|  1   [j]  hate duryodhane caiva hate sainye ca sarvazaH  dhRtarASTro mahArAjaH zrutvA kim akaron mune 2  tathaiva kauravo rAjA dharmaputro mahAmanAH  kRpaprabhRtayaz caiva kim akurvata te trayaH 3  azvatthAmnaH zrutaM karma zApaz cAnyonya kAritaH  vRttAntam uttaraM brUhi yad abhASata saMjayaH 4   [v]  hate putrazate dInaM chinnazAkham iva drumam  putrazokAbhisaMtaptaM dhRtarASTraM mahIpatim 5  dhyAnamUkatvam ApannaM cintayA samabhiplutam  abhigamya mahAprAjJaH saMjayo vAkyam abravIt 6  kiM zocasi mahArAja nAsti zoke sahAyatA  akSauhiNyo hatAz cASTau daza caiva vizAM pate  nirjaneyaM vasumatI zUnyA saMprati kevalA 7  nAnAdigbhyaH samAgamya nAnAdezyA narAdhipAH  sahitAs tava putreNa sarve vai nidhanaM gatAH 8  pitRRNAM putrapautrANAM jJAtInAM suhRdAM tathA  gurUNAM cAnupUrvyeNa pretakAryANi kAraya 9   [v]  tac chrutvA karuNaM vAkyaM putrapautra vadhArditaH  papAta bhuvi durdharSo vAtAhata iva drumaH 10   [dhR]  hataputro hatAmAtyo hatasarvasuhRj janaH  duHkhaM nUnaM bhaviSyAmi vicaran pRthivIm imAm 11  kiM nu bandhuvihInasya jIvitena mamAdya vai  lUnapakSasya iva me jarA jIrNasya pakSiNaH 12  hRtarAjyo hatasuhRd dhatacakSuz ca vai tathA  na bhrAjiSye mahAprAjJa kSINarazmir ivAMzumAn 13  na kRtaM suhRdo vAkyaM jAmadagnyasya jalpataH  nAradasya ca devarSeH kRSNadvaipAyanasya ca 14  sabhAmadhye tu kRSNena yac chreyo 'bhihitaM mama  alaM vaireNa te rAjan putraH saMgRhyatAm iti 15  tac ca vAkyam akRtvAhaM bhRzaM tapyAmi durmatiH  na hi zrotAsmi bhISmasya dharmayuktaM prabhASitam 16  duryodhanasya ca tathA vRSabhasyeva nardataH  duHzAsana vadhaM zrutvA karNasya ca viparyayam  droNa sUryoparAgaM ca hRdayaM me vidIryate 17  na smarAmy AtmanaH kiM cit purA saMjaya duSkRtam  yasyedaM phalam adyeha mayA mUDhena bhujyate 18  nUnaM hy apakRtaM kiM cin mayA pUrveSu janmasu  yena mAM duHkhabhAgeSu dhAtA karmasu yuktavAn 19  pariNAmaz ca vayasaH sarvabandhukSayaz ca me  suhRn mitra vinAzaz ca daivayogAd upAgataH  ko 'nyo 'sti duHkhitataro mayA loke pumAn iha 20  tan mAm adyaiva pazyantu pANDavAH saMzitavratam  vivRtaM brahmalokasya dIrgham adhvAnam Asthitam 21   [v]  tasya lAlapyamAnasya bahu zokaM vicinvataH  zokApahaM narendrasya saMjayo vAkyam abravIt 22  zokaM rAjan vyapanuda zrutAs te veda nizcayAH  zAstrAgamAz ca vividhA vRddhebhyo nRpasattama  sRJjaye putrazokArte yad Ucur munayaH purA 23  tathA yauvanajaM darpam Asthite te sute nRpa  na tvayA suhRdAM vAkyaM bruvatAm avadhAritam  svArthaz ca na kRtaH kaz cil lubdhena phalagRddhinA 24  tava duHzAsano mantrI rAdheyaz ca durAtmavAn  zakuniz caiva duSTAtmA citrasenaz ca durmatiH  zalyaz ca yena vai sarvaM zalya bhUtaM kRtaM jagat 25  kuruvRddhasya bhISmasya gAndhAryA vidurasya ca  na kRtaM vacanaM tena tava putreNa bhArata 26  na dharmaH satkRtaH kaz cin nityaM yuddham iti bruvan  kSapitAH kSatriyAH sarve zatrUNAM vardhitaM yazaH 27  madhyastho hi tvam apy AsIr na kSamaM kiM cid uktavAn  dhUr dhareNa tvayA bhAras tulayA na samaM dhRtaH 28  AdAv eva manuSyeNa vartitavyaM yathA kSamam  yathA nAtItam arthaM vai pazcAt tApena yujyate 29  putragRddhyA tvayA rAjan priyaM tasya cikIrSatA  pazcAt tApam idaM prAptaM na tvaM zocitum arhasi 30  madhu yaH kevalaM dRSTvA prapAtaM nAnupazyati  sa bhraSTo madhu lobhena zocaty eva yathA bhavAn 31  arthAn na zocan prApnoti na zocan vindate sukham  na zocaJ zriyam Apnoti na zocan vindate param 32  svayam utpAdayitvAgniM vastreNa pariveSTayet  dahyamAno manastApaM bhajate na sa paNDitaH 33  tvayaiva sa sutenAyaM vAkyavAyusamIritaH  lobhAjyena ca saMsikto jvalitaH pArtha pAvakaH 34  tasmin samiddhe patitAH zalabhA iva te sutAH  tAn kezavArcir nirdagdhAn na tvaM zocitum arhasi 35  yac cAzrupAta kalilaM vadanaM vahase nRpa  azAstradRSTam etad dhi na prazaMsanti paNDitAH 36  visphuliGgA iva hy etAn dahanti kila mAnavAn  jahIhi manyuM buddhyA vai dhArayAtmAnam AtmanA 37  evam AzvAsitas tena saMjayena mahAtmanA  viduro bhUya evAha buddhipUrvaM paraMtapa   |



   |  1   [v]  tato 'mRtasamair vAkyair hlAdayan puruSarSabham  vaicitra vIryaM viduro yad uvAca nibodha tat 2   [vidura]  uttiSTha rAjan kiM zeSe dhArayAtmAnam AtmanA  sthirajaGgama martyAnAM sarveSAm eSa nirNayaH 3  sarve kSayAntA nicayAH patanAntAH samucchrayAH  saMyogA viprayogAntA maraNAntaM hi jIvitam 4  yadA zUraM ca bhIruM ca yamaH karSati bhArata  tat kiM na yotsyanti hi te kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabha 5  ayudhyamAno mriyate yudhyamAnaz ca jIvati  kAlaM prApya mahArAja na kaz cid ativartate 6  na cApy etAn hatAn yuddhe rAjaJ zocitum arhasi  pramANaM yadi zAstrANi gatAs te paramAM gatim 7  sarve svAdhyAyavanto hi sarve ca caritavratAH  sarve cAbhimukhAH kSINAs tatra kA paridevanA 8  adarzanAd ApatitAH punaz cAdarzanaM gatAH  na te tava na teSAM tvaM tatra kA paridevanA 9  hato 'pi labhate svargaM hatvA ca labhate yazaH  ubhayaM no bahuguNaM nAsti niSphalatA raNe 10  teSAM kAmadughAm*l lokAn indraH saMkalpayiSyati  indrasyAtithayo hy ete bhavanti puruSarSabha 11  na yajJair dakSiNAvadbhir na tapobhir na vidyayA  svargaM yAnti tathA martyA yathA zUrA raNe hatAH 12  mAtA pitRsahasrANi putradArazatAni ca  saMsAreSv anubhUtAni kasya te kasya vA vayam 13  zokasthAna sahasrANi bhayasthAna zatAni ca  divase divase mUDham Avizanti na paNDitam 14  na kAlasya priyaH kaz cin na dveSyaH kurusattama  na madhyasthaH kva cit kAlaH sarvaM kAlaH prakarSati 15  anityaM jIvitaM rUpaM yauvanaM dravyasaMcayaH  ArogyaM priya saMvAso gRdhyed eSu na paNDitaH 16  na jAnapadikaM duHkham ekaH zocitum arhasi  apy abhAvena yujyeta tac cAsya na nivartate 17  azocan pratikurvIta yadi pazyet parAkramam  bhaiSajyam etad duHkhasya yad etan nAnucintayet  cintyamAnaM hi na vyeti bhUyaz cApi vivardhate 18  aniSTa saMprayogAc ca viprayogAt priyasya ca  manuSyA mAnasair duHkhair yujyante ye 'lpabuddhayaH 19  nArtho na dharmo na sukhaM yad etad anuzocasi  na ca nApaiti kAryArthAt trivargAc caiva bhrazyate 20  anyAm anyAM dhanAvasthAM prApya vaizeSikIM narAH  asaMtuSTAH pramuhyanti saMtoSaM yAnti paNDitAH 21  prajJayA mAnasaM duHkhaM hanyAc chArIram auSadhaiH  etaj jJAnasya sAmarthyaM na bAlaiH samatAm iyAt 22  zayAnaM cAnuzayati tiSThantaM cAnutiSThati  anudhAvati dhAvantaM karma pUrvakRtaM naram 23  yasyAM yasyAm avasthAyAM yat karoti zubhAzubham  tasyAM tasyAm avasthAyAM tat tat phalam upAznute   |



   |  1   [dhR]  subhASitair mahAprAjJa zoko 'yaM vigato mama  bhuya eva tu vAkyAni zrotum icchAmi tattvataH 2  aniSTAnAM ca saMsargAd iSTAnAM ca vivarjanAt  kathaM hi mAnasair duHkhaiH pramucyante 'tra paNDitAH 3   [vidura]  yato yato manoduHkhAt sukhAd vApi pramucyate  tatas tataH zamaM labdhvA sugatiM vindate budhaH 4  azAzvatam idaM sarvaM cintyamAnaM nararSabha  kadalI saMnibho lokaH sAro hy asya na vidyate 5  gRhANy eva hi martyAnAm Ahur dehAni paNDitAH  kAlena viniyujyante sattvam ekaM tu zobhanam 6  yathA jIrNam ajIrNaM vA vastraM tyaktvA tu vai naraH  anyad rocayate vastram evaM dehAH zarIriNAm 7  vaicitra vIryavAsaM hi duHkhaM vAyadi vA sukham  prApnuvantIha bhUtAni svakRtenaiva karmaNA 8  karmaNA prApyate svargaM sukhaM duHkhaM ca bhArata  tato vahati taM bhAram avazaH svavazo 'pi vA 9  yathA ca mRn mayaM bhANDaM cakrArUDhaM vipadyate  kiM cit prakiryamANaM vA kRtamAtram athApi vA 10  chinnaM vApy avaropyantam avatIrNam athApi vA  ArdraM vApy atha vA zuSkaM pacyamAnam athApi vA 11  avatAryamANam ApAkAd uddhRtaM vApi bhArata  atha vA paribhujyantam evaM dehAH zarIriNAm 12  garbhastho vA prasUto vApy atha vA divasAntaraH  ardhamAsa gato vApi mAsamAtragato 'pi vA 13  saMvatsaragato vApi dvisaMvatsara eva vA  yauvanastho 'pi madhyastho vRddho vApi vipadyate 14  prAk karmabhis tu bhUtAni bhavanti na bhavanti ca  evaM sAMsiddhike loke kimartham anutapyase 15  yathA ca salile rAjan krIDArtham anusaMcaran  unmajjec ca nimajjec ca kiM cit sattvaM narAdhipa 16  evaM saMsAragahanAd unmajjana nimajjanAt  karma bhogena badhyantaH klizyante ye 'lpabuddhayaH 17  ye tu prAjJAH sthitAH satye saMsArAnta gaveSiNaH  samAgamajJA bhUtAnAM te yAnti paramAM gatim   |



   |  1   [dhR]  subhASitair mahAprAjJa zoko 'yaM vigato mama  bhuya eva tu vAkyAni zrotum icchAmi tattvataH 2  aniSTAnAM ca saMsargAd iSTAnAM ca vivarjanAt  kathaM hi mAnasair duHkhaiH pramucyante 'tra paNDitAH 3   [vidura]  yato yato manoduHkhAt sukhAd vApi pramucyate  tatas tataH zamaM labdhvA sugatiM vindate budhaH 4  azAzvatam idaM sarvaM cintyamAnaM nararSabha  kadalI saMnibho lokaH sAro hy asya na vidyate 5  gRhANy eva hi martyAnAm Ahur dehAni paNDitAH  kAlena viniyujyante sattvam ekaM tu zobhanam 6  yathA jIrNam ajIrNaM vA vastraM tyaktvA tu vai naraH  anyad rocayate vastram evaM dehAH zarIriNAm 7  vaicitra vIryavAsaM hi duHkhaM vAyadi vA sukham  prApnuvantIha bhUtAni svakRtenaiva karmaNA 8  karmaNA prApyate svargaM sukhaM duHkhaM ca bhArata  tato vahati taM bhAram avazaH svavazo 'pi vA 9  yathA ca mRn mayaM bhANDaM cakrArUDhaM vipadyate  kiM cit prakiryamANaM vA kRtamAtram athApi vA 10  chinnaM vApy avaropyantam avatIrNam athApi vA  ArdraM vApy atha vA zuSkaM pacyamAnam athApi vA 11  avatAryamANam ApAkAd uddhRtaM vApi bhArata  atha vA paribhujyantam evaM dehAH zarIriNAm 12  garbhastho vA prasUto vApy atha vA divasAntaraH  ardhamAsa gato vApi mAsamAtragato 'pi vA 13  saMvatsaragato vApi dvisaMvatsara eva vA  yauvanastho 'pi madhyastho vRddho vApi vipadyate 14  prAk karmabhis tu bhUtAni bhavanti na bhavanti ca  evaM sAMsiddhike loke kimartham anutapyase 15  yathA ca salile rAjan krIDArtham anusaMcaran  unmajjec ca nimajjec ca kiM cit sattvaM narAdhipa 16  evaM saMsAragahanAd unmajjana nimajjanAt  karma bhogena badhyantaH klizyante ye 'lpabuddhayaH 17  ye tu prAjJAH sthitAH satye saMsArAnta gaveSiNaH  samAgamajJA bhUtAnAM te yAnti paramAM gatim   |



   |  1   [dhR]  kathaM saMsAragahanaM vijJeyaM vadatAM vara  etad icchAmy ahaM zrotuM tattvam AkhyAhi pRcchataH 2   [vidura]  janmaprabhRti bhUtAnAM kriyAH sarvAH zRNu prabho  pUrvam eveha kalale vasate kiM cid antaram 3  tataH sa paJcame 'tIte mAse mAsaM prakalpayet  tataH sarvAGgasaMpUrNo garbho mAse prajAyate 4  amedhyamadhye vasati mAMsazoNitalepane  tatas tu vAyuvegena UrdhvapAdo hy adhaHzirAH 5  yonidvAram upAgamya bahUn klezAn samRcchati  yonisaMpIDanAc caiva pUrvakarmabhir anvitaH 6  tasmAn muktaH sa saMsArAd anyAn pazyaty upadravAn  grahAs tam upasarpanti sArameyA ivAmiSam 7  tataH prAptottare kAle vyAdhayaz cApi taM tathA  upasarpanti jIvantaM badhyamAnaM svakarmabhiH 8  baddham indriyapAzais taM saGgasvAdubhir Aturam  vyasanAny upavartante vividhAni narAdhipa  badhyamAnaz ca tair bhUyo naiva tRptim upaiti saH 9  ayaM na budhyate tAvad yama lokam athAgatam  yamadUtair vikRSyaMz ca mRtyuM kAlena gacchati 10  vAg ghInasya ca yan mAtram iSTAniSTaM kRtaM mukhe  bhUya evAtmanAtmAnaM badhyamAnam upekSate 11  aho vinikRto loko lobhena ca vazIkRtaH  lobhakrodhamadonmatto nAtmAnam avabudhyate 12  kulInatvena ramate duSkulInAn vikutsayan  dhanadarpeNa dRptaz ca daridrAn parikutsayan 13  mUrkhAn iti parAn Aha nAtmAnaM samavekSate  zikSAM kSipati cAnyeSAM nAtmAnaM zAstum icchati 14  adhruve jIvaloke 'smin yo dharmam anupAlayan  janmaprabhRti varteta prApnuyAt paramAM gatim 15  evaM sarvaM viditvA vai yas tattvam anuvartate  sa pramokSAya labhate panthAnaM manujAdhipa   |



   |  1   [dhR]  yad idaM dharmagahanaM buddhyA samanugamyate  etad vistarazaH sarvaM buddhimArgaM prazaMsa me 2   [vidura]  atra te vartayiSyAmi nama H kRtvA svayaM bhuve  yathA saMsAragahanaM vadanti paramarSayaH 3  kaz cin mahati saMsAre vartamAno dvijaH kila  vanaM durgam anuprApto mahat kravyAdasaMkulam 4  siMhavyAghra gajAkArair atighorair mahAzanaiH  samantAt saMparikSiptaM mRtyor api bhayapradam 5  tad asya dRSTvA hRdayam udvegam agamat param  abhyucchrayaz ca romNAM vai vikriyAz ca paraMtapa 6  sa tad vanaM vyanusaran vipradhAvan itas tataH  vIkSamANo dizaH sarvAH zaraNaM kva bhaved iti 7  sa teSAM chidram anvicchan pradruto bhayapIDitaH  na ca niryAti vai dUraM na ca tair viprayujyate 8  athApazyad vanaM ghoraM samantAd vAgurAvRtam  bAhubhyAM saMpariSvaktaM striyA paramaghorayA 9  paJcazIrSa dharair nAgaiH zailair iva samunnataiH  nabhaHspRzair mahAvRkSaiH parikSiptaM mahAvanam 10  vanamadhye ca tatrAbhUd udapAnaH samAvRtaH  vallIbhis tRNachannAbhir gUDhAbhir abhisaMvRtaH 11  papAta sa dvijas tatra nigUDhe salilAzaye  vilagnaz cAbhavat tasmim*l latA saMtAnasaMkaTe 12  panasasya yathA jAtaM vRnta baddhaM mahAphalam  sa tathA lambate tatra UrdhvapAdo hy adhaHzirAH 13  atha tatrApi cAnyo 'sya bhUyo jAta upadravaH  kUpavInAha velAyAm apazyata mahAgajam 14  SaD vaktraM kRSNa zabalaM dviSaTka padacAriNam  krameNa parisarpantaM vallI vRkSasamAvRtam 15  tasya cApi prazAkhAsu vRkSazAkhAvalambinaH  nAnArUpA madhukarA ghorarUpA bhayAvahAH  Asate madhu saMbhRtya pUrvam eva niketajAH 16  bhUyo bhUyaH samIhante madhUni bharatarSabha  svAdanIyAni bhUtAnAM na yair bAlo 'pi tRpyate 17  teSAM madhUnAM bahudhA dhArA prasravate sadA  tAM lambamAnaH sa pumAn dhArAM pibati sarvadA  na cAsya tRSNA viratA pibamAnasya saMkaTe 18  abhIpsati ca tAM nityam atRptaH sa punaH punaH  na cAsya jIvite rAjan nirvedaH samajAyata 19  tatraiva ca manuSyasya jIvitAzA pratiSThitA  kRSNAH zvetAz ca taM vRkSaM kuTTayanti sma mUSakAH 20  vyAlaiz ca vanadurgAnte striyA ca paramograyA  kUpAdhastAc ca nAgena vInAhe kuJjareNa ca 21  vRkSaprapAtAc ca bhayaM mUSakebhyaz ca paJcamam  madhu lobhAn madhukaraiH SaSTham Ahur mahad bhayam 22  evaM sa vasate tatra kSiptaH saMsArasAgare  na caiva jIvitAzAyAM nirvedam upagacchati   |



|  1   [dhR]  aho khalu mahad duHkhaM kRcchravAsaM vasaty asau  kathaM tasya ratis tatra tuSTir vA vadatAM vara 2  sa dezaH kva nu yatrAsau vasate dharmasaMkaTe  kathaM vA sa vimucyeta naras tasmAn mahAbhayAt 3  etan me sarvam AcakSva sAdhu ceSTAmahe tathA  kRpA me mahatI jAtA tasyAbhyuddharaNena hi 4   [vidura]  upamAnam idaM rAjan mokSavidbhir udAhRtam  sugatiM vindate yena paralokeSu mAnavaH 5  yat tad ucyati kAntAraM mahat saMsAra eva saH  vanaM durgaM hi yat tv etat saMsAragahanaM hi tat 6  ye ca te kathitA vyAlA vyAdhayas te prakIrtitAH  yA sA nArI bRhat kAyA adhitiSThati tatra vai  tAm Ahus tu jarAM prAjJA varNarUpavinAzinIm 7  yas tatra kUpo nRpate sa tu dehaH zarIriNAm  yas tatra vasate 'dhastAn mahAhiH kAla eva saH  antakaH sarvabhUtAnAM dehinAM sarvahAry asau 8  kUpamadhye ca yA jAtA vallI yatra sa mAnavaH  pratAne lambate sA tu jIvitAzA zarIriNAm 9  sa yas tu kUpavInAhe taM vRkSaM parisarpati  SaD vaktraH kuJjaro rAjan sa tu saMvatsaraH smRtaH  mukhAni Rtavo mAsAH pAdA dvAdaza kIrtitAH 10  ye tu vRkSaM nikRntanti mUSakAH satatotthitAH  rAtryahAni tu tAny Ahur bhUtAnAM paricintakAH  ye te madhukarAs tatra kAmAs te parikIrtitAH 11  yAs tu tA bahuzo dhArAH sravanti madhu nisravam  tAMs tu kAmarasAn vidyAd yatra majjanti mAnavAH 12  evaM saMsAracakrasya parivRttiM sma ye viduH  te vai saMsAracakrasya pAzAMz chindanti vai budhAH   |


|  1   [dhR]  aho 'bhihitam AkhyAnaM bhavatA tattvadarzinA  bhUya eva tu me harSaH zrotuM vAg amRtaM tava 2   [vidura]  zRNu bhUyaH pravakSyAmi mArgasyaitasya vistaram  yac chrutvA vipramucyante saMsArebhyo vicakSaNAH 3  yathA tu puruSo rAjan dIrgham adhvAnam AsthitaH  kva cit kva cic chramAt sthAtA kurute vAsam eva vA 4  evaM saMsAraparyAye garbhavAseSu bhArata  kurvanti durbudhA vAsaM mucyante tatra paNDitAH 5  tasmAd adhvAnam evaitam AhuH zAstravido janAH  yat tu saMsAragahanaM vanam Ahur manISiNaH 6  so 'yaM lokasamAvarto martyAnAM bharatarSabha  carANAM sthAvarANAM ca gRdhyet tatra na paNDitaH 7  zArIrA mAnasAz caiva martyAnAM ye tu vyAdhayaH  pratyakSAz ca parokSAz ca te vyAlAH kathitA budhaiH 8  klizyamAnAz ca tair nityaM hanyamAnAz ca bhArata  svakarmabhir mahAvyAlair nodvijanty alpabuddhayaH 9  athApi tair vimucyeta vyAdhibhiH puruSo nRpa  AvRNoty eva taM pazcAj jarA rUpavinAzinI 10  zabdarUparasasparzair gandhairz ca vividhair api  majjamAnaM mahApaGke nirAlambe samantataH 11  saMvatsarartavo mAsAH pakSAho rAtrasaMdhayaH  krameNAsya pralumpanti rUpam Ayus tathaiva ca 12  ete kAlasya nidhayo naitAj jAnanti durbudhAH  atrAbhilikhitAny AhuH sarvabhUtAni karmaNA 13  rathaM zarIraM bhUtAnAM sattvam Ahus tu sArathim  indriyANi hayAn AhuH karma buddhiz ca razmayaH 14  teSAM hayAnAM yo vegaM dhAvatAm anudhAvati  sa tu saMsAracakre 'smiMz cakravat parivartate 15  yas tAn yamayate buddhyA sa yantA na nivartate  yAmyam AhU rathaM hy enaM muhyante yena durbudhAH 16  sa caitat prApnute rAjan yat tvaM prApto narAdhipa  rAjyanAzaM suhRn nAzaM suta nAzaM ca bhArata 17  anutarSulam evaitad duHkhaM bhavati bhArata  sAdhuH paramaduHkhAnAM duHkhabhaiSajyam Acaret 18  na vikramo na cApy artho na mitraM na suhRjjanaH  tathonmocayate duHkhAd yathAtmA sthirasaMyamaH 19  tasmAn maitraM samAsthAya zIlam Apadya bhArata  damas tyAgo 'pramAdaz ca te trayo brahmaNo hayAH 20  zIlarazmi samAyukte sthito yo mAnase rathe  tyaktvA mRtyubhayaM rAjan brahmalokaM sa gacchati   |




   |  1   [v]  vidurasya tu tad vAkyaM nizamya kurusattamaH  putrazokAbhisaMtaptaH papAta bhuvi mUrchitaH 2  taM tathA patitaM bhUmau niHsaMjJaM prekSya bAndhavAH  kRSNadvaipAyanaz caiva kSattA ca viduras tathA 3  saMjayaH suhRdaz cAnye dvAHsthA ye cAsya saMmatAH  jalena sukhazItena tAlavRntaiz ca bhArata 4  paspRzuz ca karair gAtraM vIjamAnAz ca yatnataH  anvAsan suciraM kAlaM dhRtarASTraM tathAgatam 5  atha dIrghasya kAlasya labdhasaMjJo mahIpatiH  vilalApa ciraM kAlaM putrAdhi bhir abhiplutaH 6  dhig astu khalu mAnuSyaM mAnuSye ca parigraham  yatomUlAni duHkhAni saMbhavanti muhur muhuH 7  putra nAze 'rthanAze ca jJAtisaMbandhinAm api  prApyate sumahad duHkhaM viSAgnipratimaM vibho 8  yena dahyanti gAtrANi yena prajJA vinazyati  yenAbhibhUtaH puruSo maraNaM bahu manyate 9  tad idaM vyasanaM prAptaM mayA bhAgyavivaryayAt  tac caivAhaM kariSyAmi adyaiva dvijasattama 10  ity uktvA tu mahAtmAnaM pitaraM brahmavittamam  dhRtarASTro 'bhavan mUDhaH zokaM ca paramaM gataH  abhUc ca tUSNIM rAjAsau dhyAyamAno mahIpate 11  tasya tad vacanaM zrutvA kRSNadvaipAyanaH prabhuH  putrazokAbhisaMtaptaM putraM vacanam abravIt 12  dhRtarASTra mahAbAho yat tvAM vakSyAmi tac chRNu  zrutavAn asi medhAvI dharmArthakuzalas tathA 13  na te 'sty aviditaM kiM cid veditavyaM paraMtapa  anityatAM hi martyAnAM vijAnAsi na saMzayaH 14  adhruve jIvaloke ca sthAne vAzAzvate sati  jIvite maraNAnte ca kasmAc chocasi bhArata 15  pratyakSaM tava rAjendra vairasyAsya samudbhavaH  putraM te kAraNaM kRtvA kAlayogena kAritaH 16  avazyaM bhavitavye ca kurUNAM vaizase nRpa  kasmAc chocasi tAJ zUrAn gatAn paramikAM gatim 17  jAnatA ca mahAbAho vidureNa mahAtmanA  yatitaM sarvayatnena zamaM prati janezvara 18  na ca daivakRto mArgaH zakyo bhUtena kena cit  ghaTatApi ciraM kAlaM niyantum iti me matiH 19  devatAnAM hi yat kAryaM mayA pratyakSataH zrutam  tat te 'haM saMpravakSyAmi kathaM sthairyaM bhavet tava 20  purAhaM tvarito yAtaH sabhAm aindrIM jitaklamaH  apazyaM tatra ca tadA samavetAn divaukasaH  nAradapramukhAMz cApi sarvAn deva RSIMs tathA 21  tatra cApi mayA dRSTA pRthivI pRthivIpate  kAryArtham upasaMprAptA devatAnAM samIpataH 22  upagamya tadA dhAtrI devAn Aha samAgatAn  yat kAryaM mama yuSmAbhir brahmaNaH sadane tadA  pratijJAtaM mahAbhAgAs tac chIghraM saMvidhIyatAm 23  tasyAs tad vacanaM zrutvA viSNur lokanamaskRtaH  uvAca prahasan vAkyaM pRthivIM deva saMsadi 24  dhRtarASTrasya putrANAM yas tu jyeSThaH zatasya vai  duryodhana iti khyAtaH sa te kAryaM kariSyati  taM ca prApya mahIpAlaM kRtakRtyA bhaviSyasi 25  tasyArthe pRthivIpAlAH kurukSetre samAgatAH  anyonyaM ghAtayiSyanti dRDhaiH zastraiH prahAriNaH 26  tatas te bhavitA devi bhArasya yudhi nAzanam  gaccha zIghraM svakaM sthAnaM lokAn dhAraya zobhane 27  sa eSa te suto rAjam*l lokasaMhAra kAraNAt  kaler aMzaH samutpanno gAndhAryA jaThare nRpa 28  amarSI capalaz cApi krodhano duSprasAdhanaH  daivayogAt samutpannA bhrAtaraz cAsya tAdRzAH 29  zakunir mAtulaz caiva karNaz ca paramaH sakhA  samutpannA vinAzArthaM pRthivyAM sahitA nRpAH  etam arthaM mahAbAho nArado veda tattvataH 30  AtmAparAdhAt putrAs te vinaSTAH pRthivIpate  mA tAJ zocasva rAjendra na hi zoke 'sti kAraNam 31  na hi te pANDavAH svalpam aparAdhyanti bhArata  putrAs tava durAtmAnoyair iyaM ghAtitA mahI 32  nAradena ca bhadraM te pUrvam eva na saMzayaH  yudhiSThirasya samitau rAjasUye niveditam 33  pANDavAH kauravAz caiva samAsAdya parasparam  na bhaviSyanti kaunteya yat te kRtyaM tad Acara 34  nAradasya vacaH zrutvA tadAzocanta pANDavAH  etat te sarvam AkhyAtaM deva guhyaM sanAtanam 35  kathaM te zokanAzaH syAt prANeSu ca dayA prabho  snehaz ca pANDuputreSu jJAtvA daivakRtaM vidhim 36  eSa cArtho mahAbAho pUrvam eva mayA zrutaH  kathito dharmarAjasya rAjasUye kratUttame 37  yatitaM dharmaputreNa mayA guhye nivedite  avigrahe kauravANAM daivaM tu balavattaram 38  anatikramaNIyo hi vidhI rAjan kathaM cana  kRtAntasya hi bhUtena sthAvareNa trasena ca 39  bhavAn karma paro yatra buddhizreSThaz ca bhArata  muhyate prANinAM jJAtvA gatiM cAgatim eva ca 40  tvAM tu zokena saMtaptaM muhyamAnaM muhur muhuH  jJAtvA yudhiSThiro rAjA prANAn api parityajet 41  kRpAlur nityazo vIras tiryagyonigateSv api  sa katha tvayi rAjendra kRpAM vai na kariSyati 42  mama caiva niyogena vidhez cApy anivartanAt  pANDavAnAM ca kAruNyAt prANAn dhAraya bhArata 43  evaM te vartamAnasya loke kIrtir bhaviSyati  dharmaz ca sumahAMs tAta taptaM syAc ca tapaz cirAt 44  putrazokasamutpannaM hutAzaM jvalitaM yathA  prajJAmbhasA mahArAja nirvApaya sadA sadA 45  etac chrutvA tu vacanaM vyAsasyAmita tejasaH  muhUrtaM samanudhyAya dhRtarASTro 'bhyabhASata 46  mahatA zokajAlena praNunno 'smi dvijottama  nAtmAnam avabudhyAmi muhyamAno muhur muhuH 47  idaM tu vacanaM zrutvA tava daivaniyogajam  dhArayiSyAmy ahaM prANAn yatiSye ca na zocitum 48  etac chrutvA tu vacanaM vyAsaH satyavatI sutaH  dhRtarASTrasya rAjendra tatraivAntaradhIyata   |



 |  1   [j]  gate bhagavati vyAse dhRtarASTro mahIpatiH  kim aceSTata viprarSe tan me vyAkhyAtum arhasi 2   [v]  etac chrutvA narazreSTha ciraM dhyAtvA tv acetanaH  saMjayaM yojayety uktvA viduraM pratyabhASata 3  kSipram Anaya gAndhArIM sarvAz ca bharata striyaH  vadhUM kuntIm upAdAya yAz cAnyAs tatra yoSitaH 4  evam uktvA sa dharmAtmA viduraM dharmavittamam  zokaviprahata jJAno yAnam evAnvapadyata 5  gAndhArI caiva zokArtA bhartur vacanacoditA  saha kuntyA yato rAjA saha strIbhir upAdravat 6  tAH samAsAdya rAjAnaM bhRzaM zokasamanvitAH  AmantryAnyonyam IyuH sma bhRzam uccukruzus tataH 7  tAH samAzvAsayat kSattA tAbhyaz cArtataraH svayam  azrukaNThIH samAropya tato 'sau niryayau purAt 8  tataH praNAdaH saMjajJe sarveSu kuru vezmasu  A kumAraM puraM sarvam abhavac chokakarzitam 9  adRSTapUrvA yA nAryaH purA devagaNair api  pRthagjanena dRzyanta tAs tadA nihatezvarAH 10  prakIrya kezAn suzubhAn bhUSaNAny avamucya ca  ekavastradharA nAryaH paripetur anAthavat 11  zvetaparvata rUpebhyo gRhebhyas tAs tv apAkraman  guhAbhya iva zailAnAM pRSatyo hatayUthapAH 12  tAny udIrNAni nArINAM tadA vRndAny anekazaH  zokArtAny adravAn rAjan kizorINAm ivAGgane 13  pragRhya bAhUn krozantyaH putrAn bhrAtRRn pitRRn api  darzayantIva tA ha sma yugAnte lokasaMkSayam 14  vilapantyo rudantyaz ca dhAvamAnAs tatas tataH  zokenAbhyAhata jJAnAH kartavyaM na prajajJire 15  vrIDAM jagmuH purA yAH sma sakhInAm api yoSitaH  tA ekavastrA nirlajjAH zvazrUNAM purato 'bhavan 16  parasparaM susUkSmeSu zokeSv AzvAsayan sma yAH  tAH zokavihvalA rAjann upaikSanta parasparam 17  tAbhiH parivRto rAjA rudatIbhiH sahasrazaH  niryayau nagarAd dInas tUrNam A yodhanaM prati 18  zilpino vaNijo vaizyAH sarvakarmopajIvinaH  te pArthivaM puraskRtya niryayur nagarAd bahiH 19  tAsAM vikrozamAnAnAm ArtAnAM kuru saMkSaye  prAdurAsIn mahAJ zabdo vyathayan bhuvanAny uta 20  yugAntakAle saMprApte bhUtAnAM dahyatAm iva  abhAvaH syAd ayaM prApta iti bhUtAni menire 21  bhRzam udvignamanasas te paurAH kuru saMkSaye  prAkrozanta mahArAja svanuraktAs tadA bhRzam   |



   |  1   [v]  krozamAtraM tato gatvA dadRzus tAn mahArathAn  zAradvataM kRpaM drauNiM kRtavarmANam eva ca 2  te tu dRSTvaiva rAjAnaM prajJA cakSuSam Izvaram  azrukaNThA viniHzvasya rudantam idam abruvan 3  putras tava mahArAja kRtvA karma suduSkaram  gataH sAnucaro rAjaJ zakra lokaM mahIpatiH 4  duryodhana balAn muktA vayam eva trayo rathAH  sarvam anyat parikSINaM sainyaM te bharatarSabha 5  ity evam uktvA rAjAnaM kRpaH zAradvatas tadA  gAndhArIM putrazokArtAm idaM vacanam abravIt 6  abhItA yudhyamAnAs te ghnantaH zatrugaNAn bahUn  vIrakarmANi kurvANAH putrAs te nidhanaM gatAH 7  dhruvaM saMprApya lokAMs te nirmalAJ zastranirjitAn  bhAsvaraM deham AsthAya viharanty amarA iva 8  na hi kaz cid dhi zUrANAM yudhyamAnaH parAGmukhaH  zastreNa nidhanaM prApto na ca kaz cit kRtAJjaliH 9  etAM tAM kSatriyasyAhuH purANAM paramAM gatim  zastreNa nidhanaM saMkhye tAn na zocitum arhasi 10  na cApi zatravas teSAm Rdhyante rAjJi pANDavAH  zRNu yatkRtam asmAbhir azvatthAma purogamaiH 11  adharmeNa hataM zrutvA bhImasenena te sutam  suptaM zibiram Avizya pANDUnAM kadanaM kRtam 12  pAJcAlA nihatAH sarve dhRSTadyumnapurogamAH  drupadasyAtmajAz caiva draupadeyAz ca pAtitAH 13  tathA vizasanaM kRtvA putrazatrugaNasya te  prAdravAma raNe sthAtuM na hi zakyAmahe trayaH 14  te hi zUrA maheSvAsAH kSipram eSyanti pANDavAH  amarSavazam ApannA vairaM pratijihIrSavaH 15  nihatAn AtmajAJ zrutvA pramattAn puruSarSabhAH  ninISantaH padaM zUrAH kSipram eva yazasvini 16  pANDUnAM kilbiSaM kRtvA saMsthAtuM notsahAmahe  anujAnIhi no rAjJi mA ca zoke manaH kRthAH 17  rAjaMs tvam anujAnIhi dhairyam AtiSTha cottamam  niSThAntaM pazya cApi tvaM kSatradharmaM ca kevalam 18  ity evam uktvA rAjAnaM kRtvA cAbhipradakSiNam  kRpaz ca kRtavarmA ca droNaputraz ca bhArata 19  avekSamANA rAjAnaM dhRtarASTraM manISiNam  gaGgAm anu mahAtmAnas tUrNam azvAn acodayan 20  apakramya tu te rAjan sarva eva mahArathAH  AmantryAnyonyam udvignAs tridhA te prayayus tataH 21  jagAma hAstinapuraM kRpaH zAradvatas tadA  svam eva rASTraM hArdikyo drauNir vyAsAzramaM yayau 22  evaM te prayayur vIrA vIkSamANAH parasparam  bhayArtAH pANDuputrANAm AgaH kRtvA mahAtmanAm 23  sametya vIrA rAjAnaM tadA tv anudite ravau  viprajagmur mahArAja yathecchakam ariMdamAH   |


  |  1   [v]  hateSu sarvasainyeSu dharmarAjo yudhiSThiraH  zuzruve pitaraM vRddhaM niryAtaM gajasAhvayAt 2  so 'bhyayAt putrazokArtaH putrazokapariplutam  zocamAno mahArAja bhrAtRbhiH sahitas tadA 3  anvIyamAno vIreNa dAzArheNa mahAtmanA  yuyudhAnena ca tathA tathaiva ca yuyutsunA 4  tam anvagAt suduHkhArtA draupadI zokakarzitA  saha pAJcAla yoSidbhir yAs tatrAsan samAgatAH 5  sa gaGgAm anu vRndAni strINAM bharatasattama  kurarINAm ivArtAnAM krozantInAM dadarza ha 6  tAbhiH parivRto rAjA rudatIbhiH sahasrazaH  UrdhvabAhubhir ArtAbhir bruvatIbhiH priyApriye 7  kva nu dharmajJatA rAjJaH kva nu sAdya nRzaMsatA  yadAvadhIt pitRRn bhrAtRRn gurUn putrAn sakhIn api 8  ghAtayitvA kathaM droNaM bhISmaM cApi pitAmaham  manas te 'bhUn mahAbAho hatvA cApi jayadratham 9  kiM nu rAjyena te kAryaM pitRRn bhrAtRRn apazyataH  abhimanyuM ca durdharSaM draupadeyAMz ca bhArata 10  atItya tA mahAbAhuH krozantIH kurarIr iva  vavande pitaraM jyeSThaM dharmarAjo yudhiSThiraH 11  tato 'bhivAdya pitaraM dharmeNAmitrakarzanAH  nyavedayanta nAmAni pANDavAs te 'pi sarvazaH 12  tam AtmajAnta karaNaM pitA putravadhArditaH  aprIyamANaH zokArtaH pANDavaM pariSasvaje 13  dharmarAjaM pariSvajya sAntvayitvA ca bhArata  duSTAtmA bhImam anvaicchad didhakSur iva pAvakaH 14  sa kopapAvakas tasya zokavAyusamIritaH  bhImasena mayaM dAvaM didhakSur iva dRzyate 15  tasya saMkalpam AjJAya bhImaM pratyazubhaM hariH  bhImam AkSipya pANibhyAM pradadau bhImam Ayasam 16  prAg eva tu mahAbuddhir buddhvA tasyeGgiraM hariH  saMvidhAnaM mahAprAjJas tatra cakre janArdanaH 17  taM tu gRhyaiva pANibhyAM bhImasenam ayasmayam  babhaJja balavAn rAjA manyamAno vRkodaram 18  nAgAyuta balaprANaH sa rAjA bhImam Ayasam  bhaGktvA vimathitoraskaH susrAva rudhiraM mukhAt 19  tataH papAta medinyAM tathaiva rudhirokSitaH  prapuSpitAgra zikharaH pArijAta iva drumaH 20  paryagRhNata taM vidvAn sUto gAvalgaNis tadA  maivam ity abravIc cainaM zamayan sAntvayann iva 21  sa tu kopaM samutsRjya gatamanyur mahAmanAH  hAhA bhImeti cukroza bhUyaH zokasamanvitaH 22  taM viditvA gatakrodhaM bhImasenavadhArditam  vAsudevo varaH puMsAm idaM vacanam abravIt 23  mA zuco dhRtarASTra tvaM naiSa bhImas tvayA hataH  AyasI pratimA hy eSA tvayA rAjan nipAtitA 24  tvAM krodhavazam ApannaM viditvA bharatarSabha  mayApakRSTaH kaunteyo mRtyor daMSTrAntaraM gataH 25  na hi te rAjazArdUla bale tulyo 'sti kaz cana  kaH saheta mahAbAho bAhvor nigrahaNaM naraH 26  yathAntakam anuprApya jIvan kaz cin na mucyate  evaM bAhvantaraM prApya tava jIven na kaz cana 27  tasmAt putreNa yA sA te pratimA kAritAyasI  bhImasya seyaM kauravya tavaivopahRtA mayA 28  putrazokAbhisaMtApAd dharmAd apahRtaM manaH  tava rAjendra tena tvaM bhImasenaM jighAMsasi 29  na ca te tatkSamaM rAjan hanyAs tvaM yad vRkodaram  na hi putrA mahArAja jIveyus te kathaM cana 30  tasmAd yatkRtam asmAbhir manyamAnaiH kSamaM prati  anumanyasva tat sarvaM mA ca zoke manaH kRthAH   |



|  1   [v]  tata enam upAtiSThaJ zaucArthaM paricArakAH  kRtazaucaM punaz cainaM provAca madhusUdanaH 2  rAjann adhItA vedAs te zAstrANi vividhAni ca  zrutAni ca purANAni rAjadharmAz ca kevalAH 3  evaM vidvAn mahAprAjJa nAkArSIr vacanaM tadA  pANDavAn adhikAJ jAnabale zaurye ca kaurava 4  rAjA hi yaH sthiraprajJaH svayaM doSAn avekSate  dezakAlavibhAgaM ca paraM zreyaH sa vindati 5  ucyamAnaM ca yaH zreyo gRhNIte no hitAhite  ApadaM samanuprApya sa zocaty anaye sthitaH 6  tato 'nyavRttam AtmAnaM samavekSasva bhArata  rAjaMs tvaM hy avidheyAtmA duryodhana vaze sthitaH 7  AtmAparAdhAd Ayastas tat kiM bhImaM jighAMsasi  tasmAt saMyaccha kopaM tvaM svam anusmRtya duSkRtam 8  yas tu tAM spardhayA kSudraH pAJcAlIm Anayat sabhAm  sa hato bhImasenena vairaM praticikIrSatA 9  Atmano 'tikramaM pazya putrasya ca durAtmanaH  yad anAgasi pANDUnAM parityAgaH paraMtapa 10  evam uktaH sa kRSNena sarvaM satyaM janAdhipa  uvAca devakIputraM dhRtarASTro mahIpatiH 11  evam etan mahAbAho yathA vadasi mAdhava  putrasnehas tu dharmAtman dhairyAn mAM samacAlayat 12  diSTyA tu puruSavyAghro balavAn satyavikramaH  tvad gupto nAgamat kRSNa bhImo bAhvantaraM mama 13  idAnIM tv aham ekAgro gatamanyur gatajvaraH  madhyamaM pANDavaM vIraM spraSTum icchAmi kezava 14  hateSu pArthivendreSu putreSu nihateSu ca  pANDuputreSu me zarma prItiz cApy avatiSThate 15  tataH sa bhImaM ca dhanaMjayaM ca; mAdryAz ca putrau puruSapravIrau  pasparza gAtraiH prarudan sugAtrAn; AzvAsya kalyANam uvAca cainAn   |



   |  1   [b]  dhRtarASTrAbhyanujJAtAs tatas te kurupuMgavAH  abhyayur bhrAtaraH sarve gAndhArIM saha kezavAH 2  tato jJAtvA hatAmitraM dharmarAjaM yudhiSThiram  gAndhArI putrazokArtA zaptum aicchad aninditA 3  tasyAH pApam abhiprAyaM viditvA pANDavAn prati  RSiH satyavatI putraH prAg eva samabudhyata 4  sa gaGgAyAm upaspRzya puNyagandhaM payaH zuci  taM dezam upasaMpede paramarSir manojavaH 5  divyena cakSuSA pazyan manasAnuddhatena ca  sarvaprANabhRtAM bhAvaM sa tatra samabudhyata 6  sa snuSAm abravIt kAle kalya vAdI mahAtapAH  zApakAlam avAkSipya zama kAlam udIrayan 7  na kopaH kANDave kAryo gAndhAri zamam Apnuhi  rajo nigRhyatAm etac chRNu cedaM vaco mama 8  uktAsy aSTAdazAhAni putreNa jayam icchatA  zivam AzAssva me mAtar yudhyamAnasya zatrubhiH 9  sA tathA yAcyamAnA tvaM kAle kAle jayaiSiNA  uktavaty asi gAndhAri yato dharmas tato jayaH 10  na cApy atItAM gAndhAri vAcaM te vitathAm aham  smarAmi bhASamANAyAs tathA praNihitA hy asi 11  sA tvaM dharmaM parismRtya vAcA coktvA manasvini  kopaM saMyaccha gAndhAri maivaM bhUH satyavAdini 12   [g]  bhagavan nAbhyasUyAmi naitAn icchAmi nazyataH  putrazokena tu balAn mano vihvalatIva me 13  yathaiva kuntyA kaunteyA rakSitavyAs tathA mayA  yathaiva dhRtarASTreNa rakSitavyAs tathA mayA 14  duryodhanAparAdhena zakuneH saubalasya ca  karNa duHzAsanAbhyAM ca vRtto 'yaM kuru saMkSayaH 15  nAparAdhyati bIbhatsur na ca pArtho vRkodaraH  nakulaH sahadevo vA naiva jAtu yudhiSThiraH 16  yudhyamAnA hi kauravyAH kRntamAnAH parasparam  nihatAH sahitAz cAnyais tatra nAsty apriyaM mama 17  yat tu karmAkarod bhImo vAsudevasya pazyataH  duryodhanaM samAhUya gadAyuddhe mahAmanAH 18  zikSayAmy adhikaM jJAtvA carantaM bahudhA raNe  adho nAbhyAM prahRtavAMs tan me kopam avardhayat 19  kathaM nu dharmaM dharmajJaiH samuddhiSTaM mahAtmabhiH  tyajeyur Ahave zUrAH prANahetoH kathaM cana   |



|  1   [v]  tac chrutvA vacanaM tasyA bhImaseno 'tha bhItavat  gAndhArIM pratyuvAcedaM vacaH sAnunayaM tadA 2  adharmo yadi vA dharmas trAsAt tatra mayA kRtaH  AtmAnaM trAtukAmena tan me tvaM kSantum arhasi 3  na hi yuddhena putras te dharmeNa sa mahAbalaH  zakyaH kena cid udyantum ato viSamam Acaram 4  sainyasyaiko 'vaziSTo 'yaM gadAyuddhe ca vIryavAn  mAM hatvA na hared rAjyam iti caitat kRtaM mayA 5  rAjaputrIM ca pAJcAlIm ekavastrAM rajasvalAm  bhavatyA viditaM sarvam uktavAn yat sutas tava 6  suyodhanam asaMgRhya na zakyA bhUH sa sAragA  kevalA bhoktum asmAbhir ataz caitat kRtaM mayA 7  tac cApy apriyam asmAkaM putras te samupAcarat  draupadyA yat sabhAmadhye savyam Urum adarzayat 8  tatraiva vadhyaH so 'smAkaM durAcAro 'mba te sutaH  dharmarAjAjJayA caiva sthitAH sma samaye tadA 9  vairam uddhukSitaM rAjJi putreNa tava tan mahat  klezitAz ca vane nityaM tata etat kRtaM mayA 10  vairasyAsya gataH pAraM hatvA duryodhanaM raNe  rAjyaM yudhiSThiraH prApto vayaM ca gatamanyavaH 11   [gAndhArI]  na tasyaiSa vadhas tAta yat prazaMsasi me sutam  kRtavAMz cApi tat sarvaM yad idaM bhASase mayi 12  hatAzve nakule yat tad vRSasenena bhArata  apibaH zoNitaM saMkhye duHzAsana zarIrajam 13  sadbhir vigarhitaM ghoram anArya janasevitam  krUraM karmAkaroH kasmAt tad ayuktaM vRkodara 14   [bhIma]  anyasyApi na pAtavyaM rudhiraM kiM punaH svakam  yathaivAtmA tathA bhrAtA vizeSo nAsti kaz cana 15  rudhiraM na vyatikrAmad dantauSThaM me 'mba mA zucaH  vaivasvatas tu tad veda hastau me rudhirokSitau 16  hatAzvaM nakulaM dRSTvA vRSasenena saMyuge  bhrAtRRNAM saMprahRSTAnAM trAsaH saMjanito mayA 17  kezapakSaparAmarze draupadyA dyUtakArite  krodhAd yad abruvaM cAhaM tac ca me hRdi vartate 18  kSatradharmAc cyuto rAjJi bhaveyaM zAsvatIH samAH  pratijJAM tAm anistIrya tatas tat kRtavAn aham 19  na mAm arhasi gAndhAri doSeNa parizaGkitum  anigRhya purA putrAn asmAsv anapakAriSu 20   [g]  vRddhasyAsya zataM putrAn nighnaMs tvam aparAjitaH  kasmAn na zeSayaH kaM cid yenAlpam aparAdhitam 21  saMtAnam Avayos tAta vRddhayor hRtarAjyayoH  aktham andhadvayasyAsya yaSTir ekA na varjitA 22  zeSe hy avasthite tAta putrANAm antake tvayi  na me duHkhaM bhaved etad yadi tvaM dharmam AcaraH   |


|  1   [v]  evam uktvA tu gAndhArI yudhiSThiram apRcchata  kva sa rAjeti sakrodhA putrapautra vadhArditA 2  tAm abhyagacchad rAjendro vepamAnaH kRtAJjaliH  yudhiSThira idaM cainAM madhuraM vAkyam abravIt 3  putra hantA nRzaMso 'haM tava devi yudhiSThiraH  zApArhaH pRthivI nAze hetubhUtaH zapasva mAm 4  na hi me jIvitenArtho na rAjyena dhanena vA  tAdRzAn suhRdo hatvA mUDhasyAsya suhRd druhaH 5  tam evaM vAdinaM bhItaM saMnikarSa gataM tadA  novAca kiM cid gAndhArI niHzvAsaparamA bhRzam 6  tasyAvanata dehasya pAdayor nipatiSyataH  yudhiSThirasya nRpater dharmajJA dharmadarzinI  aGguly agrANi dadRze devI paTTAntareNa sA 7  tataH sa ku nakI bhUto darzanIyanakho nRpaH  taM dRSTvA cArjuno 'gacchad vAsudevasya pRSThataH 8  evaM saMceSTamAnAMs tAn itaz cetaz ca bhArata  gAndhArI vigatakrodhA sAntvayAm Asa mAtRvat 9  tayA te samanujJAtA mAtaraM vIramAtaram  abhyagacchanta sahitAH pRthAM pRthula vakSasaH 10  cirasya dRSTvA putrAn sA putrAdhibhir abhiplutA  bASpam AhArayad devI vastreNAvRtya vai mukham 11  tato bASpaM samutsRjya saha putrais tathA pRthA  apazyad etAJ zastraughair bahudhA parivikSatAn 12  sA tAn ekaikazaH putrAn saMspRzantI punaH punaH  anvazocanta duHkhArtA draupadIM ca hatAtmajAm  rudatIm atha pAJcAlIM dadarza patitAM bhuvi 13   [dr]  Arye pautrAH kva te sarve saubhadra sahitA gatAH  na tvAM te 'dyAbhigacchanti ciradRSTAM tapasvinIm  kiM nu rAjyena vai kAryaM vihInAyAH sutair mama 14   [v]  tAM samAzvAsayAm Asa pRthA pRthula locanA  utthApya yAjJasenIM tu rudatIM zokakarzitAm 15  tayaiva sahitA cApi putrair anugatA pRthA  abhyagacchata gAndhArIm ArtAm ArtatarA svayam 16  tAm uvAcAtha gAndhArI saha vadhvA yazasvinIm  maivaM putrIti zokArtA pazya mAm api duHkhitAm 17  manye lokavinAzo 'yaM kAlaparyAya coditaH  avazya bhAvI saMprAptaH svabhAvAl lomaharSaNaH 18  idaM tat samanuprAptaM vidurasya vaco mahat  asiddhAnunaye kRSNe yad uvAca mahAmatiH 19  tasminn aparihArye 'rthe vyatIte ca vizeSataH  mA zuco na hi zocyAs te saMgrAme nidhanaM gatAH 20  yathaiva tvaM tathaivAhaM ko vA mAzvAsayiSyati  mamaiva hy aparAdhena kulam agryaM vinAzitam   |



|  1   [v]  evam uktvA tu gAndhArI kurUNAm Avikartanam  apazyat tatra tiSThantI sarvaM divyena cakSuSA 2  pativratA mahAbhAgA samAnavratacAriNI  ugreNa tapasA yuktA satataM satyavAdinI 3  varadAnena kRSNasya maharSeH puNyakarmaNaH  divyajJAnabalopetA vividhaM paryadevayat 4  dadarza sA buddhimatI dUrAd api yathAntike  raNAjiraM nRvIrANAm adbhutaM lomaharSaNam 5  asthi kezaparistIrNaM zoNitaughapariplutam  zarIrair bahusAhasrair vinikIrNaM samantataH 6  gajAzvarathayodhAnAm AvRtaM rudhirAvilaiH  zarIrair bahusAhasrair vinikIrNaM samantataH 7  gajAzvanaravIrANAM niHsattvair abhisaMvRtam  sRgAlabaDa kAkola kaGkakAkaniSevitam 8  rakSasAM puruSAdAnAM modanaM kurarAkulam  azivAbhiH zivAbhiz ca nAditaM gRdhrasevitam 9  tato vyAsAbhyanujJAto dhRtarASTro mahIpatiH  pANDuputrAz ca te sarve yudhiSThirapurogamAH 10  vAsudevaM puraskRtya hatabandhuM ca pArthivam  kuru striyaH samAsAdya jagmur AyodhanaM prati 11  samAsAdya kurukSetraM tAH striyo nihatezvarAH  apazyanta hatAMs tatra putrAn bhrAtRRn pitRRn patIn 12  kravyAdair bhakSyamANAn vai gomAyubaDa vAyasaiH  bhUtaiH pizAcai rakSobhir vividhaiz ca nizAcaraiH 13  rudrAkrIDa nibhaM dRSTvA tadA vizasanaM striyaH  mahArhebhyo 'tha yAnebhyo vikrozantyo nipetire 14  adRSTapUrvaM pazyantyo duHkhArtA bharata striyaH  zarIreSv askhalann anyA nyapataMz cAparA bhuvi 15  zrAntAnAM cApy anAthAnAM nAsIt kA cana cetanA  pAJcAla kura yoSANAM kRpaNaM tad abhUn mahat 16  duHkhopahata cittAbhiH samantAd anunAditam  dRSTvAyodhanam atyugraM dharmajJA subalAtmajA 17  tataH sA puNDarIkAkSam Amantrya puruSottamam  kurUNAM vaizasaM dRSTvA duHkhAd vacanam abravIt 18  pazyaitAH puNDarIkAkSa snuSA me nihatezvarAH  prakIrNakezAH krozantIH kurarIr iva mAdhava 19  amUs tv abhisamAgamya smarantyo bharatarSabhAn  pRthag evAbhyadhAvanta putrAn bhrAtRRn pitRRn patIn 20  vIrasUbhir mahAbAho hataputrAbhir AvRtam  kva cic ca vIra patnIbhir hatavIrAbhir Akulam 21  zobhitaM puruSavyAghrair bhISma karNAbhimanyubhiH  droNa drupada zalyaiz ca jvaladbhir iva pAvakaiH 22  kAJcanaiH kavacair niSkair maNibhiz ca mahAtmanAm  aGgadair hastakeyUraiH sragbhiz ca samalaMkRtam 23  vIrabAhuvisRSTAbhiH zaktibhiH parighair api  khaDgaiz ca vimalais tIkSNaiH sa zaraiz ca zarAsanaiH 24  kravyAdasaMghair muditais tiSThadbhiH sahitaiH kva cit  kva cid AkrIDamAnaiz ca zayAnair aparaiH kva cit 25  etad evaMvidhaM vIra saMpazyAyodhanaM vibho  pazyamAnA ca dahyAmi zokenAhaM janArdana 26  pAJcAlAnAM kurUNAM ca vinAzaM madhusUdana  paJcAnAm iva bhUtAnAM nAhaM vadham acintayam 27  tAn suparNAz ca gRdhrAz ca niSkarSanty asRg ukSitAn  nigRhya kavaceSUgrA bhakSayanti sahasrazaH 28  jayadrathasya karNasya tathaiva droNa bhISmayoH  abhimanyor vinAzaM ca kaz cintayitum arhati 29  avadhyakalpAn nihatAn dRSTvAhaM madhusUdana  gRdhrakaGkabaDa zyenazvasRgAlAdanI kRtAn 30  amarSavazam ApannAn duryodhana vaze sthitAn  pazyemAn puruSavyAghrAn saMzAntAn pAvakAn iva 31  zayanAnyUcitAH sarve mRdUni vimalAni ca  vipannAs te 'dya vasudhAM vivRtAm adhizerate 32  bandibhiH satataM kAle stuvadbhir abhinanditAH  zivAnAm azivA ghorAH zRNvanti vividhA giraH 33  ye purA zerate vIrAH zayaneSu yazasvinaH  candanAgurudigdhAGgAs te 'dya pAMsuSu zerate 34  teSAm AbharaNAny ete gRdhragomAyuvAyasAH  AkSipanty azivA ghorA vinadantaH punaH punaH 35  cApAni vizikhAn pItAn nistriMzAn vimalA gadA  yuddhAbhimAninaH prItA jIvanta iva bibhrati 36  surUpa varNA bahavaH kravyAdair avaghaTTitAH  RSabhapratirUpAkSAH zerate haritasrajaH 37  apare punar AliGgya gadAH parighabAhavaH  zerate 'bhimukhAH zUrA dayitA iva yoSitaH 38  bibhrataH kavacAny anye vimalAny AyudhAni ca  na dharSayanti kravyAdA jIvantIti janArdana 39  kravyAdaiH kRSyamANAnAm apareSAM mahAtmanAm  zAtakaumbhyaH srajaz citrA viprakIrNAH samantataH 40  ete gomAyavo bhImA nihatAnAM yazasvinAm  kaNThAntara gatAn hArAn AkSipanti sahasrazaH 41  sarveSv apararAtreSu yAn anandanta bandinaH  stutibhiz ca parArdhyAbhir upacAraiz ca zikSitAH 42  tAn imAH paridevanti duHkhArtAH paramAGganAH  kRpaNaM vRSNizArdUla duHkhazokArditA bhRzam 43  raktotpalavanAnIva vibhAnti rucirANi vai  mukhAni paramastrINAM parizuSkANi kezava 44  ruditoparatA hy etA dhyAyantyaH saMpariplutAH  kuru striyo 'bhigacchanti tena tenaiva duHkhitAH 45  etAny AdityavarNAni tapanIyanibhAni ca  roSarodana tAmrANi vaktrANi kuru yoSitAm 46  A sAma paripUrNArthaM nizamya paridevitam  itaretara saMkrandAn na vijAnanti yoSitaH 47  etA dIrgham ivocchvasya vikruzya ca vilapya ca  vispandamAnA duHkhena vIrA jahati jIvitam 48  bahvyo dRSTvA zarIrANi krozanti vilapanti ca  pANibhiz cAparA ghnanti zirAMsi mRdu pANayaH 49  zirobhiH patitair hastaiH sarvAGgair yUthazaH kRtaiH  itaretara saMpRktair AkIrNA bhAti medinI 50  viziraskAn atho kAyAn dRSTvA ghorAbhinandinaH  muhyanty anucitA nAryo videhAni zirAMsi ca 51  ziraH kAyena saMdhAya prekSamANA vicetasaH  apazyantyo paraM tatra nedam asyeti duHkhitAH 52  bAhUrucaraNAn anyAn vizikhonmathitAn pRthak  saMdadhatyo 'sukhAviSTA mUrchanty etAH punaH punaH 53  utkRtta zirasaz cAnyAn vijagdhAn mRgapakSibhiH  dRSTvA kAz cin na jAnanti bhartRRn bharata yoSitaH 54  pANibhiz cAparA ghnanti zirAMsi madhusUdana  prekSya bhrAtRRn pitRRn putrAn patIMz ca nihatAn paraiH 55  bAhubhiz ca sa khaDgaiz ca zirobhiz ca sakuNDalaiH  agamyakalpA pRthivI mAMsazoNitakardamA 56  na duHkheSUcitAH pUrvaM duHkhaM gAhanty aninditAH  bhrAtRbhiH pitRbhiH putrair upakIrNAM vasuMdharAm 57  yUthAnIva kizorINAM sukezInAM janArdana  snuSANAM dhRtarASTrasya pazya vRndAny anekazaH 58  ato duHkhataraM kuM nu kezava pratibhAti me  yad imAH kurvate sarvA rUpam uccAvacaM striyaH 59  nUnam AcaritaM pApaM mayA pUrveSu janmasu  yA pazyAmi hatAn putrAn pautrAn bhrAtRRMz ca kezava  evam ArtA vilapatI dadarza nihataM sutam   |




   |  1   [vaiSampAyana]  tato duryodhanaM dRSTvA gAndhArI zokakarzitA  sahasA nyapatad bhUmau chinneva kadalI vane 2  sA tu labdhvA punaH saMjJAM vikruzya ca punaH punaH  duryodhanam abhiprekSya zayAnaM rudhirokSitam 3  pariSvajya ca gAndhArI kRpaNaM paryadevayat  hAhA putreti gAndhArI vilalApAkulendriyA 4  sugUDha jatru vipulaM hAraniSkaniSevitam  vAriNA netrajenoraH siJcantI zokatApitA  samIpasthaM hRSIkezam idaM vacanam abravIt 5  upasthite'smin saMgrAme jJAtInAM saMkSaye vibho  mAm ayaM prAha vArSNeya prAJjalir nRpasattamaH  asmiJ jJAtisamuddharSe jayam ambA bravItu me 6  ity ukte jAnatI sarvam ahaM svaM vyasanAgamam  abruvaM puruSavyAghra yato dharmas tato jayaH 7  yathA na yudhyamAnas tvaM saMpramuhyasi putraka  dhruvaM zAstrajitAm*l lokAn prAptAsy amaravad vibho 8  ity evam abruvaM pUrvaM nainaM zocAmi vai prabho  dhRtarASTraM tu zocAmi kRpaNaM hatabAndhavam 9  amarSaNaM yudhAM zreSThaM kRtAstraM yuddhadurmadam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya mAdhava me sutam 10  yo 'yaM mUrdhAvasiktAnAm agre yAti paraMtapaH  so 'yaM pAMsuSu zete 'dya pazya kAlasya paryayam 11  dhruvaM duryodhano vIro gatiM nasulabhAM gataH  tathA hy abhimukhaH zete zayane vIrasevite 12  yaM purA paryupAsInA ramayanti mahIkSitaH  mahItalasthaM nihataM gRdhrAs taM paryupAsate 13  yaM purA vyajanair agryair upavIjanti yoSitaH  tam adya pakSavyajanair upavIjanti pakSiNaH 14  eSa zete mahAbAhur balavAn satyavikramaH  siMheneva dvipaH saMkhye bhImasenena pAtitaH 15  pazya duryodhanaM kRSNa zayAnaM rudhirokSitam  nihataM bhImasenena gadAm udyamya bhArata 16  akSauhiNIr mahAbAhur daza caikAM ca kezava  anayad yaH purA saMkhye so 'nayAn nidhanaM gataH 17  eSa duryodhanaH zete maheSvAso mahArathaH  zArdUla iva siMhena bhImasenena pAtitaH 18  viduraM hy avamanyaiSa pitaraM caiva mandabhAk  bAlo vRddhAvamAnena mando mRtyuvazaM gataH 19  niHsapatnA mahI yasya trayodaza samAH sthitA  sa zete nihato bhUmau putro me pRthivIpatiH 20  apazyaM kRSNa pRthivIM dhArtarASTrAnuzAsanAt  pUrNAM hastigavAzvasya vArSNeya na tu tac ciram 21  tAm evAdya mahAbAho pazyAmy anyAnuzAsanAt  hInAM hastigavAzvena kiM nu jIvAmi mAdhava 22  idaM kRcchrataraM pazya putrasyApi vadhAn mama  yad imAM paryupAsante hatAJ zUrAn raNe striyaH 23  prakIrNakezAM suzroNIM duryodhana bhujAGkagAm  rukmavedI nibhAM pazya kRSNa lakSmaNamAtaram 24  nUnam eSA purA bAlA jIvamAne mahAbhuje  bhujAv Azritya ramate subhujasya manasvinI 25  kathaM tu zatadhA nedaM hRdayaM mama dIryate  pazyantyA nihataM putraM putreNa sahitaM raNe 26  putraM rudhirasaMsiktam upajighraty aninditA  duryodhanaM tu vAmoruH pANinA parimArjati 27  kiM nu zocati bhartAraM putraM caiSA manasvinI  tathA hy avasthitA bhAti putraM cApy abhivIkSya sA 28  svaziraH paJcazAkhAbhyAm abhihatyAyatekSaNA  pataty urasi vIrasya kururAjasya mAdhava 29  puNDarIkanibhA bhAti puNDarIkAntara prabhA  mukhaM vimRjya putrasya bhartuz caiva tapasvinI 30  yadi cApy AgamAH santi yadi vA zrutayas tathA  dhruvaM lokAn avApto 'yaM nRpo bAhubalArjitAn   |



   |  1   [gAndhArI]  pazya mAdhava putrAn me zatasaMkhyAJ jitaklamAn  gadayA bhImasenena bhUyiSThaM nihatAn raNe 2  idaM duHkhataraM me 'dya yad imA muktamUrdhajAH  hataputrA raNe bAlAH paridhAvanti me snuSAH 3  prAsAdatalacAriNyaz caraNair bhUSaNAnvitaiH  ApannA yat spRzantImA rudhirArdrAM vasuMdharAm 4  gRdhrAn utsArayantyaz ca gomAyUn vAyasAMs tathA  zokenArtA vighUrNantyo mattA iva caranty uta 5  eSAnyA tv anavadyAGgI karasaMmitamadhyamA  ghoraM tad vaizasaM dRSTvA nipataty atiduHkhitA 6  dRSTvA me pArthivasutAm etAM lakSmaNamAtaram  rAjaputrIM mahAbAho mano na vyupazAmyati 7  bhrAtRRMz cAnyAH patIMz cAnyAH putrAMz ca nihatAn bhuvi  dRSTvA paripatanty etAH pragRhya subhujA bhujAn 8  madhyamAnAM tu nArINAM vRddhAnAM cAparAjita  AkrandaM hatabandhUnAM dAruNe vaizase zRNu 9  rathanIDAni dehAMz ca hatAnAM gajavAjinAm  AzritAH zramamohArtAH sthitAH pazya mahAbala 10  anyA cApahRtaM kAyAc cArukuNDalam unnasam  svasya bandhoH ziraH kRSNa gRhItvA pazya tiSThati 11  pUrvajAtikRtaM pApaM manye nAplam ivAnagha  etAbhir anavadyAbhir mayA caivAlpamedhayA 12  tad idaM dharmarAjena yAtitaM no janArdana  na hi nAzo 'sti vArSNeya karmaNoH zubhapApayoH 13  pratyagra vayasaH pazya darzanIyakucodarAH  kuleSu jAtA hrImatyaH kRSNapakSAkSi mUrdhajAH 14  haMsagadgada bhASiNyo duHkhazokapramohitAH  sArasya iva vAzantyaH patitAH pazya mAdhava 15  phullapadmaprakAzAni puNDarIkAkSa yoSitAm  anavadyAni vatrANi tapaty asukharazmivAn 16  IrSUNAM mama putrANAM vAsudevAvarodhanam  mattamAtaGgadarpANAM pazyanty adya pRthagjanAH 17  zatacandrANi carmANi dhvajAMz cAdityasaMnibhAn  raukmANi caiva varmANi niSkAn api ca kAJcanAn 18  zIrSa trANAni caitAni putrANAM me mahItale  pazya dIptAni govinda pAvakAn suhutAn iva 19  eSa duHzAsanaH zete zUreNAmitra ghAtinA  pItazoNitasarvAGgo bhImasenena pAtitaH 20  gadayA vIra ghAtinyA pazya mAdhava me sutam  dyUtaklezAn anusmRtya draupadyA coditena ca 21  uktA hy anena pAJcAlI sabhAyAM dyUtanirjitA  priyaM cikIrSatA bhrAtuH karNasya ca janArdana 22  sahaiva sahadevena nakulenArjunena ca  dAsabhAryAsi pAJcAli kSipraM praviza no gRhAn 23  tato 'ham abruvaM kRSNa tadA duryodhanaM nRpam  mRtyupAzaparikSiptaM zakuniM putra varjaya 24  nibodhainaM sudurbuddhiM mAtulaM kalahapriyam  kSipram enaM parityajya putra zAmyasva pANDavaiH 25  na budhyase tvaM durbuddhe bhImasenam amarSaNam  vAGnArAcais tudaMs tIkSNair ulkAbhir iva kuJjaram 26  tAn eSa rabhasaH krUro vAkzalyAn avadhArayan  utsasarja viSaM teSu sarpo govRSabheSv iva 27  eSa duHzAsanaH zete vikSipya vipulau bhujau  nihato bhImasenena siMheneva maharSabhaH 28  atyartham akarod raudraM bhImaseno 'tyamarSaNaH  duHzAsanasya yat kruddho 'pibac choNitam Ahave   |


   |  1   [g]  eSa mAdhava putro me vikarNaH prAjJasaMmataH  bhUmau vinihataH zete bhImena zatadhA kRtaH 2  gajamadhya gataH zete vikarNo madhusUdana  nIlameghaparikSiptaH zaradIva divAkaraH 3  asya cApagraheNaiSa pANiH kRtakiNo mahAn  kathaM cic chidyate gRdhrair attu kAmais talatravAn 4  asya bhAryAmiSa prepsUn gRdhrAn etAMs tapasvinI  vArayaty anizaM bAlA na ca zaknoti mAdhava 5  yuvA vRndArakaH zUro vikarNaH puruSarSabha  sukhocitaH sukhArhaz ca zete pAMsuSu mAdhava 6  karNinAlIkanArAcair bhinnamarmANam Ahave  adyApi na jahAty enaM lakSNIr bharatasattamam 7  eSa saMgrAmazUreNa pratijJAM pAlayiSyatA  durmukho 'bhimukhaH zete hato 'rigaNahA raNe 8  tasyaitad vadanaM kRSNa zvApadair ardhabhakSitam  vibhAty abhyadhikaM tAta saptamyAm iva candramAH 9  zUrasya hi raNe kRSNa yasyAnanam athedRzam  sa kathaM nihato 'mitraiH pAMsUn grasati me sutaH 10  yasyAhavaM mukhe saumyA sthAtA naivopapadyate  sa kathaM kurmukho 'mitrair hato vibudhalokajit 11  citrasenaM hataM bhUmau zayAnaM madhusUdana  dhArtarASTram imaM pazya pratimAnaM danuSmatAm 12  taM citramAlyAbharaNaM yuvatyaH zokakarzitAH  kravyAdasaMghaiH sahitA rudantyaH paryupAsate 13  strINAM ruditanirghoSaH zvApadAnAM ca garjitam  citrarUpam idaM kRSNa vicitraM pratibhAti me 14  yuvA vRndArako nityaM pravara strI niSevitaH  viviMzatir asau zete dhvastaH pAMsuSu mAdhava 15  zarasaMkRtta varNANaM vIraM vizasane hatam  parivAryAsate gRdhrAH pariviMzA viviMzatim 16  pravizya samare vIraH pANDavAnAm anIkinAm  Avizya zayane zete punaH satpuruSocitam 17  smitopapannaM sunasaM subhru tArAdhipopamam  atIva zubhraM vadanaM pazya kRSNa viviMzateH 18  yaM sma taM paryupAsante vasuM vAsava yoSitaH  krIDantam iva gandharvaM devakanyAH sahasrazaH 19  hantAraM vIrasenAnAM zUraM samitizobhanam  nibarhaNam amitrANAM duHsahaM viSaheta kaH 20  duHsahasyaitad AbhAti zarIraM saMvRtaM zaraiH  girir AtmaruhaiH phullaiH karNikArair ivAvRtaH 21  zAtakaumbhyA srajA bhAti kavacena ca bhAsvatA  agnineva giriH zveto gatAsur api duHsahaH   |



|  1   [g]  adhyardhaguNam Ahur yaM bale zaurye ca mAdhava  pitrA tvayA ca dAzArha dRptaM siMham ivotkaTam 2  yo bibheda camUm eko mama putrasya durbhidAm  sa bhUtvA mRtyur anyeSAM svayaM mRtyuvazaM gataH 3  tasyopalakSaye kRSNa kArSNer amitatejasaH  abhimanyor hatasyApi prabhA naivopazAmyati 4  eSA virATa duhitA snuSA gANDIvadhanvanaH  ArtA bAlA patiM vIraM zocyA zocaty aninditA 5  tam eSA hi samAsAdya bhAryA bhartAram antike  virATa duhitA kRSNa pANinA parimArjati 6  tasya vaktram upAghrAya saubhadrasya yazasvinI  vibuddhakamalAkAraM kambuvRttaziro dharam 7  kAmyarUpavatI caiSA pariSvajati bhAminI  lajja mAnA puraivainaM mAdhvIka madamUrchitA 8  tasya kSatajasaMdigdhaM jAtarUpapariSkRtam  vimucya kavacaM kRSNa zarIram abhivIkSate 9  avekSamANA taM bAlA kRSNa tvAm abhibhASate  ayaM te puNDarIkAkSa sadRzAkSo nipAtitaH 10  bale vIrye ca sadRzas tejasA caiva te 'nagha  rUpeNa ca tavAtyarthaM zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  atyantasukumArasya rAGka vAjina zAyinaH  kac cid adya zarIraM te bhUmau na paritapyate 12  mAtaGgabhuja varSmANau jyAkpepa kaThina tvacau  kAJcanAGgadinau zeSe nikSipya vipulau bhujau 13  vyAyamya bahudhA nUnaM sukhasuptaH zramAd iva  evaM vilapatIm ArtAM na hi mAm abhibhASase 14  AryAm Arya subhadrAM tvam imAMz ca tridazopamAn  pitRRn mAM caiva duHkhArtAM vihAya kva gamiSyasi 15  tasya zoNitasaMdigdhAn kezAn unnAmya pANinA  utsaGge vaktram AdhAya jIvantam iva pRcchati  svasrIyaM vAsudevasya putraM gANDIvadhanvanaH 16  kathaM tvAM raNamadhyasthaM jaghnur ete mahArathAH  dhig astu krUra kartRRMs tAn kRpa karNajayadrathAn 17  droNa drauNAyanI cobhau yair asi vyasanI kRtaH  ratharSabhANAM sarveSAM katham AsIt tadA manaH 18  bAlaM tvAM parivAryaikaM mama duHkhAya jaghnuSAm  kathaM nu pANDavAnAM ca pAJcAlAnAM ca pazyatAm  tvaM vIra nidhanaM prApto nAthavAn sannanAthavat 19  dRSTvA bahubhir Akrande nihataM tvAm anAthavat  vIraH puruSazArdUlaH kathaM jIvati pANDavaH 20  na rAjyalAbho vipulaH zatrUNAM vA parAbhavaH  prItaM dAsyati pArthAnAM tvAm Rte puSkarekSaNa 21  tava zastrajitAm*l lokAn dharmeNa ca damena ca  kSipram anvAgamiSyAmi tatra mAM pratipAlaya 22  durmaraM punar aprApte kAle bhavati kena cit  yad ahaM tvAM raNe dRSTvA hataM jIvAmi durbhagA 23  kAm idAnIM naravyAghra zlakSNayA smitayA girA  pitRloke sametyAnyAM mAm ivAmantrayiSyasi 24  nUnam apsarasAM svarge manAMsi pramathiSyasi  parameNa ca rUpeNa girA ca smitapUrvayA 25  prApya puNyakRtAm*l lokAn apsarobhiH sameyivAn  saubhadra viharan kAle smarethAH sukRtAni me 26  etAvAn iha saMvAso vihitas te mayA saha  SaN mAsAn saptame mAsi tvaM vIra nidhanaM gataH 27  ity uktavacanAm etAm apakarSanti duHkhitAm  uttarAM moghasaMkalpAM matsyarAjakulastriyaH 28  uttarAm apakRSyainAm ArtAm ArtatarAH svayam  virATaM nihataM dRSTvA krozanti vilapanti ca 29  droNAstra zarasaMkRttaM zayAnaM rudhirokSitam  virATaM vitudanty ete gRdhragomAyuvAyasAH 30  vitudyamAnaM vihagair virATam asitekSaNAH  na zaknuvanti vivazA nivartayitum AturAH 31  AsAm AtapataptAnAm Ayasena ca yoSitAm  zrameNa ca vivarNAnAM rUpANAM vigataM vapuH 32  uttaraM cAbhimanyuM ca kAmbojaM ca sudakSiNam  zizUn etAn hatAn pazya lakSmaNaM ca sudarzanam  Ayodhana ziromadhye zayAnaM pazya mAdhava   |


   |  1   [gAndhArI]  eSa vaikartanaH zete maheSvAso mahArathaH  jvalitAnalavat saMkhye saMzAntaH pArtha tejasA 2  pazya vaikartanaM karNaM nihatyAtirathAn bahUn  zoNitaughaparItAGgaM zayAnaM patitaM bhuvi 3  amarSI dIrgharoSaz ca maheSvAso mahArathaH  raNe vinihataH zete zUro gANDIvadhanvanA 4  yaM sma pANDava saMtrAsAn mama putrA mahArathAH  prAyudhyanta puraskRtya mAtaGgA iva yUthapam 5  zArdUlam iva siMhena samare savyasAcinA  mAtaGgam iva mattena mAtaGgena nipAtitam 6  sametAH puruSavyAghra nihataM zUram Ahave  prakIrNamUrdhajAH patnyo rudatyaH paryupAsate 7  udvignaH satataM yasmAd dharmarAjo yudhiSThiraH  trayodaza samA nidrAM cintayann nAdhyagacchata 8  anAdhRSyaH parair yuddhe zatrubhir maghavAn iva  yugAntAgnir ivArciSmAn himavAn iva ca sthiraH 9  sa bhUtvA zaraNaM vIro dhArtarASTrasya mAdhava  bhUmau vinihataH zete vAtarugNa iva drumaH 10  pazya karNasya patnIM tvaM vRSasenasya mAtaram  lAlapyamAnAH karuNaM rudatIM patitAM bhuvi 11  AcArya zApo 'nugato dhruvaM tvAM; yad agrasac cakram iyaM dharA te  tataH zareNApahRtaM ziras te; dhanaMjayenAhave zatrumadhye 12  aho dhig eSA patitA visaMjJA; samIkSya jAmbUnadabaddhaniSkam  karNaM mahAbAhum adInasattvaM; suSeNa mAtA rudatI bhRzArtA 13  alpAvazeSo hi kRto mahAtmA; zarIrabhakSaiH paribhakSayadbhiH  draSTuM na saMprIti karaH zazIva; kRSNazya pakSasya caturdazAhe 14  sAvartamAnA patitA pRthivyAm; utthAya dInA punar eva caiSA  karNasya vaktraM parijighramANA; rorUyate putravadhAbhitaptA   |



   |  1   [g]  AvantyaM bhImasenena bhakSayanti nipAtitam  gRdhragomAyavaH zUraM bahu bandhum abandhuvat 2  taM pazya kadanaM kRtvA zatrUNAM madhusUdana  zayAnaM vIrazayane rudhireNa samukSitam 3  taM sRgAlAz ca kaGkAz ca kravyAdAz ca pRthagvidhAH  tena tena vikarSanti pazya kAlasya paryayam 4  zayAnaM vIrazayane vIram Akranda sAriNam  Avantyam abhito nAryo rudatyaH paryupAsate 5  prAtipIyaM maheSvAsaM hataM bhallena bAhlikam  prasuptam iva zArdUlaM pazya kRSNa manasvinam 6  atIva mukhavarNo 'sya nihatasyApi zobhate  somasyevAbhipUrNasya paurNamAsyAM samudyataH 7  putrazokAbhitaptena pratijJAM parirakSatA  pAkazAsaninA saMkhye vArddha kSatrir nipAtitaH 8  ekAdaza camUr jitvA rakSyamANaM mahAtmanA  satyaM cikIrSatA pazya hatam enaM jayadratham 9  sindhusauvIrabhartAraM darpapUrNaM manasvinam  bhakSayanti zivA gRdhrA janArdana jayadratham 10  saMrakSyamANaM bhAryAbhir anuraktAbhir acyuta  bhaSanto vyapakarSanti gahanaM nimnam antikAt 11  tam etAH paryupAsante rakSamANA mahAbhujam  sindhusauvIragAndhArakAmbojayavanastriyaH 12  yadA kRSNAm upAdAya prAdravat kekayaiH saha  tadaiva vadhyaH pANDUnAM janArdana jayadratha 13  duHzalAM mAnayadbhis tu yadA mukto jayadrathaH  katham adya na tAM kRSNa mAnayanti sma te punaH 14  saiSA mama sutA bAlA vilapantI suduHkhitA  pramApayati cAtmAnam Akrozati ca pANDavAn 15  kiM nu duHkhataraM kRSNa paraM mama bhaviSyati  yat sutA vidhavA bAlA snuSAz ca nihatezvarAH 16  aho dhig duHzalAM pazya vItazokabhayAm iva  ziro bhartur anAsAdya dhAvamAnAm itas tataH 17  vArayAm Asa yaH sarvAn pANDavAn putragRddhinaH  sa hatvA vipulAH senAH svayaM mRtyuvazaM gataH 18  taM mattam iva mAtaGgaM vIraM paramadurjayam  parivArya rudanty etAH striyaz candropamAnanAH   |



   |  1   [g]  eSa zalyo hataH zete sAkSAn nakula mAtulaH  dharmajJena satA tAta dharmarAjena saMyuge 2  yas tvayA spardhate nityaM sarvatra puruSarSabha  sa eSa nihataH zete madrarAjo mahArathaH 3  yena saMgRhNatA tAta ratham Adhirather yudhi  javArthaM pANDuputrANAM tathA tejovadhaH kRtaH 4  aho dhik pazya zalyasya pUrNacandra sudarzanam  mukhaM padmapalAzAkSaM vaDair AdaSTam avraNam 5  eSA cAmIkarAbhasya taptakAJcanasa prabhA  AsyAd viniHsRtA jihvA bhakSyate kRSNapakSibhiH 6  yudhiSThireNa nihataM zalyaM samitizobhanam  rudantyaH paryupAsante madrarAjakulastriyaH 7  etAH susUkSma vasanA madrarAjaM nararSabham  krozanty abhisamAsAdya kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabham 8  zalyaM nipatitaM nAryaH parivAryAbhitaH sthitAH  vAzitA gRSTayaH paGke parimagnam ivarSabham 9  zalyaM zaraNadaM zUraM pazyainaM rathasattamam  zayAnaM vIrazayane zarair vizakalIkRtam 10  eSa zailAlayo rAjA bhagadattaH pratApavAn  gajAGkuza dharaH zreSThaH zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  yasya rukmamayI mAlA zirasy eSA virAjate  zvApadair bhakSyamANasya zobhayantIva mUrdhajAn 12  etena kila pArthasya yuddham AsIt sudAruNam  lomaharSaNam atyugraM zakrasya balinA yathA 13  yodhayitvA mahAbAhur eSa pArthaM dhanaMjayam  saMzayaM gamayitvA ca kuntIputreNa pAtitaH 14  yasya nAsti samo loke zaurye vIrye ca kaz cana  sa eSa nihataH zete bhISmo bhISmakRd Ahave 15  pazya zAMtanavaM kRSNa zayAnaM sUryavarcasam  yugAnta iva kAlena pAtitaM sUryam ambarAt 16  eSa taptvA raNe zatrUJ zastratApena vIryavAn  narasUryo 'stam abhyeti sUryo 'stam iva kezava 17  zaratalpagataM vIraM dharme devApinA samam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya zUra niSevite 18  karNinAlIkanArAcair AstIrya zayanottamam  Avizya zete bhagavAn skandaH zaravaNaM yathA 19  atUla pUrNaM gAGgeyas tribhir bANaiH samanvitam  upadhAyopadhAnAgryaM dattaM gANDIvadhanvanA 20  pAlayAnaH pituH zAstram UrdhvaretA mahAyazAH  eSa zAMtanavaH zete mAdhavApratimo yudhi 21  dharmAtmA tAta dharmajJaH pAramparyeNa nirNaye  amartya iva martyaH sann eSa prANAn adhArayat 22  nAsti yuddhe kRtI kaz cin na vidvAn na parAkramI  yatra zAMtanavo bhISmaH zete 'dya nihataH paraiH 23  svayam etena zUreNa pRcchyamAnena pANDavaiH  dharmajJenAhave mRtyur AkhyAtaH satyavAdinA 24  pranaSTaH kuruvaMzaz ca punar yena samuddhRtaH  sa gataH kurubhiH sArdhaM mahAbuddhiH parAbhavam 25  dharmeSu kuravaH kaM nu pariprakSyanti mAdhava  gate devavrate svargaM devakalpe nararSabhe 26  arjunasya vinetAram AcAryaM sAtyakes tathA  taM pazya patitaM droNaM kurUNAM guru sattamam 27  astraM caturvidhaM veda yathaiva tridazezvaraH  bhArgavo vA mahAvIryas tathA droNo 'pi mAdhava 28  yasya prasAdAd bIbhatsuH pANDavaH karma duSkaram  cakAra sa hataH zete nainam astrANy apAlayan 29  yaM purodhAya kurava Ahvayanti sma pANDavAn  so 'yaM zastrabhRtAM zreSTho droNaH zastraiH pRthak kRtaH 30  yasya nirdahataH senAM gatir agner ivAbhavat  sa bhUmau nihataH zete zAntArcir iva pAvakaH 31  dhanur muSTir azIrNaz ca hastAvApaz ca mAdhava  droNasya nihatasyApi dRzyate jIvato yathA 32  vedA yasmAc ca catvAraH sarvAstrANi ca kezava  anapetAni vai zUrAd yathaivAdau prajApateH 33  bandanArhAv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau zubhau  gomAyavo vikarSanti pAdau ziSyazatArcitau 34  droNaM drupadaputreNa nihataM madhusUdana  kRpI kRpaNam anvAste duHkhopahata cetanA 35  tAM pazya rudatIm ArtAM mukhakezIm adhomukhIm  hataM patim upAsantIM droNaM zastrabhRtAM varam 36  bANair bhinnatanu trANaM dhRSTadyumnena kezava  upAste vai mRdhe droNaM jaTilA brahmacAriNI 37  pretakRtye ca yatate kRpI kRpaNam AturA  hatasya samare bhartuH sukumArI yazasvinI 38  agnIn AhRtya vidhivac citAM prajvAlya sarvazaH  droNam AdhAya gAyanti trINi sAmAni sAmagAH 39  kiranti ca citAm ete jaTilA brahmacAriNaH  dhanurbhiH zaktibhiz caiva rathanIdaiz ca mAdhava 40  zastraiz ca vividhair anyair dhakSyante bhUri tejasam  ta ete droNam AdhAya zaMsanti ca rudanti ca 41  sAmabhis tribhir antaHsthair anuzaMsanti cApare  agnAv agnim ivAdhAya droNaM hutvA hutAzane 42  gacchanty abhimukhA gaGgAM droNaziSyA dvijAtayaH  apasavyAM citiM kRtvA puraskRtya kRpIM tadA   |


   |  1   [g]  eSa zalyo hataH zete sAkSAn nakula mAtulaH  dharmajJena satA tAta dharmarAjena saMyuge 2  yas tvayA spardhate nityaM sarvatra puruSarSabha  sa eSa nihataH zete madrarAjo mahArathaH 3  yena saMgRhNatA tAta ratham Adhirather yudhi  javArthaM pANDuputrANAM tathA tejovadhaH kRtaH 4  aho dhik pazya zalyasya pUrNacandra sudarzanam  mukhaM padmapalAzAkSaM vaDair AdaSTam avraNam 5  eSA cAmIkarAbhasya taptakAJcanasa prabhA  AsyAd viniHsRtA jihvA bhakSyate kRSNapakSibhiH 6  yudhiSThireNa nihataM zalyaM samitizobhanam  rudantyaH paryupAsante madrarAjakulastriyaH 7  etAH susUkSma vasanA madrarAjaM nararSabham  krozanty abhisamAsAdya kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabham 8  zalyaM nipatitaM nAryaH parivAryAbhitaH sthitAH  vAzitA gRSTayaH paGke parimagnam ivarSabham 9  zalyaM zaraNadaM zUraM pazyainaM rathasattamam  zayAnaM vIrazayane zarair vizakalIkRtam 10  eSa zailAlayo rAjA bhagadattaH pratApavAn  gajAGkuza dharaH zreSThaH zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  yasya rukmamayI mAlA zirasy eSA virAjate  zvApadair bhakSyamANasya zobhayantIva mUrdhajAn 12  etena kila pArthasya yuddham AsIt sudAruNam  lomaharSaNam atyugraM zakrasya balinA yathA 13  yodhayitvA mahAbAhur eSa pArthaM dhanaMjayam  saMzayaM gamayitvA ca kuntIputreNa pAtitaH 14  yasya nAsti samo loke zaurye vIrye ca kaz cana  sa eSa nihataH zete bhISmo bhISmakRd Ahave 15  pazya zAMtanavaM kRSNa zayAnaM sUryavarcasam  yugAnta iva kAlena pAtitaM sUryam ambarAt 16  eSa taptvA raNe zatrUJ zastratApena vIryavAn  narasUryo 'stam abhyeti sUryo 'stam iva kezava 17  zaratalpagataM vIraM dharme devApinA samam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya zUra niSevite 18  karNinAlIkanArAcair AstIrya zayanottamam  Avizya zete bhagavAn skandaH zaravaNaM yathA 19  atUla pUrNaM gAGgeyas tribhir bANaiH samanvitam  upadhAyopadhAnAgryaM dattaM gANDIvadhanvanA 20  pAlayAnaH pituH zAstram UrdhvaretA mahAyazAH  eSa zAMtanavaH zete mAdhavApratimo yudhi 21  dharmAtmA tAta dharmajJaH pAramparyeNa nirNaye  amartya iva martyaH sann eSa prANAn adhArayat 22  nAsti yuddhe kRtI kaz cin na vidvAn na parAkramI  yatra zAMtanavo bhISmaH zete 'dya nihataH paraiH 23  svayam etena zUreNa pRcchyamAnena pANDavaiH  dharmajJenAhave mRtyur AkhyAtaH satyavAdinA 24  pranaSTaH kuruvaMzaz ca punar yena samuddhRtaH  sa gataH kurubhiH sArdhaM mahAbuddhiH parAbhavam 25  dharmeSu kuravaH kaM nu pariprakSyanti mAdhava  gate devavrate svargaM devakalpe nararSabhe 26  arjunasya vinetAram AcAryaM sAtyakes tathA  taM pazya patitaM droNaM kurUNAM guru sattamam 27  astraM caturvidhaM veda yathaiva tridazezvaraH  bhArgavo vA mahAvIryas tathA droNo 'pi mAdhava 28  yasya prasAdAd bIbhatsuH pANDavaH karma duSkaram  cakAra sa hataH zete nainam astrANy apAlayan 29  yaM purodhAya kurava Ahvayanti sma pANDavAn  so 'yaM zastrabhRtAM zreSTho droNaH zastraiH pRthak kRtaH 30  yasya nirdahataH senAM gatir agner ivAbhavat  sa bhUmau nihataH zete zAntArcir iva pAvakaH 31  dhanur muSTir azIrNaz ca hastAvApaz ca mAdhava  droNasya nihatasyApi dRzyate jIvato yathA 32  vedA yasmAc ca catvAraH sarvAstrANi ca kezava  anapetAni vai zUrAd yathaivAdau prajApateH 33  bandanArhAv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau zubhau  gomAyavo vikarSanti pAdau ziSyazatArcitau 34  droNaM drupadaputreNa nihataM madhusUdana  kRpI kRpaNam anvAste duHkhopahata cetanA 35  tAM pazya rudatIm ArtAM mukhakezIm adhomukhIm  hataM patim upAsantIM droNaM zastrabhRtAM varam 36  bANair bhinnatanu trANaM dhRSTadyumnena kezava  upAste vai mRdhe droNaM jaTilA brahmacAriNI 37  pretakRtye ca yatate kRpI kRpaNam AturA  hatasya samare bhartuH sukumArI yazasvinI 38  agnIn AhRtya vidhivac citAM prajvAlya sarvazaH  droNam AdhAya gAyanti trINi sAmAni sAmagAH 39  kiranti ca citAm ete jaTilA brahmacAriNaH  dhanurbhiH zaktibhiz caiva rathanIdaiz ca mAdhava 40  zastraiz ca vividhair anyair dhakSyante bhUri tejasam  ta ete droNam AdhAya zaMsanti ca rudanti ca 41  sAmabhis tribhir antaHsthair anuzaMsanti cApare  agnAv agnim ivAdhAya droNaM hutvA hutAzane 42  gacchanty abhimukhA gaGgAM droNaziSyA dvijAtayaH  apasavyAM citiM kRtvA puraskRtya kRpIM tadA   |



   |  1   [g]  eSa zalyo hataH zete sAkSAn nakula mAtulaH  dharmajJena satA tAta dharmarAjena saMyuge 2  yas tvayA spardhate nityaM sarvatra puruSarSabha  sa eSa nihataH zete madrarAjo mahArathaH 3  yena saMgRhNatA tAta ratham Adhirather yudhi  javArthaM pANDuputrANAM tathA tejovadhaH kRtaH 4  aho dhik pazya zalyasya pUrNacandra sudarzanam  mukhaM padmapalAzAkSaM vaDair AdaSTam avraNam 5  eSA cAmIkarAbhasya taptakAJcanasa prabhA  AsyAd viniHsRtA jihvA bhakSyate kRSNapakSibhiH 6  yudhiSThireNa nihataM zalyaM samitizobhanam  rudantyaH paryupAsante madrarAjakulastriyaH 7  etAH susUkSma vasanA madrarAjaM nararSabham  krozanty abhisamAsAdya kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabham 8  zalyaM nipatitaM nAryaH parivAryAbhitaH sthitAH  vAzitA gRSTayaH paGke parimagnam ivarSabham 9  zalyaM zaraNadaM zUraM pazyainaM rathasattamam  zayAnaM vIrazayane zarair vizakalIkRtam 10  eSa zailAlayo rAjA bhagadattaH pratApavAn  gajAGkuza dharaH zreSThaH zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  yasya rukmamayI mAlA zirasy eSA virAjate  zvApadair bhakSyamANasya zobhayantIva mUrdhajAn 12  etena kila pArthasya yuddham AsIt sudAruNam  lomaharSaNam atyugraM zakrasya balinA yathA 13  yodhayitvA mahAbAhur eSa pArthaM dhanaMjayam  saMzayaM gamayitvA ca kuntIputreNa pAtitaH 14  yasya nAsti samo loke zaurye vIrye ca kaz cana  sa eSa nihataH zete bhISmo bhISmakRd Ahave 15  pazya zAMtanavaM kRSNa zayAnaM sUryavarcasam  yugAnta iva kAlena pAtitaM sUryam ambarAt 16  eSa taptvA raNe zatrUJ zastratApena vIryavAn  narasUryo 'stam abhyeti sUryo 'stam iva kezava 17  zaratalpagataM vIraM dharme devApinA samam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya zUra niSevite 18  karNinAlIkanArAcair AstIrya zayanottamam  Avizya zete bhagavAn skandaH zaravaNaM yathA 19  atUla pUrNaM gAGgeyas tribhir bANaiH samanvitam  upadhAyopadhAnAgryaM dattaM gANDIvadhanvanA 20  pAlayAnaH pituH zAstram UrdhvaretA mahAyazAH  eSa zAMtanavaH zete mAdhavApratimo yudhi 21  dharmAtmA tAta dharmajJaH pAramparyeNa nirNaye  amartya iva martyaH sann eSa prANAn adhArayat 22  nAsti yuddhe kRtI kaz cin na vidvAn na parAkramI  yatra zAMtanavo bhISmaH zete 'dya nihataH paraiH 23  svayam etena zUreNa pRcchyamAnena pANDavaiH  dharmajJenAhave mRtyur AkhyAtaH satyavAdinA 24  pranaSTaH kuruvaMzaz ca punar yena samuddhRtaH  sa gataH kurubhiH sArdhaM mahAbuddhiH parAbhavam 25  dharmeSu kuravaH kaM nu pariprakSyanti mAdhava  gate devavrate svargaM devakalpe nararSabhe 26  arjunasya vinetAram AcAryaM sAtyakes tathA  taM pazya patitaM droNaM kurUNAM guru sattamam 27  astraM caturvidhaM veda yathaiva tridazezvaraH  bhArgavo vA mahAvIryas tathA droNo 'pi mAdhava 28  yasya prasAdAd bIbhatsuH pANDavaH karma duSkaram  cakAra sa hataH zete nainam astrANy apAlayan 29  yaM purodhAya kurava Ahvayanti sma pANDavAn  so 'yaM zastrabhRtAM zreSTho droNaH zastraiH pRthak kRtaH 30  yasya nirdahataH senAM gatir agner ivAbhavat  sa bhUmau nihataH zete zAntArcir iva pAvakaH 31  dhanur muSTir azIrNaz ca hastAvApaz ca mAdhava  droNasya nihatasyApi dRzyate jIvato yathA 32  vedA yasmAc ca catvAraH sarvAstrANi ca kezava  anapetAni vai zUrAd yathaivAdau prajApateH 33  bandanArhAv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau zubhau  gomAyavo vikarSanti pAdau ziSyazatArcitau 34  droNaM drupadaputreNa nihataM madhusUdana  kRpI kRpaNam anvAste duHkhopahata cetanA 35  tAM pazya rudatIm ArtAM mukhakezIm adhomukhIm  hataM patim upAsantIM droNaM zastrabhRtAM varam 36  bANair bhinnatanu trANaM dhRSTadyumnena kezava  upAste vai mRdhe droNaM jaTilA brahmacAriNI 37  pretakRtye ca yatate kRpI kRpaNam AturA  hatasya samare bhartuH sukumArI yazasvinI 38  agnIn AhRtya vidhivac citAM prajvAlya sarvazaH  droNam AdhAya gAyanti trINi sAmAni sAmagAH 39  kiranti ca citAm ete jaTilA brahmacAriNaH  dhanurbhiH zaktibhiz caiva rathanIdaiz ca mAdhava 40  zastraiz ca vividhair anyair dhakSyante bhUri tejasam  ta ete droNam AdhAya zaMsanti ca rudanti ca 41  sAmabhis tribhir antaHsthair anuzaMsanti cApare  agnAv agnim ivAdhAya droNaM hutvA hutAzane 42  gacchanty abhimukhA gaGgAM droNaziSyA dvijAtayaH  apasavyAM citiM kRtvA puraskRtya kRpIM tadA   |
   |  1   [g]  eSa zalyo hataH zete sAkSAn nakula mAtulaH  dharmajJena satA tAta dharmarAjena saMyuge 2  yas tvayA spardhate nityaM sarvatra puruSarSabha  sa eSa nihataH zete madrarAjo mahArathaH 3  yena saMgRhNatA tAta ratham Adhirather yudhi  javArthaM pANDuputrANAM tathA tejovadhaH kRtaH 4  aho dhik pazya zalyasya pUrNacandra sudarzanam  mukhaM padmapalAzAkSaM vaDair AdaSTam avraNam 5  eSA cAmIkarAbhasya taptakAJcanasa prabhA  AsyAd viniHsRtA jihvA bhakSyate kRSNapakSibhiH 6  yudhiSThireNa nihataM zalyaM samitizobhanam  rudantyaH paryupAsante madrarAjakulastriyaH 7  etAH susUkSma vasanA madrarAjaM nararSabham  krozanty abhisamAsAdya kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabham 8  zalyaM nipatitaM nAryaH parivAryAbhitaH sthitAH  vAzitA gRSTayaH paGke parimagnam ivarSabham 9  zalyaM zaraNadaM zUraM pazyainaM rathasattamam  zayAnaM vIrazayane zarair vizakalIkRtam 10  eSa zailAlayo rAjA bhagadattaH pratApavAn  gajAGkuza dharaH zreSThaH zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  yasya rukmamayI mAlA zirasy eSA virAjate  zvApadair bhakSyamANasya zobhayantIva mUrdhajAn 12  etena kila pArthasya yuddham AsIt sudAruNam  lomaharSaNam atyugraM zakrasya balinA yathA 13  yodhayitvA mahAbAhur eSa pArthaM dhanaMjayam  saMzayaM gamayitvA ca kuntIputreNa pAtitaH 14  yasya nAsti samo loke zaurye vIrye ca kaz cana  sa eSa nihataH zete bhISmo bhISmakRd Ahave 15  pazya zAMtanavaM kRSNa zayAnaM sUryavarcasam  yugAnta iva kAlena pAtitaM sUryam ambarAt 16  eSa taptvA raNe zatrUJ zastratApena vIryavAn  narasUryo 'stam abhyeti sUryo 'stam iva kezava 17  zaratalpagataM vIraM dharme devApinA samam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya zUra niSevite 18  karNinAlIkanArAcair AstIrya zayanottamam  Avizya zete bhagavAn skandaH zaravaNaM yathA 19  atUla pUrNaM gAGgeyas tribhir bANaiH samanvitam  upadhAyopadhAnAgryaM dattaM gANDIvadhanvanA 20  pAlayAnaH pituH zAstram UrdhvaretA mahAyazAH  eSa zAMtanavaH zete mAdhavApratimo yudhi 21  dharmAtmA tAta dharmajJaH pAramparyeNa nirNaye  amartya iva martyaH sann eSa prANAn adhArayat 22  nAsti yuddhe kRtI kaz cin na vidvAn na parAkramI  yatra zAMtanavo bhISmaH zete 'dya nihataH paraiH 23  svayam etena zUreNa pRcchyamAnena pANDavaiH  dharmajJenAhave mRtyur AkhyAtaH satyavAdinA 24  pranaSTaH kuruvaMzaz ca punar yena samuddhRtaH  sa gataH kurubhiH sArdhaM mahAbuddhiH parAbhavam 25  dharmeSu kuravaH kaM nu pariprakSyanti mAdhava  gate devavrate svargaM devakalpe nararSabhe 26  arjunasya vinetAram AcAryaM sAtyakes tathA  taM pazya patitaM droNaM kurUNAM guru sattamam 27  astraM caturvidhaM veda yathaiva tridazezvaraH  bhArgavo vA mahAvIryas tathA droNo 'pi mAdhava 28  yasya prasAdAd bIbhatsuH pANDavaH karma duSkaram  cakAra sa hataH zete nainam astrANy apAlayan 29  yaM purodhAya kurava Ahvayanti sma pANDavAn  so 'yaM zastrabhRtAM zreSTho droNaH zastraiH pRthak kRtaH 30  yasya nirdahataH senAM gatir agner ivAbhavat  sa bhUmau nihataH zete zAntArcir iva pAvakaH 31  dhanur muSTir azIrNaz ca hastAvApaz ca mAdhava  droNasya nihatasyApi dRzyate jIvato yathA 32  vedA yasmAc ca catvAraH sarvAstrANi ca kezava  anapetAni vai zUrAd yathaivAdau prajApateH 33  bandanArhAv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau zubhau  gomAyavo vikarSanti pAdau ziSyazatArcitau 34  droNaM drupadaputreNa nihataM madhusUdana  kRpI kRpaNam anvAste duHkhopahata cetanA 35  tAM pazya rudatIm ArtAM mukhakezIm adhomukhIm  hataM patim upAsantIM droNaM zastrabhRtAM varam 36  bANair bhinnatanu trANaM dhRSTadyumnena kezava  upAste vai mRdhe droNaM jaTilA brahmacAriNI 37  pretakRtye ca yatate kRpI kRpaNam AturA  hatasya samare bhartuH sukumArI yazasvinI 38  agnIn AhRtya vidhivac citAM prajvAlya sarvazaH  droNam AdhAya gAyanti trINi sAmAni sAmagAH 39  kiranti ca citAm ete jaTilA brahmacAriNaH  dhanurbhiH zaktibhiz caiva rathanIdaiz ca mAdhava 40  zastraiz ca vividhair anyair dhakSyante bhUri tejasam  ta ete droNam AdhAya zaMsanti ca rudanti ca 41  sAmabhis tribhir antaHsthair anuzaMsanti cApare  agnAv agnim ivAdhAya droNaM hutvA hutAzane 42  gacchanty abhimukhA gaGgAM droNaziSyA dvijAtayaH  apasavyAM citiM kRtvA puraskRtya kRpIM tadA   |
   |  1   [g]  eSa zalyo hataH zete sAkSAn nakula mAtulaH  dharmajJena satA tAta dharmarAjena saMyuge 2  yas tvayA spardhate nityaM sarvatra puruSarSabha  sa eSa nihataH zete madrarAjo mahArathaH 3  yena saMgRhNatA tAta ratham Adhirather yudhi  javArthaM pANDuputrANAM tathA tejovadhaH kRtaH 4  aho dhik pazya zalyasya pUrNacandra sudarzanam  mukhaM padmapalAzAkSaM vaDair AdaSTam avraNam 5  eSA cAmIkarAbhasya taptakAJcanasa prabhA  AsyAd viniHsRtA jihvA bhakSyate kRSNapakSibhiH 6  yudhiSThireNa nihataM zalyaM samitizobhanam  rudantyaH paryupAsante madrarAjakulastriyaH 7  etAH susUkSma vasanA madrarAjaM nararSabham  krozanty abhisamAsAdya kSatriyAH kSatriyarSabham 8  zalyaM nipatitaM nAryaH parivAryAbhitaH sthitAH  vAzitA gRSTayaH paGke parimagnam ivarSabham 9  zalyaM zaraNadaM zUraM pazyainaM rathasattamam  zayAnaM vIrazayane zarair vizakalIkRtam 10  eSa zailAlayo rAjA bhagadattaH pratApavAn  gajAGkuza dharaH zreSThaH zete bhuvi nipAtitaH 11  yasya rukmamayI mAlA zirasy eSA virAjate  zvApadair bhakSyamANasya zobhayantIva mUrdhajAn 12  etena kila pArthasya yuddham AsIt sudAruNam  lomaharSaNam atyugraM zakrasya balinA yathA 13  yodhayitvA mahAbAhur eSa pArthaM dhanaMjayam  saMzayaM gamayitvA ca kuntIputreNa pAtitaH 14  yasya nAsti samo loke zaurye vIrye ca kaz cana  sa eSa nihataH zete bhISmo bhISmakRd Ahave 15  pazya zAMtanavaM kRSNa zayAnaM sUryavarcasam  yugAnta iva kAlena pAtitaM sUryam ambarAt 16  eSa taptvA raNe zatrUJ zastratApena vIryavAn  narasUryo 'stam abhyeti sUryo 'stam iva kezava 17  zaratalpagataM vIraM dharme devApinA samam  zayAnaM vIrazayane pazya zUra niSevite 18  karNinAlIkanArAcair AstIrya zayanottamam  Avizya zete bhagavAn skandaH zaravaNaM yathA 19  atUla pUrNaM gAGgeyas tribhir bANaiH samanvitam  upadhAyopadhAnAgryaM dattaM gANDIvadhanvanA 20  pAlayAnaH pituH zAstram UrdhvaretA mahAyazAH  eSa zAMtanavaH zete mAdhavApratimo yudhi 21  dharmAtmA tAta dharmajJaH pAramparyeNa nirNaye  amartya iva martyaH sann eSa prANAn adhArayat 22  nAsti yuddhe kRtI kaz cin na vidvAn na parAkramI  yatra zAMtanavo bhISmaH zete 'dya nihataH paraiH 23  svayam etena zUreNa pRcchyamAnena pANDavaiH  dharmajJenAhave mRtyur AkhyAtaH satyavAdinA 24  pranaSTaH kuruvaMzaz ca punar yena samuddhRtaH  sa gataH kurubhiH sArdhaM mahAbuddhiH parAbhavam 25  dharmeSu kuravaH kaM nu pariprakSyanti mAdhava  gate devavrate svargaM devakalpe nararSabhe 26  arjunasya vinetAram AcAryaM sAtyakes tathA  taM pazya patitaM droNaM kurUNAM guru sattamam 27  astraM caturvidhaM veda yathaiva tridazezvaraH  bhArgavo vA mahAvIryas tathA droNo 'pi mAdhava 28  yasya prasAdAd bIbhatsuH pANDavaH karma duSkaram  cakAra sa hataH zete nainam astrANy apAlayan 29  yaM purodhAya kurava Ahvayanti sma pANDavAn  so 'yaM zastrabhRtAM zreSTho droNaH zastraiH pRthak kRtaH 30  yasya nirdahataH senAM gatir agner ivAbhavat  sa bhUmau nihataH zete zAntArcir iva pAvakaH 31  dhanur muSTir azIrNaz ca hastAvApaz ca mAdhava  droNasya nihatasyApi dRzyate jIvato yathA 32  vedA yasmAc ca catvAraH sarvAstrANi ca kezava  anapetAni vai zUrAd yathaivAdau prajApateH 33  bandanArhAv imau tasya bandibhir vanditau zubhau  gomAyavo vikarSanti pAdau ziSyazatArcitau 34  droNaM drupadaputreNa nihataM madhusUdana  kRpI kRpaNam anvAste duHkhopahata cetanA 35  tAM pazya rudatIm ArtAM mukhakezIm adhomukhIm  hataM patim upAsantIM droNaM zastrabhRtAM varam 36  bANair bhinnatanu trANaM dhRSTadyumnena kezava  upAste vai mRdhe droNaM jaTilA brahmacAriNI 37  pretakRtye ca yatate kRpI kRpaNam AturA  hatasya samare bhartuH sukumArI yazasvinI 38  agnIn AhRtya vidhivac citAM prajvAlya sarvazaH  droNam AdhAya gAyanti trINi sAmAni sAmagAH 39  kiranti ca citAm ete jaTilA brahmacAriNaH  dhanurbhiH zaktibhiz caiva rathanIdaiz ca mAdhava 40  zastraiz ca vividhair anyair dhakSyante bhUri tejasam  ta ete droNam AdhAya zaMsanti ca rudanti ca 41  sAmabhis tribhir antaHsthair anuzaMsanti cApare  agnAv agnim ivAdhAya droNaM hutvA hutAzane 42  gacchanty abhimukhA gaGgAM droNaziSyA dvijAtayaH  apasavyAM citiM kRtvA puraskRtya kRpIM tadA   |


   |  1   [g]  kAmbojaM pazya durdharSaM kAmbojAstaraNocitam  zayAnam RSabhaskandhaM hataM pAMsuzu mAdhava 2  yasya kSatajasaMdigdhau bAhU candanarUSitau  avekSya kRpaNaM bhAryA vilapaty atiduHkhitA 3  imau tau parighaprakhyau bAhU zubhatalAGgulI  yayor vivaram ApannAM na ratir mAM purAjahat 4  kAM gatiM nu gamiSyAmi tvayA hInA janezvara  dUrabandhura nAtheva atIva madhurasvarA 5  Atape klAmyamAnAnAM vividhAnAm iva srajAm  klAntAnAm api nArINAM na zrIr jahati vai tanum 6  zayAnam abhitaH zUraM kAliGgaM madhusUdana  pazya dIptAGgada yugapratibaddha mahAbhujam 7  mAgadhAnAm adhipatiM jayatsenaM janArdana  parivArya praruditA mAgadhyaH pazya yoSitaH 8  AsAm AyatanetrANAM susvarANAM janArdana  manaH zrutiharo nAdo mano mohayatIva me 9  prakIrNasarvAbharaNA rudantyaH zokakarzitAH  svAstIrNazayanopetA mAgadhyaH zerate bhuvi 10  kosalAnAm adhipatiM rAjaputraM bRhadbalam  bhartAraM parivAryaitAH pRthak praruditAH striyaH 11  asya gAtragatAn bANAn kArSNi bAhubalArpitAn  uddharanty asukhAviSTA mUrchamAnAH punaH punaH 12  AsAM sarvAnavadyAnAm Atapena parizramAt  pramlAna nalinAbhAni bhAnti vaktrANi mAdhava 13  droNena nihatAH zUrAH zerate rucirAGgadAH  droNenAbhimukhAH sarve bhrAtaraH paJca kelayAH 14  taptakAJcanavarmANas tAmradhvajarathasrajaH  bhAsayanti mahIM bhAsA jvalitA iva pAvakAH 15  droNena drupadaM saMkhye pazya mAdhava pAtitam  mahAdvipam ivAraNye siMhena mahatA hatam 16  pAJcAlarAjJo vipulaM puNDarIkAkSa pANDuram  AtapatraM samAbhAti zaradIva divAkaraH 17  etAs tu drupadaM vRddhaM snuSA bhAryAz ca duHkhitAH  dagdhvA gacchanti pAJcAlyaM rAjAnam apasavyataH 18  dhRSTaketuM maheSvAsaM cedipuMgavam aGganAH  droNena nihataM zUraM haranti hRtacetasaH 19  droNAstram abhihatyaiSa vimarde madhusUdana  maheSvAso hataH zete nadyA hRta iva drumaH 20  eSa cedipatiH zUro dhRSTaketur mahArathaH  zete vinihataH saMkhye hatvA zatrUn sahasrazaH 21  vitudyamAnaM vihagais taM bhAryAH pratyupasthitAH  cedirAjaM hRSIkezahataM sabalabAndhavam 22  dAzArhI putrajaM vIraM zayAnaM satyavikramam  AropyAGke rudanty etAz cedirAjavarAGganAH 23  asya putraM hRSIkezasuvaktraM cArukuNDalam  droNena samare pazya nikRttaM bahudhA zaraiH 24  pitaraM nUnam AjisthaM yudhyamAnaM paraiH saha  nAjahAt pRSThato vIram adyApi madhusUdana 25  evaM mamApi putrasya putraH pitaram anvagAt  duryodhanaM mahAbAho lakSmaNaH paravIrahA 26  vindAnuvindAv Avantyau patitau pazya mAdhava  himAnte puSpitau zAlau marutA galitAv iva 27  kAJcanAGgadavarmANau bANakhaDgadhanurdharau  RSabhaprati rUpAkSau zayAnau vimalasrajau 28  avadhyAH pANDavAH kRSNa sarva eva tvayA saha  ye muktA droNa bhISmAbhyAM karNAd vaikartanAt kRpAt 29  duryodhanAd droNasutAt saindhavAc ca mahArathAt  somadattAd vikarNAc ca zUrAc ca kRtavarmaNaH  ye hanyuH zastravegena devAn api nararSabhAH 30  ta ime nihatAH saMkhye pazya kAlasya paryayam  nAtibhAro 'sti daivasya dhruvaM mAdhava kaz cana  yad ime nihatAH zUrAH kSatriyaiH kSatriyarSabhAH 31  tadaiva nihatAH kRSNa mama putrAs tarasvinaH  yadaivAkRta kAmas tvam upaplavyaM gataH punaH 32  zaMtanoz caiva putreNa prAjJena vidureNa ca  tadaivoktAsmi mA snehaM kuruSvAtma suteSv iti 33  tayor na darzanaM tAta mithyA bhavitum arhati  acireNaiva me putrA bhasmIbhUtA janArdana 34   [v]  ity uktvA nyapatad bhUmau gAndhArI zokakarzitA  duHkhopahata vijJAnA dhairyam utsRjya bhArata 35  tataH kopaparItAGgI putrazokapariplutA  jagAma zauriM doSeNa gAndhArI vyathitendriyA 36   [g]  pANDavA dhArtarASTrAz ca drugdhAH kRSNa parasparam  upekSitA vinazyantas tvayA kasmAj janArdana 37  zaktena bahu bhRtyena vipule tiSThatA bale  ubhayatra samarthena zrutavAkyena caiva ha 38  icchatopekSito nAzaH kurUNAM madhusUdana  yasmAt tvayA mahAbAho phalaM tasmAd avApnuhi 39  patizuzrUSayA yan me tapaH kiM cid upArjitam  tena tvAM duravApAtmaJ zapsye cakragadAdhara 40  yasmAt parasparaM ghnanto jJAtayaH kurupANDavAH  upekSitAs te govinda tasmAj jJAtIn vadhiSyasi 41  tvam apy upasthite varSe SaTtriMze madhusUdana  hatajJAtir hatAmAtyo hataputro vanecaraH  kutsitenAbhyupAyena nidhanaM samavApsyasi 42  tavApy evaM hatasutA nihatajJAtibAndhavAH  striyaH paripatiSyanti yathaitA bharata striyaH 43   [v]  tac chrutvA vacanaM ghoraM vAsudevo mahAmanAH  uvAca devIM gAndhArIm ISad abhyutsmayann iva 44  saMhartA vRSNicakrasya nAnyo mad vidyate zubhe  jAne 'ham etad apy evaM cIrNaM carasi kSatriye 45  avadhyAs te narair anyair api vA devadAnavaiH  parasparakRtaM nAzam ataH prApsyanti yAdavAH 46  ity uktavati dAzArhe pANDavAs trastacetasaH  babhUvur bhRzasaMvignA nirAzAz cApi jIvite   |



|  1   [vA]  uttiSThottiSTha gAndhAri mA ca zoke manaH kRthAH  tavaiva hy aparAdhena kuravo nidhanaM gatAH 2  yA tvaM putraM durAtmAnam IrSum atyantamAninam  duryodhanaM puraskRtya duSkRtaM sAdhu manyase 3  niSThuraM vairaparuSaM vRddhAnAM zAsanAtigam  katham AtmakRtaM doSaM mayy AdhAtum ihecchasi 4  mRtaM vA yadi vA naSTaM yo 'tItam anuzocati  duHkhena labhate duHkhaM dvAv anarthau prapadyate 5  tapo 'rthIyaM brAhmaNI dhatta garbhaM; gaur voDhAraM dhAvitAraM turaMgI  zUdrA dAsaM pazupAlaM tu vaizyA; vadhArthIyaM tvadvidhA rAjaputrI 6   [v]  tac chrutvA vAsudevasya punaruktaM vaco 'priyam  tUSNIM babhUva gAndhArI zokavyAkula locanA 7  dhRtarASTras tu rAjarSir nigRhyAbuddhijaM tamaH  paryapRcchata dharmAtmA dharmarAjaM yudhiSThiram 8  jIvatAM parimANajJaH sainyAnAm asi pANDava  hatAnAM yadi jAnISe parimANaM vadasva me 9   [y]  dazAyutAnAm ayutaM sahasrANi ca viMzatiH  koTyaH SaSTiz ca SaT caiva ye 'smin rAjamRdhe hatAH 10  alakSyANAM tu vIrANAM sahasrANi caturdaza  daza cAnyAni rAjendra zataM SaSTiz ca paJca ca 11   [dhR]  yudhiSThira gatiM kAM te gatAH puruSasattamAH  AcakSva me mahAbAho sarvajJo hy asi me mataH 12   [y]  yair hutAni zarIrANi hRSTaiH paramasaMyuge  devarAjasamAm*l lokAn gatAs te satyavikramAH 13  ye tv ahRSTena manasA martavyam iti bhArata  yudhyamAnA hatAH saMkhye te gandharvaiH samAgatAH 14  ye tu saMgrAmabhUmiSThA yAcamAnAH parAGmukhAH  zastreNa nidhanaM prAptA gatAs te guhyakAn prati 15  pIDyamAnAH parair ye tu hIyamAnA nirAyudhAH  hrIniSedhA mahAtmAnaH parAn abhimukhA raNe 16  chidyamAnAH zitaiH zastraiH kSatradharmaparAyaNAH  gatAs te brahma sadanaM hatA vIrAH suvarcasaH 17  ye tatra nihatA rAjann antar AyodhanaM prati  yathA kathaM cit te rAjan saMprAptA uttarAn kurUn 18   [dhR]  kena jJAnabalenaivaM putrapazyasi siddhavat  tan me vada mahAbAho zrotavyaM yadi vai mayA 19   [y]  nidezAd bhavataH pUrvaM vane vicaratA mayA  tIrthayAtrA prasaGgena saMprApto 'yam anugrahaH 20  devarSir lomazo hRSTas tataH prApto 'smy anusmRtim  divyaM cakSur api prAptaM jJAnayogena vai purA 21   [dhR]  ye 'trAnAthA janasyAsya sa nAthA ye ca bhArata  kac cit teSAM zarIrANi dhakSyanti vidhipUrvakam 22  na yeSAM santi kartAro na ca ye 'trAhitAgnayaH  vayaM ca kasya kuryAmo bahutvAt tAta karmaNaH 23  yAn suparNAz ca gRdhrAz ca vikarSanti tatas tataH  teSAM tu karmaNA lokA bhaviSyanti yudhiSThira 24   [v]  evam ukto mahAprAjJaH kuntIputro yudhiSThiraH  Adideza sudharmANaM daumyaM sUtaM ca saMjayam 25  viduraM ca mahAbuddhiM yuyutsuM caiva kauravam  indrasena mukhAMz caiva bhRtyAn sUtAMz ca sarvazaH 26  bhavantaH kArayantv eSAM pretakAryANi sarvazaH  yathA cAnAthavat kiM cic charIraM na vinazyati 27  zAsanAd dharmarAjasya kSattA sUtaz ca saMjayaH  sudharmA dhaumya sahita indrasenAdayas tathA 28  candanAgurukASThAni tathA kAlIyakAny uta  ghRtaM tailaM ca gandhAMz ca kSaumANi vasanAni ca 29  samAhRtya mahArhANi dArUNAM caiva saMcayAn  rathAMz ca mRditAMs tatra nAnApraharaNAni ca 30  citAH kRtvA prayatnena yathAmukhyAn narAdhipAn  dAhayAm Asur avyagrA vidhidRSTena karmaNA 31  duryodhanaM ca rAjAnaM bhrAtRRMz cAsya zatAdhikAn  zalyaM zalaM ca rAjAnaM bhUrizravasam eva ca 32  jayadrathaM ca rAjAnam abhimanyuM ca bhArata  dauHzAsaniM lakSmaNaM ca dhRSTaketuM ca pArthivam 33  bRhantaM somadattaM ca sRJjayAMz ca zatAdhikAn  rAjAnaM kSemadhanvAnaM virATadrupadau tathA 34  zikhaNDinaM ca pAJcAlyaM dhRSTadyumnaM ca pArSatam  yudhAmanyuM ca vikrAntam uttamaujasam eva ca 35  kausalyaM draupadeyAMz ca zakuniM cApi saubalam  acalaM vRSakaM caiva bhagadattaM ca pArthivam 36  karNaM vaikartanaM caiva saha putram amarSaNam  kekayAMz ca maheSvAsAMs trigartAMz ca mahArathAn 37  ghaTotkacaM rAkSasendraM bakabhrAtaram eva ca  alambusaM ca rAjAnaM jalasaMghaM ca pArthivam 38  anyAMz ca pArthivAn rAjaJ zatazo 'tha sahasrazaH  ghRtadhArA hutair dIptaiH pAvakaiH samadAhayan 39  pitRmedhAz ca keSAM cid avartanta mahAtmanAm  sAmabhiz cApy agAyanta te 'nvazocyanta cAparaiH 40  sAmnAm RcAM ca nAdena strINAM ca ruditasvanaiH  kazmalaM sarvabhUtAnAM nizAyAM samapadyata 41  te vidhUmAH pradIptAz ca dIpyamAnAz ca pAvakAH  nabhasIvAnvadRzyanta grahAs tanv abhrasaMvRtAH 42  ye cApy anAthAs tatrAsan nAnAdezasamAgatAH  tAMz ca sarvAn samAnAyya rAzIn kRtvA sahasrazaH 43  citvA dArubhir avyagraH prabhUtaiH snehatApitaiH  dAhayAm Asa viduro dharmarAjasya zAsanAt 44  kArayitvA kriyAs teSAM kururAjo yudhiSThiraH  dhRtarASTraM puraskRtya gaGgAm abhimukho 'gamat   |



 |  1   [v]  te samAsAdya gaGgAM tu zivAM puNyajanocitAm  hradinIM vaprasaMpannAM mahAnUpAM mahAvanAm 2  bhUSaNAny uttarIyANi veSTanAny avamucya ca  tataH pitRRNAM pautrANAM bhrAtRRNAM svajanasya ca 3  putrANAm AryakANAM ca patInAM ca kuru striyaH  udakaM cakrire sarvA rudantyo bhRzaduHkhitAH  suhRdAM cApi dharmajJAH pracakruH salilakriyAH 4  udake kriyamANe tu vIrANAM vIra patnibhiH  sUpatIrthA abhavad gaGgA bhUyo viprasasAra ca 5  tan mahodadhi saMkAzaM nirAnandam anutsavam  vIra patnIbhir AkIrNaM gaGgAtIram azobhata 6  tataH kuntI mahArAja sahasA zokakarzitA  rudatI mandayA vAcA putrAn vacanam abravIt 7  yaH sa zUro maheSvAso rathayUthapa yUthapaH  arjunena hataH saMkhye vIra lakSaNalakSitaH 8  yaM sUtaputraM manyadhvaM rAdheyam iti pANDavAH  yo vyarAjac camUmadhye divAkara iva prabhuH 9  pratyayudhyata yaH sarvAn purA vaH sapadAnugAn  duryodhana balaM sarvaM yaH prakarSan vyarocata 10  yasya nAsti samo vIrye pRthivyAm api kaz cana  satyasaMdhasya zUrasya saMgrAmeSv apalAyinaH 11  kurudhvam udakaM tasya bhrAtur akliSTakarmaNaH  sa hi vaH pUrvajo bhrAtA bhAskarAn mayy ajAyata  kuNDalI kavacI zUro divAkarasamaprabhaH 12  zrutvA tu pANDavAH sarve mAtur vacanam apriyam  karNam evAnuzocanta bhUyaz cArtatarAbhavan 13  tataH sa puruSavyAghraH kuntIputro yudhiSThiraH  uvAca mAtaraM vIro niHzvasann iva pannagaH 14  yasyeSu pAtam AsAdya nAnyas tiSThed dhanaMjayAt  kathaM putro bhavatyAM sa devagarbhaH purAbhavat 15  yasya bAhupratApena tApitAH sarvato vayam  tam agnim iva vastreNa kathaMchAditavaty asi  yasya bAhubalaM ghoraM dhArtarASTtrair upAsitam 16  nAnyaH kuntIsutAt karNAd agRhNAd rathinAM rathI  sa naH prathamajo bhrAtA sarvazastrabhRtAM varaH  asUta taM bhavaty agre katham adbhutavikramam 17  aho bhavatyA mantrasya pidhAnena vayaM hatAH  nidhanena hi karNasya pIDitAH sma sa bAndhavAH 18  abhimanyor vinAzena draupadeya vadhena ca  pAJcAlAnAM ca nAzena kurUNAM patanena ca 19  tataH zataguNaM duHkham idaM mAm aspRzad bhRzam  karNam evAnuzocan hi dahyAmy agnAv ivAhitaH 20  na hi sma kiM cid aprApyaM bhaved api divi sthitam  na ca sma vaizasaM ghoraM kauravAnta karaM bhavet 21  evaM vilapya bahulaM dharmarAjo yudhiSThiraH  vinadaJ zanakai rAjaMz cakArAsyodakaM prabhuH 22  tato vineduH sahasA strIpuMsAs tatra sarvazaH  abhito ye sthitAs tatra tasminn udakakarmaNi 23  tata AnAyayAm Asa karNasya sa paricchadam  striyaH kurupatir dhImAn bhrAtuH premNA yudhiSThiraH 24  sa tAbhiH sahadharmAtmA pretakRtyam anantaram  kRtvottatAra gaGgAyAH salilAd AkulendriyaH   |