Book 7 Chapter 4 | |
1 | saṃjaya uvāca |
1 | tasya lālapyataḥ śrutvā vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
deśakālocitaṃ vākyam abravīt prītamānasaḥ |
2 | samudra iva sindhūnāṃ jyotiṣām iva bhāskaraḥ
satyasya ca yathā santo bījānām iva corvarā |
3 | parjanya iva bhūtānāṃ pratiṣṭhā suhṛdāṃ bhava
bāndhavās tvānujīvantu sahasrākṣam ivāmarāḥ |
4 | svabāhubalavīryeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrapriyaiṣiṇā
karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā kāmbojā nihatās tvayā |
5 | girivrajagatāś cāpi nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ
ambaṣṭhāś ca videhāś ca gāndhārāś ca jitās tvayā |
6 | himavaddurganilayāḥ kirātā raṇakarkaśāḥ
duryodhanasya vaśagāḥ kṛtāḥ karṇa tvayā purā |
7 | tatra tatra ca saṃgrāme duryodhanahitaiṣiṇā
bahavaś ca jitā vīrās tvayā karṇa mahaujasā |
8 | yathā duryodhanas tāta sajñātikulabāndhavaḥ
tathā tvam api sarveṣāṃ kauravāṇāṃ gatir bhava |
9 | śivenābhivadāmi tvāṃ gaccha yudhyasva śatrubhiḥ
anuśādhi kurūn saṃkhye dhatsva duryodhane jayam |
10 | bhavān pautrasamo 'smākaṃ yathā duryodhanas tathā
tavāpi dharmataḥ sarve yathā tasya vayaṃ tathā |
11 | yaunāt saṃbandhakāl loke viśiṣṭaṃ saṃgataṃ satām
sadbhiḥ saha naraśreṣṭha pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
12 | sa satyasaṃgaro bhūtvā mamedam iti niścitam
kurūṇāṃ pālaya balaṃ yathā duryodhanas tathā |
13 | iti śrutvā vacaḥ so 'tha caraṇāv abhivādya ca
yayau vaikartanaḥ karṇas tūrṇam āyodhanaṃ prati |
14 | so 'bhivīkṣya naraughāṇāṃ sthānam apratimaṃ mahat
vyūḍhapraharaṇoraskaṃ sainyaṃ tat samabṛṃhayat |
15 | karṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsaṃ yuddhāya samavasthitam
kṣveḍitāsphoṭitaravaiḥ siṃhanādaravair api dhanuḥśabdaiś ca vividhaiḥ kuravaḥ samapūjayan |