāḥ suniścitāḥ
pañcāśad api ye śūrā mathnanti mahatīṃ camūm atha vā pañca ṣaṭ sapta vijayanty anivartinaḥ |
34 | na vainateyo garuḍaḥ praśaṃsati mahājanam
dṛṣṭvā suparṇopacitiṃ mahatīm api bhārata |
35 | na bāhulyena senāyā jayo bhavati bhārata
adhruvo hi jayo nāma daivaṃ cātra parāyaṇam jayanto hy api saṃgrāme kṣayavanto bhavanty uta |