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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.31

Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) 5.31

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Sanskrit

5.31.1

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
uta santamasantaṃ vā bālaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca sañjaya |
utābalaṃ balīyāṃsaṃ dhātā prakurute vaśe ||

5.31.2

uta bālāya pāṇḍityaṃ paṇḍitāyota bālatām |
dadāti sarvamīśānaḥ purastācchukramuccaran ||

5.31.3

balaṃ jijñāsamānasya ācakṣīthā yathātatham |
atha mantraṃ mantrayitvā yāthātathyena hṛṣṭavat ||

5.31.4

gāvalgaṇe kurūn gatvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahābalam |
abhivādyopasaṅgṛhya tataḥ pṛccheranāmayam ||

5.31.5

brūyāścainaṃ tvamāsīnaṃ kurubhiḥ parivāritam |
tavaiva rājan vīryeṇa sukhaṃ jīvanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||

5.31.6

tava prasādādbālāste prāptā rājyamarindama |
rājye tān sthāpayitvā'gre nopekṣasva vinaśyataḥ ||

5.31.7

sarvamapyetadekasya nālaṃ sañjaya kasyacit |
tāta saṃhatya jīvāmo dviṣatāṃ mā vaśaṃ gamaḥ ||

5.31.8

tathā bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ bhāratānāṃ pitāmaham |
śirasā'bhivadethāstvaṃ mama nāma prakīrtayan ||

5.31.9

abhivādya ca vaktavyastato'smākaṃ pitāmahaḥ |
bhavatā śantanorvaṃśo nimagnaḥ punaruddhṛtaḥ ||

5.31.10

sa tvaṃ kuru tathā tāta svamatena pitāmaha |
yathā jīvanti te pautrāḥ prītimantaḥ parasparam ||

5.31.11

tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam |
ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhire ||

5.31.12

atha duryodhanaṃ brūyā rājaputramamarṣaṇam |
madhye kurūṇāmāsīnamanunīya punaḥ punaḥ ||

5.31.13

apāpāṃ yadupaikṣastvaṃ kṛṣṇāmetāṃ sabhāgatām |
tadduḥkhamatitikṣāma mā vadhīṣma kurūniti ||

5.31.14

evaṃ pūrvāparān kleśānatitikṣanta pāṇḍavāḥ |
balīyāṃso'pi santo yattatsarvaṃ kuravo viduḥ ||

5.31.15

yannaḥ pravrājayeḥ saumya ajinaiḥ prativāsitān |
tadduḥkhamatitikṣāma māvadhīṣma kurūniti ||

5.31.16

yatkuntīṃ samatikramya kṛṣṇāṃ keśeṣvadharṣayat |
duḥśāsanaste'numate taccāsmābhirupekṣitam ||

5.31.17

athocitaṃ svakaṃ bhāgaṃ labhemahi parantapa |
nivartaya paradravyādbuddhiṃ gṛddhāṃ nararṣabha ||

5.31.18

śāntirevaṃ bhavedrājan prītiścaiva parasparam |
rājyaikadeśamapi naḥ prayaccha śamamicchatām ||

5.31.19

avisthalaṃ vṛkasthalaṃ mākandīṃ vāraṇāvatam |
avasānaṃ bhavatvatra kiñcidekaṃ ca pañcamam ||

5.31.20

bhrātṝṇāṃ dehi pañcānāṃ pañcagrāmān suyodhana |
śāntirno'stu mahāprājña jñātibhiḥ saha sañjaya ||

5.31.21

bhrātā bhrātaramanvetu pitā putreṇa yujyatām |
smayamānāḥ samāyāntu pāñcālāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ||

5.31.22

akṣatān kurupāñcālān paśyeyamiti kāmaye |
sarve sumanasastāta śāmyāya bharatarṣabha ||

5.31.23

alameva śamāyāsmi tathā yuddhāya sañjaya |
dharmārthayoralaṃ cāhaṃ mṛdave dāruṇāya ca ||

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