 | Book 14 Chapter 83
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | sa tu vājī samudrāntāṃ paryetya pṛthivīm imām
nivṛtto 'bhimukho rājan yena nāgāhvayaṃ puram
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| 2 | anugacchaṃś ca tejasvī nivṛtto 'tha kirīṭabhṛt
yadṛcchayā samāpede puraṃ rājagṛhaṃ tadā
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| 3 | tam abhyāśagataṃ rājā jarāsaṃdhātmajātmajaḥ
kṣatradharme sthito vīraḥ samarāyājuhāva ha
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| 4 | tataḥ purāt sa niṣkramya rathī dhanvī śarī talī
meghasaṃdhiḥ padātiṃ taṃ dhanaṃjayam upādravat
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| 5 | āsādya ca mahātejā meghasaṃdhir dhanaṃjayam
bālabhāvān mahārāja provācedaṃ na kauśalāt
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| 6 | kim ayaṃ cāryate vājī strīmadhya iva bhārata
hayam enaṃ hariṣyāmi prayatasva vimokṣaṇe
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| 7 | adattānunayo yuddhe yadi tvaṃ pitṛbhir mama
kariṣyāmi tavātithyaṃ prahara praharāmi vā
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| 8 | ity uktaḥ pratyuvācainaṃ pāṇḍavaḥ prahasann iva
vighnakartā mayā vārya iti me vratam āhitam
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| 9 | bhrātrā jyeṣṭhena nṛpate tavāpi viditaṃ dhruvam
praharasva yathāśakti na manyur vidyate mama
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| 10 | ity uktaḥ prāharat pūrvaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ magadheśvaraḥ
kirañ śarasahasrāṇi varṣāṇīva sahasradṛk
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| 11 | tato gāṇḍīvabhṛc chūro gāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ
cakāra moghāṃs tān bāṇān ayatnād bharatarṣabha
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| 12 | sa moghaṃ tasya bāṇaughaṃ kṛtvā vānaraketanaḥ
śarān mumoca jvalitān dīptāsyān iva pannagān
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| 13 | dhvaje patākādaṇḍeṣu rathayantre hayeṣu ca
anyeṣu ca rathāṅgeṣu na śarīre na sārathau
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| 14 | saṃrakṣyamāṇaḥ pārthena śarīre phalgunasya ha
manyamānaḥ svavīryaṃ tan māgadhaḥ prāhiṇoc charān
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| 15 | tato gāṇḍīvabhṛc chūro māgadhena samāhataḥ
babhau vāsantika iva palāśaḥ puṣpito mahān
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| 16 | avadhyamānaḥ so 'bhyaghnan māgadhaḥ pāṇḍavarṣabham
tena tasthau sa kauravya lokavīrasya darśane
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| 17 | savyasācī tu saṃkruddho vikṛṣya balavad dhanuḥ
hayāṃś cakāra nirdehān sāratheś ca śiro 'harat
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| 18 | dhanuś cāsya mahac citraṃ kṣureṇa pracakarta ha
hastāvāpaṃ patākāṃ ca dhvajaṃ cāsya nyapātayat
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| 19 | sa rājā vyathito vyaśvo vidhanur hatasārathiḥ
gadām ādāya kaunteyam abhidudrāva vegavān
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| 20 | tasyāpatata evāśu gadāṃ hemapariṣkṛtām
śaraiś cakarta bahudhā bahubhir gṛdhravājitaiḥ
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| 21 | sā gadā śakalībhūtā viśīrṇamaṇibandhanā
vyālī nirmucyamāneva papātāsya sahasradhā
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| 22 | virathaṃ taṃ vidhanvānaṃ gadayā parivarjitam
naicchat tāḍayituṃ dhīmān arjunaḥ samarāgraṇīḥ
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| 23 | tata enaṃ vimanasaṃ kṣatradharme samāsthitam
sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vākyam abravīt kapiketanaḥ
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| 24 | paryāptaḥ kṣatradharmo 'yaṃ darśitaḥ putra gamyatām
bahv etat samare karma tava bālasya pārthiva
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| 25 | yudhiṣṭhirasya saṃdeśo na hantavyā nṛpā iti
tena jīvasi rājaṃs tvam aparāddho 'pi me raṇe
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| 26 | iti matvā sa cātmānaṃ pratyādiṣṭaṃ sma māgadhaḥ
tathyam ity avagamyainaṃ prāñjaliḥ pratyapūjayat
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| 27 | tam arjunaḥ samāśvāsya punar evedam abravīt
āgantavyaṃ parāṃ caitrīm aśvamedhe nṛpasya naḥ
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| 28 | ity uktaḥ sa tathety uktvā pūjayām āsa taṃ hayam
phalgunaṃ ca yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vidhivat sahadevajaḥ
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| 29 | tato yatheṣṭam agamat punar eva sa kesarī
tataḥ samudratīreṇa vaṅgān puṇḍrān sakeralān
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| 30 | tatra tatra ca bhūrīṇi mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ
vijigye dhanuṣā rājan gāṇḍīvena dhanaṃjayaḥ
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