 | Book 13 Chapter 44
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | yan mūlaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ prajanasya gṛhasya ca
pitṛdevātithīnāṃ ca tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | ayaṃ hi sarvadharmāṇāṃ dharmaś cintyatamo mataḥ
kīdṛśāya pradeyā syāt kanyeti vasudhādhipa
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| 3 | śīlavṛtte samājñāya vidyāṃ yoniṃ ca karma ca
adbhir eva pradātavyā kanyā guṇavate vare
brāhmaṇānāṃ satām eṣa dharmo nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 4 | āvāhyam āvahed evaṃ yo dadyād anukūlataḥ
śiṣṭānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ
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| 5 | ātmābhipretam utsṛjya kanyābhipreta eva yaḥ
abhipretā ca yā yasya tasmai deyā yudhiṣṭhira
gāndharvam iti taṃ dharmaṃ prāhur dharmavido janāḥ
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| 6 | dhanena bahunā krītvā saṃpralobhya ca bāndhavān
asurāṇāṃ nṛpaitaṃ vai dharmam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 7 | hatvā chittvā ca śīrṣāṇi rudatāṃ rudatīṃ gṛhāt
prasahya haraṇaṃ tāta rākṣasaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam
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| 8 | pañcānāṃ tu trayo dharmyā dvāv adharmyau yudhiṣṭhira
paiśāca āsuraś caiva na kartavyau kathaṃ cana
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| 9 | brāhmaḥ kṣātro 'tha gāndharva ete dharmyā nararṣabha
pṛthag vā yadi vā miśrāḥ kartavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 10 | tisro bhāryā brāhmaṇasya dve bhārye kṣatriyasya tu
vaiśyaḥ svajātiṃ vindeta tāsv apatyaṃ samaṃ bhavet
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| 11 | brāhmaṇī tu bhavej jyeṣṭhā kṣatriyā kṣatriyasya tu
ratyartham api śūdrā syān nety āhur apare janāḥ
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| 12 | apatyajanma śūdrāyāṃ na praśaṃsanti sādhavaḥ
śūdrāyāṃ janayan vipraḥ prāyaścittī vidhīyate
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| 13 | triṃśadvarṣo daśavarṣāṃ bhāryāṃ vindeta nagnikām
ekaviṃśativarṣo vā saptavarṣām avāpnuyāt
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| 14 | yasyās tu na bhaved bhrātā pitā vā bharatarṣabha
nopayaccheta tāṃ jātu putrikādharmiṇī hi sā
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| 15 | trīṇi varṣāṇy udīkṣeta kanyā ṛtumatī satī
caturthe tv atha saṃprāpte svayaṃ bhartāram arjayet
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| 16 | prajano hīyate tasyā ratiś ca bharatarṣabha
ato 'nyathā vartamānā bhaved vācyā prajāpateḥ
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| 17 | asapiṇḍā ca yā mātur asagotrā ca yā pituḥ
ity etām anugaccheta taṃ dharmaṃ manur abravīt
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| 18 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 18 | śulkam anyena dattaṃ syād dadānīty āha cāparaḥ
balād anyaḥ prabhāṣeta dhanam anyaḥ pradarśayet
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| 19 | pāṇigrahītā tv anyaḥ syāt kasya kanyā pitāmaha
tattvaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ cakṣur bhavatu no bhavān
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| 20 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 20 | yat kiṃ cit karma mānuṣyaṃ saṃsthānāya prakṛṣyate
mantravan mantritaṃ tasya mṛṣāvādas tu pātakaḥ
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| 21 | bhāryāpatyṛtvigācāryāḥ śiṣyopādhyāya eva ca
mṛṣokte daṇḍam arhanti nety āhur apare janāḥ
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| 22 | na hy akāmena saṃvādaṃ manur evaṃ praśaṃsati
ayaśasyam adharmyaṃ ca yan mṛṣā dharmakopanam
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| 23 | naikāntadoṣa ekasmiṃs tad dānaṃ nopalabhyate
dharmato yāṃ prayacchanti yāṃ ca krīṇanti bhārata
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| 24 | bandhubhiḥ samanujñāto mantrahomau prayojayet
tathā sidhyanti te mantrā nādattāyāḥ kathaṃ cana
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| 25 | yas tv atra mantrasamayo bhāryāpatyor mithaḥ kṛtaḥ
tam evāhur garīyāṃsaṃ yaś cāsau jñātibhiḥ kṛtaḥ
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| 26 | devadattāṃ patir bhāryāṃ vetti dharmasya śāsanāt
sā daivīṃ mānuṣīṃ vācam anṛtāṃ paryudasyati
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| 27 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 27 | kanyāyāṃ prāptaśulkāyāṃ jyāyāṃś ced āvrajed varaḥ
dharmakāmārthasaṃpanno vācyam atrānṛtaṃ na vā
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| 28 | tasminn ubhayato doṣe kurvañ chreyaḥ samācaret
ayaṃ naḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ dharmaś cintyatamo mataḥ
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| 29 | tattvaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ cakṣur bhavatu no bhavān
tad etat sarvam ācakṣva na hi tṛpyāmi kathyatām
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| 30 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 30 | na vai niṣṭhākaraṃ śulkaṃ jñātvāsīt tena nāhṛtam
na hi śulkaparāḥ santaḥ kanyāṃ dadati karhi cit
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| 31 | anyair guṇair upetaṃ tu śulkaṃ yācanti bāndhavāḥ
alaṃkṛtvā vahasveti yo dadyād anukūlataḥ
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| 32 | tac ca tāṃ ca dadāty eva na śulkaṃ vikrayo na saḥ
pratigṛhya bhaved deyam eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
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| 33 | dāsyāmi bhavate kanyām iti pūrvaṃ nabhāṣitam
ye caivāhur ye ca nāhur ye cāvaśyaṃ vadanty uta
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| 34 | tasmād ā grahaṇāt pāṇer yācayanti parasparam
kanyāvaraḥ purā datto marudbhir iti naḥ śrutam
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| 35 | nāniṣṭāya pradātavyā kanyā ity ṛṣicoditam
tan mūlaṃ kāmamūlasya prajanasyeti me matiḥ
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| 36 | samīkṣya ca bahūn doṣān saṃvāsād vidviṣāṇayoḥ
yathā niṣṭhākaraṃ śulkaṃ na jātv āsīt tathā śṛṇu
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| 37 | ahaṃ vicitravīryāya dve kanye samudāvaham
jitvā ca māgadhān sarvān kāśīn atha ca kosalān
gṛhītapāṇir ekāsīt prāptaśulkāparābhavat
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| 38 | pāṇau gṛhītā tatraiva visṛjyā iti me pitā
abravīd itarāṃ kanyām āvahat sa tu kauravaḥ
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| 39 | apy anyām anupapraccha śaṅkamānaḥ pitur vacaḥ
atīva hy asya dharmepsā pitur me 'bhyadhikābhavat
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| 40 | tato 'ham abruvaṃ rājann ācārepsur idaṃ vacaḥ
ācāraṃ tattvato vettum icchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ
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| 41 | tato mayaivam ukte tu vākye dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
pitā mama mahārāja bāhlīko vākyam abravīt
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| 42 | yadi vaḥ śulkato niṣṭhā na pāṇigrahaṇaṃ tathā
lājāntaram upāsīta prāptaśulkā patiṃ vṛtam
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| 43 | na hi dharmavidaḥ prāhuḥ pramāṇaṃ vākyataḥ smṛtam
yeṣāṃ vai śulkato niṣṭhā na pāṇigrahaṇāt tathā
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| 44 | prasiddhaṃ bhāṣitaṃ dāne teṣāṃ pratyasanaṃ punaḥ
ye manyante krayaṃ śulkaṃ na te dharmavido janāḥ
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| 45 | na caitebhyaḥ pradātavyā na voḍhavyā tathāvidhā
na hy eva bhāryā kretavyā na vikreyā kathaṃ cana
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| 46 | ye ca krīṇanti dāsīvad ye ca vikrīṇate janāḥ
bhavet teṣāṃ tathā niṣṭhā lubdhānāṃ pāpacetasām
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| 47 | asmin dharme satyavantaṃ paryapṛcchanta vai janāḥ
kanyāyāḥ prāptaśulkāyāḥ śulkadaḥ praśamaṃ gataḥ
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| 48 | pāṇigrahītā cānyaḥ syād atra no dharmasaṃśayaḥ
tan naś chindhi mahāprājña tvaṃ hi vai prājñasaṃmataḥ
tattvaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ cakṣur bhavatu no bhavān
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| 49 | tān evaṃ bruvataḥ sarvān satyavān vākyam abravīt
yatreṣṭaṃ tatra deyā syān nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
kurvate jīvato 'py evaṃ mṛte naivāsti saṃśayaḥ
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| 50 | devaraṃ praviśet kanyā tapyed vāpi mahat tapaḥ
tam evānuvratā bhūtvā pāṇigrāhasya nāma sā
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| 51 | likhanty eva tu keṣāṃ cid apareṣāṃ śanair api
iti ye saṃvadanty atra ta etaṃ niścayaṃ viduḥ
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| 52 | tat pāṇigrahaṇāt pūrvam uttaraṃ yatra vartate
sarvamaṅgalamantraṃ vai mṛṣāvādas tu pātakaḥ
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| 53 | pāṇigrahaṇamantrāṇāṃ niṣṭhā syāt saptame pade
pāṇigrāhasya bhāryā syād yasya cādbhiḥ pradīyate
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| 54 | anukūlām anuvaṃśāṃ bhrātrā dattām upāgnikām
parikramya yathānyāyaṃ bhāryāṃ vinded dvijottamaḥ
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