 | Book 7 Chapter 157
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | ekavīravadhe moghā śaktiḥ sūtātmaje yadā
kasmāt sarvān samutsṛjya sa tāṃ pārthe na muktavān
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| 2 | tasmin hate hatā hi syuḥ sarve pāṇḍavasṛñjayāḥ
ekavīravadhe kasmān na yuddhe jayam ādadhat
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| 3 | āhūto na nivarteyam iti tasya mahāvratam
svayam āhvayitavyaḥ sa sūtaputreṇa phalgunaḥ
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| 4 | tato dvairatham ānīya phalgunaṃ śakradattayā
na jaghāna vṛṣā kasmāt tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya
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| 5 | nūnaṃ buddhivihīnaś cāpy asahāyaś ca me sutaḥ
śatrubhir vyaṃsitopāyaḥ kathaṃ nu sa jayed arīn
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| 6 | yā hy asya paramā śaktir jayasya ca parāyaṇam
sā śaktir vāsudevena vyaṃsitāsya ghaṭotkace
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| 7 | kuṇer yathā hastagataṃ hriyed bilvaṃ balīyasā
tathā śaktir amoghā sā moghībhūtā ghaṭotkace
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| 8 | yathā varāhasya śunaś ca yudhyatos; tayor abhāve śvapacasya lābhaḥ
manye vidvan vāsudevasya tadvad; yuddhe lābhaḥ karṇahaiḍimbayor vai
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| 9 | ghaṭotkaco yadi hanyād dhi karṇaṃ; paro lābhaḥ sa bhavet pāṇḍavānām
vaikartano vā yadi taṃ nihanyāt; tathāpi kṛtyaṃ śaktināśāt kṛtaṃ syāt
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| 10 | iti prājñaḥ prajñayaitad vicārya; ghaṭotkacaṃ sūtaputreṇa yuddhe
ayodhayad vāsudevo nṛsiṃhaḥ; priyaṃ kurvan pāṇḍavānāṃ hitaṃ ca
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| 11 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 11 | etac cikīrṣitaṃ jñātvā karṇe madhunihā nṛpa
niyojayām āsa tadā dvairathe rākṣaseśvaram
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| 12 | ghaṭotkacaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahābuddhir janārdanaḥ
amoghāyā vighātārthaṃ rājan durmantrite tava
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| 13 | tadaiva kṛtakāryā hi vayaṃ syāma kurūdvaha
na rakṣed yadi kṛṣṇas taṃ pārthaṃ karṇān mahārathāt
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| 14 | sāśvadhvajarathaḥ saṃkhye dhṛtarāṣṭra pated bhuvi
vinā janārdanaṃ pārtho yogānām īśvaraṃ prabhum
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| 15 | tais tair upāyair bahubhī rakṣyamāṇaḥ sa pārthiva
jayaty abhimukhaḥ śatrūn pārthaḥ kṛṣṇena pālitaḥ
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| 16 | saviśeṣaṃ tv amoghāyāḥ kṛṣṇo 'rakṣata pāṇḍavam
hanyāt kṣiptā hi kaunteyaṃ śaktir vṛkṣam ivāśaniḥ
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| 17 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 17 | virodhī ca kumantrī ca prājñamānī mamātmajaḥ
yasyaiṣa samatikrānto vadhopāyo jayaṃ prati
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| 18 | tavāpi samatikrāntam etad gāvalgaṇe katham
etam arthaṃ mahābuddhe yat tvayā nāvabodhitaḥ
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| 19 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 19 | duryodhanasya śakuner mama duḥśāsanasya ca
rātrau rātrau bhavaty eṣā nityam eva samarthanā
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| 20 | śvaḥ sarvasainyān utsṛjya jahi karṇa dhanaṃjayam
preṣyavat pāṇḍupāñcālān upabhokṣyāmahe tataḥ
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| 21 | atha vā nihate pārthe pāṇḍuṣv anyatamaṃ tataḥ
sthāpayed yudhi vārṣṇeyas tasmāt kṛṣṇo nipātyatām
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| 22 | kṛṣṇo hi mūlaṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ pārthaḥ skandha ivodgataḥ
śākhā ivetare pārthāḥ pāñcālāḥ patrasaṃjñitāḥ
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kṛṣṇāśrayāḥ kṛṣṇabalāḥ kṛṣṇanāthāś ca pāṇḍavāḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ parāyaṇaṃ caiṣāṃ jyotiṣām iva candramāḥ
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| 24 | tasmāt parṇāni śākhāś ca skandhaṃ cotsṛjya sūtaja
kṛṣṇaṃ nikṛndhi pāṇḍūnāṃ mūlaṃ sarvatra sarvadā
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| 25 | hanyād yadi hi dāśārhaṃ karṇo yādavanandanam
kṛtsnā vasumatī rājan vaśe te syān na saṃśayaḥ
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| 26 | yadi hi sa nihataḥ śayīta bhūmau; yadukulapāṇḍavanandano mahātmā
nanu tava vasudhā narendra sarvā; sagirisamudravanā vaśaṃ vrajeta
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| 27 | sā tu buddhiḥ kṛtāpy evaṃ jāgrati tridaśeśvare
aprameye hṛṣīkeśe yuddhakāle vyamuhyata
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| 28 | arjunaṃ cāpi kaunteyaṃ sadā rakṣati keśavaḥ
na hy enam aicchat pramukhe sauteḥ sthāpayituṃ raṇe
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| 29 | anyāṃś cāsmai rathodārān upasthāpayad acyutaḥ
amoghāṃ tāṃ kathaṃ śaktiṃ moghāṃ kuryām iti prabho
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| 30 | tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhuḥ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ
papraccha rathaśārdūla karṇaṃ prati mahāratham
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| 31 | ayaṃ ca pratyayaḥ karṇe śaktyā cāmitavikrama
kimarthaṃ sūtaputreṇa na muktā phalgune tu sā
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| 32 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 32 | duḥṣāsanaś ca karṇaś ca śakuniś ca sasaindhavaḥ
satataṃ mantrayanti sma duryodhanapurogamāḥ
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| 33 | karṇa karṇa maheṣvāsa raṇe 'mitaparākrama
nānyasya śaktir eṣā te moktavyā jayatāṃ vara
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| 34 | ṛte mahārathāt pārthāt kuntīputrād dhanaṃjayāt
sa hi teṣām atiyaśā devānām iva vāsavaḥ
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| 35 | tasmin vinihate sarve pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayaiḥ saha
bhaviṣyanti gatātmānaḥ surā iva niragnayaḥ
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| 36 | tatheti ca pratijñātaṃ karṇena śinipuṃgava
hṛdi nityaṃ tu karṇasya vadho gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ
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| 37 | aham eva tu rādheyaṃ mohayāmi yudhāṃ vara
yato nāvasṛjac chaktiṃ pāṇḍave śvetavāhane
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| 38 | phalgunasya hi tāṃ mṛtyum avagamya yuyutsataḥ
na nidrā na ca me harṣo manaso 'sti yudhāṃ vara
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| 39 | ghaṭotkace vyaṃsitāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā tāṃ śinipuṃgava
mṛtyor āsyāntarān muktaṃ paśyāmy adya dhanaṃjayam
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| 40 | na pitā na ca me mātā na yūyaṃ bhrātaras tathā
na ca prāṇās tathā rakṣyā yathā bībhatsur āhave
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| 41 | trailokyarājyād yat kiṃ cid bhaved anyat sudurlabham
neccheyaṃ sātvatāhaṃ tad vinā pārthaṃ dhanaṃjayam
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| 42 | ataḥ praharṣaḥ sumahān yuyudhānādya me 'bhavat
mṛtaṃ pratyāgatam iva dṛṣṭvā pārthaṃ dhanaṃjayam
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| 43 | ataś ca prahito yuddhe mayā karṇāya rākṣasaḥ
na hy anyaḥ samare rātrau śaktaḥ karṇaṃ prabādhitum
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| 44 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 44 | iti sātyakaye prāha tadā devakinandanaḥ
dhanaṃjayahite yuktas tatpriye satataṃ rataḥ
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