 | Book 12 Chapter 114
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | rājā rājyam anuprāpya durbalo bharatarṣabha
amitrasyātivṛddhasya kathaṃ tiṣṭhed asādhanaḥ
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
saritāṃ caiva saṃvādaṃ sāgarasya ca bhārata
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| 3 | surārinilayaḥ śaśvat sāgaraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ
papraccha saritaḥ sarvāḥ saṃśayaṃ jātam ātmanaḥ
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| 4 | samūlaśākhān paśyāmi nihatāṃś chāyino drumān
yuṣmābhir iha pūrṇābhir anyāṃs tatra na vetasam
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| 5 | akāyaś cālpasāraś ca vetasaḥ kūlajaś ca vaḥ
avajñāya naśakyo vā kiṃ cid vā tena vaḥ kṛtam
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| 6 | tad ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi sarvāsām eva vo matam
yathā kūlāni cemāni bhittvā nānīyate vaśam
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| 7 | tataḥ prāha nadī gaṅgā vākyam uttaram arthavat
hetumad grāhakaṃ caiva sāgaraṃ saritāṃ patim
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| 8 | tiṣṭhanty ete yathāsthānaṃ nagā hy ekaniketanāḥ
tatas tyajanti tat sthānaṃ prātilomyād acetasaḥ
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| 9 | vetaso vegam āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā namati netaraḥ
sa ca vege 'bhyatikrānte sthānam āsādya tiṣṭhati
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| 10 | kālajñaḥ samayajñaś ca sadā vaśyaś ca nodrumaḥ
anulomas tathāstabdhas tena nābhyeti vetasaḥ
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| 11 | mārutodakavegena ye namanty unnamanti ca
oṣadhyaḥ pādapā gulmā na te yānti parābhavam
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| 12 | yo hi śatror vivṛddhasya prabhor vadhavināśane
pūrvaṃ na sahate vegaṃ kṣipram eva sa naśyati
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| 13 | sārāsāraṃ balaṃ vīryam ātmano dviṣataś ca yaḥ
jānan vicarati prājño na sa yāti parābhavam
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| 14 | evam eva yadā vidvān manyetātibalaṃ ripum
saṃśrayed vaitasīṃ vṛttim evaṃ prajñānalakṣaṇam
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