Book 12 Chapter 101 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | yathā jayārthinaḥ senāṃ nayanti bharatarṣabha
īṣad dharmaṃ prapīḍyāpi tan me brūhi pitāmaha |
2 | bhīṣma uvāca |
2 | satyena hi sthitā dharmā upapattyā tathāpare
sādhvācāratayā ke cit tathaivaupayikā api upāyadharmān vakṣyāmi siddhārthān arthadharmayoḥ |
3 | nirmaryādā dasyavas tu bhavanti paripanthinaḥ
teṣāṃ prativighātārthaṃ pravakṣyāmy atha naigamam kāryāṇāṃ saṃprasiddhyarthaṃ tān upāyān nibodha me |
4 | ubhe prajñe veditavye ṛjvī vakrā ca bhārata
jānan vakrāṃ na seveta pratibādheta cāgatām |
5 | amitrā eva rājānaṃ bhedenopacaranty uta
tāṃ rājā nikṛtiṃ jānan yathāmitrān prabādhate |
6 | gajānāṃ pārśvacarmāṇi govṛṣājagarāṇi ca
śalyakaṅkaṭalohāni tanutrāṇi matāni ca |
7 | śitapītāni śastrāṇi saṃnāhāḥ pītalohitāḥ
nānārañjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaś ca te |
8 | ṛṣṭayas tomarāḥ khaḍgā niśitāś ca paraśvadhāḥ
phalakāny atha carmāṇi pratikalpyāny anekaśaḥ abhinītāni śastrāṇi yodhāś ca kṛtaniśramāḥ |
9 | caitryāṃ vā mārgaśīrṣyāṃ vā senāyogaḥ praśasyate
pakvasasyā hi pṛthivī bhavaty ambumatī tathā |
10 | naivātiśīto nātyuṣṇaḥ kālo bhavati bhārata
tasmāt tadā yojayeta pareṣāṃ vyasaneṣu vā eteṣu yogāḥ senāyāḥ praśastāḥ parabādhane |
11 | jalavāṃs tṛṇavān mārgaḥ samo gamyaḥ praśasyate
cārair hi vihitābhyāsaḥ kuśalair vanagocaraiḥ |
12 | navyāraṇyair na śakyeta gantuṃ mṛgagaṇair iva
tasmāt sarvāsu senāsu yojayanti jayārthinaḥ |
13 | āvāsas toyavān durgaḥ paryākāśaḥ praśasyate
pareṣām upasarpāṇāṃ pratiṣedhas tathā bhavet |
14 | ākāśaṃ tu vanābhyāśe manyante guṇavattaram
bahubhir guṇajātais tu ye yuddhakuśalā janāḥ |
15 | upanyāso 'pasarpāṇāṃ padātīnāṃ ca gūhanam
atha śatrupratīghātam āpadarthaṃ parāyaṇam |
16 | saptarṣīn pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yudhyerann acalā iva
anena vidhinā rājañ jigīṣetāpi durjayān |
17 | yato vāyur yataḥ sūryo yataḥ śukras tato jayaḥ
pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ jyāya eṣāṃ saṃnipāte yudhiṣṭhira |
18 | akardamām anudakām amaryādām aloṣṭakām
aśvabhūmiṃ praśaṃsanti ye yuddhakuśalā janāḥ |
19 | samā nirudakākāśā rathabhūmiḥ praśasyate
nīcadrumā mahākakṣā sodakā hastiyodhinām |
20 | bahudurgā mahāvṛkṣā vetraveṇubhir āstṛtā
padātīnāṃ kṣamā bhūmiḥ parvatopavanāni ca |
21 | padātibahulā senā dṛḍhā bhavati bhārata
rathāśvabahulā senā sudineṣu praśasyate |
22 | padātināgabahulā prāvṛṭkāle praśasyate
guṇān etān prasaṃkhyāya deśakālau prayojayet |
23 | evaṃ saṃcintya yo yāti tithinakṣatrapūjitaḥ
vijayaṃ labhate nityaṃ senāṃ samyak prayojayan |
24 | prasuptāṃs tṛṣitāñ śrāntān prakīrṇān nābhighātayet
mokṣe prayāṇe calane pānabhojanakālayoḥ |
25 | atikṣiptān vyatikṣiptān vihatān pratanūkṛtān
suvisrambhān kṛtārambhān upanyāsapratāpitān bahiścarān upanyāsān kṛtvā veśmānusāriṇaḥ |
26 | pāraṃparyāgate dvāre ye ke cid anuvartinaḥ
paricaryāvaroddhāro ye ca ke cana valginaḥ |
27 | anīkaṃ ye prabhindanti bhinnaṃ ye sthagayanti ca
samānāśanapānās te kāryā dviguṇavetanāḥ |
28 | daśādhipatayaḥ kāryāḥ śatādhipatayas tathā
teṣāṃ sahasrādhipatiṃ kuryāc chūram atandritam |
29 | yathāmukhyaṃ saṃnipātya vaktavyāḥ sma śapāmahe
yathā jayārthaṃ saṃgrāme na jahyāma parasparam |
30 | ihaiva te nivartantāṃ ye naḥ ke cana bhīravaḥ
na ghātayeyuḥ pradaraṃ kurvāṇās tumule sati |
31 | ātmānaṃ ca svapakṣaṃ ca palāyan hanti saṃyuge
dravyanāśo vadho 'kīrtir ayaśaś ca palāyane |
32 | amanojñāsukhā vācaḥ puruṣasya palāyataḥ
pratispandauṣṭhadantasya nyastasarvāyudhasya ca |
33 | hitvā palāyamānasya sahāyān prāṇasaṃśaye
amitrair anubaddhasya dviṣatām astu nas tathā |
34 | manuṣyāpasadā hy ete ye bhavanti parāṅmukhāḥ
rāśivardhanamātrās te naiva te pretya no iha |
35 | amitrā hṛṣṭamanasaḥ pratyudyānti palāyinam
jayinaṃ suhṛdas tāta vandanair maṅgalena ca |
36 | yasya sma vyasane rājann anumodanti śatravaḥ
tad asahyataraṃ duḥkham ahaṃ manye vadhād api |
37 | śriyaṃ jānīta dharmasya mūlaṃ sarvasukhasya ca
sā bhīrūṇāṃ parān yāti śūras tām adhigacchati |
38 | te vayaṃ svargam icchantaḥ saṃgrāme tyaktajīvitāḥ
jayanto vadhyamānā vā prāptum arhāma sadgatim |
39 | evaṃ saṃśaptaśapathāḥ samabhityaktajīvitāḥ
amitravāhinīṃ vīrāḥ saṃpragāhanty abhīravaḥ |
40 | agrataḥ puruṣānīkam asicarmavatāṃ bhavet
pṛṣṭhataḥ śakaṭānīkaṃ kalatraṃ madhyatas tathā |
41 | pareṣāṃ pratighātārthaṃ padātīnāṃ ca gūhanam
api hy asmin pare gṛddhā bhaveyur ye purogamāḥ |
42 | ye purastād abhimatāḥ sattvavanto manasvinaḥ
te pūrvam abhivarteraṃs tān anvag itare janāḥ |
43 | api coddharṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ bhīrūṇām api yatnataḥ
skandhadarśanamātraṃ tu tiṣṭheyur vā samīpataḥ |
44 | saṃhatān yodhayed alpān kāmaṃ vistārayed bahūn
sūcīmukham anīkaṃ syād alpānāṃ bahubhiḥ saha |
45 | saṃprayuddhe prahṛṣṭe vā satyaṃ vā yadi vānṛtam
pragṛhya bāhūn krośeta bhagnā bhagnāḥ parā iti |
46 | āgataṃ no mitrabalaṃ praharadhvam abhītavat
śabdavanto 'nudhāveyuḥ kurvanto bhairavaṃ ravam |
47 | kṣveḍāḥ kilakilāḥ śaṅkhāḥ krakacā goviṣāṇikān
bherīmṛdaṅgapaṇavān nādayeyuś ca kuñjarān |