 | Book 9 Chapter 2
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | visṛṣṭāsv atha nārīṣu dhṛtarāṣṭro 'mbikāsutaḥ
vilalāpa mahārāja duḥkhād duḥkhataraṃ gataḥ
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| 2 | sadhūmam iva niḥśvasya karau dhunvan punaḥ punaḥ
vicintya ca mahārāja tato vacanam abravīt
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| 3 | aho bata mahad duḥkhaṃ yad ahaṃ pāṇḍavān raṇe
kṣemiṇaś cāvyayāṃś caiva tvattaḥ sūta śṛṇomi vai
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| 4 | vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ mama
yac chrutvā nihatān putrān dīryate na sahasradhā
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| 5 | cintayitvā vacas teṣāṃ bālakrīḍāṃ ca saṃjaya
adya śrutvā hatān putrān bhṛśaṃ me dīryate manaḥ
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| 6 | andhatvād yadi teṣāṃ tu na me rūpanidarśanam
putrasnehakṛtā prītir nityam eteṣu dhāritā
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| 7 | bālabhāvam atikrāntān yauvanasthāṃś ca tān aham
madhyaprāptāṃs tathā śrutvā hṛṣṭa āsaṃ tathānagha
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| 8 | tān adya nihatāñ śrutvā hṛtaiśvaryān hṛtaujasaḥ
na labhe vai kva cic chāntiṃ putrādhibhir abhiplutaḥ
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| 9 | ehy ehi putra rājendra mamānāthasya sāṃpratam
tvayā hīno mahābāho kāṃ nu yāsyāmy ahaṃ gatim
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| 10 | gatir bhūtvā mahārāja jñātīnāṃ suhṛdāṃ tathā
andhaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca māṃ vīra vihāya kva nu gacchasi
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| 11 | sā kṛpā sā ca te prītiḥ sā ca rājan sumānitā
kathaṃ vinihataḥ pārthaiḥ saṃyugeṣv aparājitaḥ
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| 12 | kathaṃ tvaṃ pṛthivīpālān bhuktvā tāta samāgatān
śeṣe vinihato bhūmau prākṛtaḥ kunṛpo yathā
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| 13 | ko nu mām utthitaṃ kālye tāta tāteti vakṣyati
mahārājeti satataṃ lokanātheti cāsakṛt
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| 14 | pariṣvajya ca māṃ kaṇṭhe snehenāklinnalocanaḥ
anuśādhīti kauravya tat sādhu vada me vacaḥ
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| 15 | nanu nāmāham aśrauṣaṃ vacanaṃ tava putraka
bhūyasī mama pṛthvīyaṃ yathā pārthasya no tathā
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| 16 | bhagadattaḥ kṛpaḥ śalya āvantyo 'tha jayadrathaḥ
bhūriśravāḥ somadatto mahārājo 'tha bāhlikaḥ
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| 17 | aśvatthāmā ca bhojaś ca māgadhaś ca mahābalaḥ
bṛhadbalaś ca kāśīśaḥ śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ
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| 18 | mlecchāś ca bahusāhasrāḥ śakāś ca yavanaiḥ saha
sudakṣiṇaś ca kāmbojas trigartādhipatis tathā
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| 19 | bhīṣmaḥ pitāmahaś caiva bhāradvājo 'tha gautamaḥ
śrutāyuś cācyutāyuś ca śatāyuś cāpi vīryavān
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| 20 | jalasaṃdho 'thārśyaśṛṅgī rākṣasaś cāpy alāyudhaḥ
alaṃbuso mahābāhuḥ subāhuś ca mahārathaḥ
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| 21 | ete cānye ca bahavo rājāno rājasattama
madartham udyatāḥ sarve prāṇāṃs tyaktvā raṇe prabho
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| 22 | yeṣāṃ madhye sthito yuddhe bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ
yodhayiṣyāmy ahaṃ pārthān pāñcālāṃś caiva sarvaśaḥ
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| 23 | cedīṃś ca nṛpaśārdūla draupadeyāṃś ca saṃyuge
sātyakiṃ kuntibhojaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ ca ghaṭotkacam
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| 24 | eko 'py eṣāṃ mahārāja samarthaḥ saṃnivāraṇe
samare pāṇḍaveyānāṃ saṃkruddho hy abhidhāvatām
kiṃ punaḥ sahitā vīrāḥ kṛtavairāś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ
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| 25 | atha vā sarva evaite pāṇḍavasyānuyāyibhiḥ
yotsyanti saha rājendra haniṣyanti ca tān mṛdhe
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| 26 | karṇas tv eko mayā sārdhaṃ nihaniṣyati pāṇḍavān
tato nṛpatayo vīrāḥ sthāsyanti mama śāsane
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| 27 | yaś ca teṣāṃ praṇetā vai vāsudevo mahābalaḥ
na sa saṃnahyate rājann iti mām abravīd vacaḥ
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| 28 | tasyāhaṃ vadataḥ sūta bahuśo mama saṃnidhau
yuktito hy anupaśyāmi nihatān pāṇḍavān mṛdhe
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| 29 | teṣāṃ madhye sthitā yatra hanyante mama putrakāḥ
vyāyacchamānāḥ samare kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 30 | bhīṣmaś ca nihato yatra lokanāthaḥ pratāpavān
śikhaṇḍinaṃ samāsādya mṛgendra iva jambukam
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| 31 | droṇaś ca brāhmaṇo yatra sarvaśastrāstrapāragaḥ
nihataḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saṃkhye kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 32 | bhūriśravā hato yatra somadattaś ca saṃyuge
bāhlīkaś ca mahārāja kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 33 | sudakṣiṇo hato yatra jalasaṃdhaś ca kauravaḥ
śrutāyuś cācyutāyuś ca kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 34 | bṛhadbalo hato yatra māgadhaś ca mahābalaḥ
āvantyo nihato yatra trigartaś ca janādhipaḥ
saṃśaptakāś ca bahavaḥ kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 35 | alaṃbusas tathā rājan rākṣasaś cāpy alāyudhaḥ
ārśyaśṛṅgaś ca nihataḥ kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 36 | nārāyaṇā hatā yatra gopālā yuddhadurmadāḥ
mlecchāś ca bahusāhasrāḥ kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 37 | śakuniḥ saubalo yatra kaitavyaś ca mahābalaḥ
nihataḥ sabalo vīraḥ kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 38 | rājāno rājaputrāś ca śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ
nihatā bahavo yatra kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 39 | nānādeśasamāvṛttāḥ kṣatriyā yatra saṃjaya
nihatāḥ samare sarve kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 40 | putrāś ca me vinihatāḥ pautrāś caiva mahābalāḥ
vayasyā bhrātaraś caiva kim anyad bhāgadheyataḥ
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| 41 | bhāgadheyasamāyukto dhruvam utpadyate naraḥ
yaś ca bhāgyasamāyuktaḥ sa śubhaṃ prāpnuyān naraḥ
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| 42 | ahaṃ viyuktaḥ svair bhāgyaiḥ putraiś caiveha saṃjaya
katham adya bhaviṣyāmi vṛddhaḥ śatruvaśaṃ gataḥ
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| 43 | nānyad atra paraṃ manye vanavāsād ṛte prabho
so 'haṃ vanaṃ gamiṣyāmi nirbandhur jñātisaṃkṣaye
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| 44 | na hi me 'nyad bhavec chreyo vanābhyupagamād ṛte
imām avasthāṃ prāptasya lūnapakṣasya saṃjaya
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| 45 | duryodhano hato yatra śalyaś ca nihato yudhi
duḥśāsano viśastaś ca vikarṇaś ca mahābalaḥ
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| 46 | kathaṃ hi bhīmasenasya śroṣye 'haṃ śabdam uttamam
ekena samare yena hataṃ putraśataṃ mama
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| 47 | asakṛd vadatas tasya duryodhanavadhena ca
duḥkhaśokābhisaṃtapto na śroṣye paruṣā giraḥ
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| 48 | evaṃ sa śokasaṃtaptaḥ pārthivo hatabāndhavaḥ
muhur muhur muhyamānaḥ putrādhibhir abhiplutaḥ
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| 49 | vilapya suciraṃ kālaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro 'mbikāsutaḥ
dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya cintayitvā parābhavam
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| 50 | duḥkhena mahatā rājā saṃtapto bharatarṣabha
punar gāvalgaṇiṃ sūtaṃ paryapṛcchad yathātatham
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| 51 | bhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā sūtaputraṃ ca pātitam
senāpatiṃ praṇetāraṃ kim akurvata māmakāḥ
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| 52 | yaṃ yaṃ senāpraṇetāraṃ yudhi kurvanti māmakāḥ
acireṇaiva kālena taṃ taṃ nighnanti pāṇḍavāḥ
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| 53 | raṇamūrdhni hato bhīṣmaḥ paśyatāṃ vaḥ kirīṭinā
evam eva hato droṇaḥ sarveṣām eva paśyatām
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| 54 | evam eva hataḥ karṇaḥ sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
sa rājakānāṃ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ vaḥ kirīṭinā
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| 55 | pūrvam evāham ukto vai vidureṇa mahātmanā
duryodhanāparādhena prajeyaṃ vinaśiṣyati
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| 56 | ke cin na samyak paśyanti mūḍhāḥ samyak tathāpare
tad idaṃ mama mūḍhasya tathābhūtaṃ vacaḥ sma ha
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| 57 | yad abravīn me dharmātmā viduro dīrghadarśivān
tat tathā samanuprāptaṃ vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ
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| 58 | daivopahatacittena yan mayāpakṛtaṃ purā
anayasya phalaṃ tasya brūhi gāvalgaṇe punaḥ
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| 59 | ko vā mukham anīkānām āsīt karṇe nipātite
arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ko vā pratyudyayau rathī
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| 60 | ke 'rakṣan dakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ madrarājasya saṃyuge
vāmaṃ ca yoddhukāmasya ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
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| 61 | kathaṃ ca vaḥ sametānāṃ madrarājo mahābalaḥ
nihataḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saṃkhye putro vā mama saṃjaya
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| 62 | brūhi sarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ bharatānāṃ mahākṣayam
yathā ca nihataḥ saṃkhye putro duryodhano mama
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| 63 | pāñcālāś ca yathā sarve nihatāḥ sapadānugāḥ
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ
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| 64 | pāṇḍavāś ca yathā muktās tathobhau sātvatau yudhi
kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca bhāradvājasya cātmajaḥ
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| 65 | yad yathā yādṛśaṃ caiva yuddhaṃ vṛttaṃ ca sāṃpratam
akhilaṃ śrotum icchāmi kuśalo hy asi saṃjaya
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