 | Book 15 Chapter 12
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | saṃdhivigraham apy atra paśyethā rājasattama
dviyoniṃ trividhopāyaṃ bahukalpaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 2 | rājendra paryupāsīthāś chittvā dvaividhyam ātmanaḥ
tuṣṭapuṣṭabalaḥ śatrur ātmavān iti ca smaret
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| 3 | paryupāsanakāle tu viparītaṃ vidhīyate
āmardakāle rājendra vyapasarpas tato varaḥ
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| 4 | vyasanaṃ bhedanaṃ caiva śatrūṇāṃ kārayet tataḥ
karśanaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ caiva yuddhe cāpi bahukṣayam
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| 5 | prayāsyamāno nṛpatis trividhaṃ paricintayet
ātmanaś caiva śatroś ca śaktiṃ śāstraviśāradaḥ
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| 6 | utsāhaprabhuśaktibhyāṃ mantraśaktyā ca bhārata
upapanno naro yāyād viparītam ato 'nyathā
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| 7 | ādadīta balaṃ rājā maulaṃ mitrabalaṃ tathā
aṭavībalaṃ bhṛtaṃ caiva tathā śreṇībalaṃ ca yat
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| 8 | tatra mitrabalaṃ rājan maulena na viśiṣyate
śreṇībalaṃ bhṛtaṃ caiva tulya eveti me matiḥ
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| 9 | tathā cārabalaṃ caiva parasparasamaṃ nṛpa
vijñeyaṃ balakāleṣu rājñā kāla upasthite
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| 10 | āpadaś cāpi boddhavyā bahurūpā narādhipa
bhavanti rājñāṃ kauravya yās tāḥ pṛthag ataḥ śṛṇu
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| 11 | vikalpā bahavo rājann āpadāṃ pāṇḍunandana
sāmādibhir upanyasya śamayet tān nṛpaḥ sadā
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| 12 | yātrāṃ yāyād balair yukto rājā ṣaḍbhiḥ paraṃtapa
saṃyukto deśakālābhyāṃ balair ātmaguṇais tathā
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| 13 | tuṣṭapuṣṭabalo yāyād rājā vṛddhyudaye rataḥ
āhūtaś cāpy atho yāyād anṛtāv api pārthivaḥ
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| 14 | sthūṇāśmānaṃ vājirathapradhānāṃ; dhvajadrumaiḥ saṃvṛtakūlarodhasam
padātināgair bahukardamāṃ nadīṃ; sapatnanāśe nṛpatiḥ prayāyāt
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| 15 | athopapattyā śakaṭaṃ padmaṃ vajraṃ ca bhārata
uśanā veda yac chāstraṃ tatraitad vihitaṃ vibho
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| 16 | sādayitvā parabalaṃ kṛtvā ca balaharṣaṇam
svabhūmau yojayed yuddhaṃ parabhūmau tathaiva ca
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| 17 | labdhaṃ praśamayed rājā nikṣiped dhanino narān
jñātvā svaviṣayaṃ taṃ ca sāmādibhir upakramet
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| 18 | sarvathaiva mahārāja śarīraṃ dhārayed iha
pretyeha caiva kartavyam ātmaniḥśreyasaṃ param
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| 19 | evaṃ kurvañ śubhā vāco loke 'smiñ śṛṇute nṛpaḥ
pretya svargaṃ tathāpnoti prajā dharmeṇa pālayan
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| 20 | evaṃ tvayā kuruśreṣṭha vartitavyaṃ prajāhitam
ubhayor lokayos tāta prāptaye nityam eva ca
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| 21 | bhīṣmeṇa pūrvam ukto 'si kṛṣṇena vidureṇa ca
mayāpy avaśyaṃ vaktavyaṃ prītyā te nṛpasattama
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| 22 | etat sarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ kurvīthā bhūridakṣiṇa
priyas tathā prajānāṃ tvaṃ svarge sukham avāpsyasi
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| 23 | aśvamedhasahasreṇa yo yajet pṛthivīpatiḥ
pālayed vāpi dharmeṇa prajās tulyaṃ phalaṃ labhet
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