Mahabharata 5.160: ṣaṣṭhyadhika śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

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saṃjaya uvāca |
duryodhanasya tadvākyaṃ niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ |
netrābhyāmatitāmrābhyāṃ kaitavyaṃ samudaikṣata || 1 ||

"Sanjaya said, 'Having heard those words of Duryodhana, Gudakesha of great fame looked at the gambler's son with eyes exceedingly red. And eyeing Kesava also and tossing his massive arms, he addressed the gambler's son, saying, 'He, who, relying on his own strength, summoneth his foes and fighteth with them fearlessly, is spoken of as a man. He, however, who, relying on the strength of others, summoneth his foes, is an infamous Kshatriya. In consequence of his incapacity, such a one is regarded as the lowest of men. Relying on the strength of others, thou (O Duryodhana), being a coward thyself, desirest yet, O fool, to rebuke thy foes. Having installed (Bhishma) the oldest of all the Kshatriyas, whose heart is ever bent in doing what is good, who hath all his passions under control, and who is endued with great wisdom, in the command of thy troops and made him liable to certain death, thou indulgest in brag! O thou of wicked understanding, thy object (in doing this) is fully known to us, O wretch of thy race! Thou hast done it, believing that sons of Pandu will not, from kindness, slay the son of Ganga. Know, however, O Dhritarashtra's son, that I will slay that Bhishma first in the sight of all the bowmen, relying upon whose strength thou indulgest in such boasts! O gambler's son, repairing (hence) unto the Bharatas and approaching Duryodhana the son of Dhritarashtra, say unto him that Arjuna hath said,--So be it! After this night will have passed away, the fierce encounter of arms will take place. Indeed, Bhishma of unfailing might and firmly adhering to truth, hath told thee in the midst of the Kurus these words, viz.,--I will slay the army of the Srinjayas and the Salweyas. Let that be my task. Excepting Drona I can slay the whole world. Thou needest not, therefore, entertain any fear oil the Pandavas! At this, thou, O Duryodhana, regardest the kingdom as thy own and thinkest that the Pandavas have sunk into distress. Thou hast been filled with pride at this. Thou seest not, however, danger that is in thy own self. I shall, therefore, in battle, first slay before thy very eyes, Bhishma the eldest of the Kurus! At sunrise (tomorrow) at the head of the troops, with standards and cars protect ye that leader of thy forces firm in his promises. I shall, with my arrows, throw him down who is your refuge from his car before the eyes of you all! When the morrow cometh, Suyodhana will know what it is to indulge in brag, beholding the grandsire covered with my arrows! Thou shalt, O Suyodhana, very soon see the fulfilment of that which Bhimasena in anger had said, in the midst of the assembly, unto thy brother, that man of limited sight, viz., Dussasana, wedded to unrighteousness, always quarrelsome, of wicked understanding, and cruel in behaviour. Thou shalt soon see the terrible effects of vanity and pride, of wrath and arrogance, of bragging and heartlessness, cutting words and acts, of aversion from righteousness, and sinfulness and speaking ill of others, of transgressing the counsels of the aged, of oblique sight, and of all kinds of vices! O scum of humanity, how canst thou, O fool, hope for either life or kingdom, if I, having Vasudeva for my second, give way to anger? After Bhishma and Drona will have been quieted and after the Suta's son will have been overthrown, thou shalt be hopeless of life, kingdom and sons! Hearing of the slaughter of thy brothers and sons, and struck mortally by Bhimasena, thou wilt, O Suyodhana, recollect all thy misdeeds!--Tell him, O gambler's son, that I do not vow a second time. I tell thee truly that all this will be true!--Departing hence, O Uluka, say, O sire, these words of mine, unto Suyodhana! It behoveth thee not to apprehend my behaviour by the light of thy own!

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sa keśavamabhiprekṣya guḍākeśo mahāyaśāḥ |
abhyabhāṣata kaitavyaṃ pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam || 2 ||

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svavīryaṃ yaḥ samāśritya samāhvayati vai parān |
abhītaḥ pūrayañśaktiṃ sa vai puruṣa ucyate || 3 ||

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paravīryaṃ samāśritya yaḥ samāhvayate parān |
kṣatrabandhuraśaktatvālloke sa puruṣādhamaḥ || 4 ||

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sa tvaṃ pareṣāṃ vīryeṇa manyase vīryamātmanaḥ |
svayaṃ kāpuruṣo mūḍhaḥ parāṃśca kṣeptumicchasi || 5 ||

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yastvaṃ vṛddhaṃ sarvarājñāṃ hitabuddhiṃ jitendriyam |
maraṇāya mahābuddhiṃ dīkṣayitvā vikatthase || 6 ||

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bhāvaste vidito'smābhirdurbuddhe kulapāṃsana |
na haniṣyanti gaṅgeyaṃ pāṇḍavā ghṛṇayeti ca || 7 ||

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yasya vīryaṃ samāśritya dhārtarāṣṭra vikatthase |
hantāsmi prathamaṃ bhīṣmaṃ miṣatāṃ sarvadhanvinām || 8 ||

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kaitavya gatvā bharatānsametya suyodhanaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ bravīhi |
tathetyāha arjunaḥ savyasācī niśāvyapāye bhavitā vimardaḥ || 9 ||

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yadvo'bravīdvākyamadīnasattvo madhye kurūṇāṃ harṣayansatyasaṃdhaḥ |
ahaṃ hantā pāṇḍavānāmanīkaṃ śālveyakāṃśceti mamaiṣa bhāraḥ || 10 ||

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hanyāmahaṃ droṇamṛte hi lokaṃ na te bhayaṃ vidyate pāṇḍavebhyaḥ |
tato hi te labdhatamaṃ ca rājyaṃ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ pāṇḍavāśceti bhāvaḥ || 11 ||

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sa darpapūrṇo na samīkṣase tvamanarthamātmanyapi vartamānam |
tasmādahaṃ te prathamaṃ samūhe hantā samakṣaṃ kuruvṛddhameva || 12 ||

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sūryodaye yuktasenaḥ pratīkṣya dhvajī rathī rakṣa ca satyasaṃdham |
ahaṃ hi vaḥ paśyatāṃ dvīpamenaṃ rathādbhīṣmaṃ pātayitāsmi bāṇaiḥ || 13 ||

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śvobhūte katthanāvākyaṃ vijñāsyati suyodhanaḥ |
arditaṃ śarajālena mayā dṛṣṭvā pitāmaham || 14 ||

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yaduktaśca sabhāmadhye puruṣo hrasvadarśanaḥ |
kruddhena bhīmasenena bhrātā duḥśāsanastava || 15 ||

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adharmajño nityavairī pāpabuddhirnṛśaṃsakṛt |
satyāṃ pratijñāṃ nacirādrakṣyase tāṃ suyodhana || 16 ||

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abhimānasya darpasya krodhapāruṣyayostathā |
naiṣṭhuryasyāvalepasya ātmasaṃbhāvanasya ca || 17 ||

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nṛśaṃsatāyāstaikṣṇyasya dharmavidveṣaṇasya ca |
adharmasyātivādasya vṛddhātikramaṇasya ca || 18 ||

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darśanasya ca vakrasya kṛtsnasyāpanayasya ca |
drakṣyasi tvaṃ phalaṃ tīvramacireṇa suyodhana || 19 ||

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vāsudevadvitīye hi mayi kruddhe narādhipa |
āśā te jīvite mūḍha rājye vā kena hetunā || 20 ||

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śānte bhīṣme tathā droṇe sūtaputre ca pātite |
nirāśo jīvite rājye putreṣu ca bhaviṣyasi || 21 ||

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bhrātṝṇāṃ nidhanaṃ dṛṣṭvā putrāṇāṃ ca suyodhana |
bhīmasenena nihato duṣkṛtāni smariṣyasi || 22 ||

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na dvitīyāṃ pratijñāṃ hi pratijñāsyati keśavaḥ |
satyaṃ bravīmyahaṃ hyetatsarvaṃ satyaṃ bhaviṣyati || 23 ||

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ityuktaḥ kaitavo rājaṃstadvākyamupadhārya ca |
anujñāto nivavṛte punareva yathāgatam || 24 ||

'Uluka, then, O king, thinking permission of Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, went thither where king Suyodhana was. Thus addressed, the gambler's son carefully bearing in mind all he had heard, returned to the place from which he had come. And arriving there, he fully represented unto the vindictive Duryodhana all that Arjuna had charged him with. And he also faithfully communicated unto Dhritarashtra's son the words of Vasudeva, of Bhima, of king Yudhishthira the Just, of Nakula and Virata and Drupada, O Bharata and the words of Sahadeva and Dhrishtadyumna and Sikhandin, and the words also that were spoken (subsequently) by Kesava and Arjuna. And having listened to the words of the gambler's son, Duryodhana, that bull of Bharata's race, ordered Dussasana and Karna and Sakuni, O Bharata, and their own troops and the troops of the allies, and all the (assembled) kings, to be arrayed in divisions and be ready for battle before sunrise (next morrow). Messengers then, instructed by Karna and hastily mounting on cars and camels and mares and good steeds endued with great fleetness, quickly rode through the encampment. And at Karna's command they promulgated the order--Array (yourselves) before sunrise tomorrow!'"

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upāvṛtya tu pāṇḍubhyaḥ kaitavyo dhṛtarāṣṭrajam |
gatvā yathoktaṃ tatsarvamuvāca kurusaṃsadi || 25 ||

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keśavārjunayorvākyaṃ niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ |
duḥśāsanaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca śakuniṃ cābhyabhāṣata || 26 ||

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ājñāpayata rājñaśca balaṃ mitrabalaṃ tathā |
yathā prāgudayātsarvā yuktā tiṣṭhatyanīkinī || 27 ||

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tataḥ karṇasamādiṣṭā dūtāḥ pratvaritā rathaiḥ |
uṣṭravāmībhirapyanye sadaśvaiśca mahājavaiḥ || 28 ||

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tūrṇaṃ pariyayuḥ senāṃ kṛtsnāṃ karṇasya śāsanāt |
ājñāpayanto rājñastānyogaḥ prāgudayāditi || 29 ||