 | Book 12 Chapter 58
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | etat te rājadharmāṇāṃ navanītaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
bṛhaspatir hi bhagavān nānyaṃ dharmaṃ praśaṃsati
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| 2 | viśālākṣaś ca bhagavān kāvyaś caiva mahātapāḥ
sahasrākṣo mahendraś ca tathā prācetaso manuḥ
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| 3 | bharadvājaś ca bhagavāṃs tathā gauraśirā muniḥ
rājaśāstrapraṇetāro brahmaṇyā brahmavādinaḥ
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| 4 | rakṣām eva praśaṃsanti dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
rājñāṃ rājīvatāmrākṣa sādhanaṃ cātra vai śṛṇu
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| 5 | cāraś ca praṇidhiś caiva kāle dānam amatsaraḥ
yuktyādānaṃ na cādānam ayogena yudhiṣṭhira
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| 6 | satāṃ saṃgrahaṇaṃ śauryaṃ dākṣyaṃ satyaṃ prajāhitam
anārjavair ārjavaiś ca śatrupakṣasya bhedanam
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| 7 | sādhūnām aparityāgaḥ kulīnānāṃ ca dhāraṇam
nicayaś ca niceyānāṃ sevā buddhimatām api
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| 8 | balānāṃ harṣaṇaṃ nityaṃ prajānām anvavekṣaṇam
kāryeṣv akhedaḥ kośasya tathaiva ca vivardhanam
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| 9 | puraguptir aviśvāsaḥ paurasaṃghātabhedanam
ketanānāṃ ca jīrṇānām avekṣā caiva sīdatām
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| 10 | dvividhasya ca daṇḍasya prayogaḥ kālacoditaḥ
arimadhyasthamitrāṇāṃ yathāvac cānvavekṣaṇam
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| 11 | upajāpaś ca bhṛtyānām ātmanaḥ paradarśanāt
aviśvāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva parasyāśvāsanaṃ tathā
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| 12 | nītidharmānusaraṇaṃ nityam utthānam eva ca
ripūṇām anavajñānaṃ nityaṃ cānāryavarjanam
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| 13 | utthānaṃ hi narendrāṇāṃ bṛhaspatir abhāṣata
rājadharmasya yan mūlaṃ ślokāṃś cātra nibodha me
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| 14 | utthānenāmṛtaṃ labdham utthānenāsurā hatāḥ
utthānena mahendreṇa śraiṣṭhyaṃ prāptaṃ divīha ca
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| 15 | utthānadhīraḥ puruṣo vāgdhīrān adhitiṣṭhati
utthānadhīraṃ vāgdhīrā ramayanta upāsate
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| 16 | utthānahīno rājā hi buddhimān api nityaśaḥ
dharṣaṇīyo ripūṇāṃ syād bhujaṃga iva nirviṣaḥ
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| 17 | na ca śatrur avajñeyo durbalo 'pi balīyasā
alpo 'pi hi dahaty agnir viṣam alpaṃ hinasti ca
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| 18 | ekāśvenāpi saṃbhūtaḥ śatrur durgasamāśritaḥ
taṃ taṃ tāpayate deśam api rājñaḥ samṛddhinaḥ
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| 19 | rājño rahasyaṃ yad vākyaṃ jayārthaṃ lokasaṃgrahaḥ
hṛdi yac cāsya jihmaṃ syāt kāraṇārthaṃ ca yad bhavet
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| 20 | yac cāsya kāryaṃ vṛjinam ārjavenaiva dhāryate
dambhanārthāya lokasya dharmiṣṭhām ācaret kriyām
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| 21 | rājyaṃ hi sumahat tantraṃ durdhāryam akṛtātmabhiḥ
na śakyaṃ mṛdunā voḍhum āghātasthānam uttamam
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| 22 | rājyaṃ sarvāmiṣaṃ nityam ārjaveneha dhāryate
tasmān miśreṇa satataṃ vartitavyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 23 | yady apy asya vipattiḥ syād rakṣamāṇasya vai prajāḥ
so 'py asya vipulo dharma evaṃvṛttā hi bhūmipāḥ
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| 24 | eṣa te rājadharmāṇāṃ leśaḥ samanuvarṇitaḥ
bhūyas te yatra saṃdehas tad brūhi vadatāṃ vara
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| 25 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 25 | tato vyāsaś ca bhagavān devasthāno 'śmanā saha
vāsudevaḥ kṛpaś caiva sātyakiḥ saṃjayas tathā
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| 26 | sādhu sādhv iti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ puṣyamāṇair ivānanaiḥ
astuvaṃs te naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam
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| 27 | tato dīnamanā bhīṣmam uvāca kurusattamaḥ
netrābhyām aśrupūrṇābhyāṃ pādau tasya śanaiḥ spṛśan
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| 28 | śva idānīṃ svasaṃdehaṃ prakṣyāmi tvaṃ pitāmaha
upaiti savitāpy astaṃ rasam āpīya pārthivam
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| 29 | tato dvijātīn abhivādya keśavaḥ; kṛpaś ca te caiva yudhiṣṭhirādayaḥ
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya mahānadīsutaṃ; tato rathān āruruhur mudā yutāḥ
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| 30 | dṛṣadvatīṃ cāpy avagāhya suvratāḥ; kṛtodakāryāḥ kṛtajapyamaṅgalāḥ
upāsya saṃdhyāṃ vidhivat paraṃtapās; tataḥ puraṃ te viviśur gajāhvayam
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