Mahabharata — Stri Parva
Mahabharata — Stri Parva
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[ja] hate duryòdhane caiva hate sainye ca sarvaśaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrò mahārājaḥ śarutvā kima akaròna mune tathaiva kauravò rājā dharmaputrò mahāmanāḥ kṛpaprabhṛtayaśa caiva kima akurvata te tarayaḥ aśvatthāmnaḥ śarutaṃ karma śāpaśa cānyònya kāritaḥ vṛttāntama uttaraṃ barūhi yada abhāṣata saṃjayaḥ [va] hate putraśate dīnaṃ chinnaśākhama iva darumama putraśòkābhisaṃtaptaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpatima dhayānamūkatvama āpannaṃ cintayā samabhiplutama abhigamya mahāprājñaḥ saṃjayò vākyama abravīta kiṃ śòcasi mahārāja nāsti śòke sahāyatā akṣauhiṇyò hatāśa cāṣṭau daśa caiva viśāṃ pate nirjaneyaṃ vasumatī śūnyā saṃprati kevalā nānādigbhyaḥ samāgamya nānādeśyā narādhipāḥ sahitāsa tava putreṇa sarve vai nidhanaṃ gatāḥ pitṝṇāṃ putrapautrāṇāṃ jañātīnāṃ suhṛdāṃ tathā gurūṇāṃ cānupūrvyeṇa paretakāryāṇi kāraya [va] taca charutvā karuṇaṃ vākyaṃ putrapautra vadhārditaḥ papāta bhuvi durdharṣò vātāhata iva darumaḥ [dhṛ] hataputrò hatāmātyò hatasarvasuhṛja janaḥ duḥkhaṃ nūnaṃ bhaviṣyāmi vicarana pṛthivīma imāma kiṃ nu bandhuvihīnasya jīvitena mamādya vai lūnapakṣasya iva me jarā jīrṇasya pakṣiṇaḥ hṛtarājyò hatasuhṛda dhatacakṣuśa ca vai tathā na bharājiṣye mahāprājña kaṣīṇaraśmira ivāṃśumāna na kṛtaṃ suhṛdò vākyaṃ jāmadagnyasya jalpataḥ nāradasya ca devarṣeḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca sabhāmadhye tu kṛṣṇena yaca chareyò 'bhihitaṃ mama alaṃ vaireṇa te rājana putraḥ saṃgṛhyatāma iti taca ca vākyama akṛtvāhaṃ bhṛśaṃ tapyāmi durmatiḥ na hi śaròtāsmi bhīṣmasya dharmayuktaṃ parabhāṣitama duryòdhanasya ca tathā vṛṣabhasyeva nardataḥ duḥśāsana vadhaṃ śarutvā karṇasya ca viparyayama daròṇa sūryòparāgaṃ ca hṛdayaṃ me vidīryate na samarāmya ātmanaḥ kiṃ cita purā saṃjaya duṣkṛtama yasyedaṃ phalama adyeha mayā mūḍhena bhujyate nūnaṃ haya apakṛtaṃ kiṃ cina mayā pūrveṣu janmasu yena māṃ duḥkhabhāgeṣu dhātā karmasu yuktavāna pariṇāmaśa ca vayasaḥ sarvabandhukṣayaśa ca me suhṛna mitra vināśaśa ca daivayògāda upāgataḥ kò 'nayò 'sati duḥkhitatarò mayā lòke pumāna iha tana māma adyaiva paśyantu pāṇḍavāḥ saṃśitavratama vivṛtaṃ barahmalòkasya dīrghama adhvānama āsthitama [va] tasya lālapyamānasya bahu śòkaṃ vicinvataḥ śòkāpahaṃ narendrasya saṃjayò vākyama abravīta śòkaṃ rājana vayapanuda śarutāsa te veda niścayāḥ śāstrāgamāśa ca vividhā vṛddhebhyò nṛpasattama sṛñjaye putraśòkārte yada ūcura munayaḥ purā tathā yauvanajaṃ darpama āsthite te sute nṛpa na tavayā suhṛdāṃ vākyaṃ baruvatāma avadhāritama savārthaśa ca na kṛtaḥ kaśa cila lubdhena phalagṛddhinā tava duḥśāsanò mantrī rādheyaśa ca durātmavāna śakuniśa caiva duṣṭātmā citrasenaśa ca durmatiḥ śalyaśa ca yena vai sarvaṃ śalya bhūtaṃ kṛtaṃ jagata kuruvṛddhasya bhīṣmasya gāndhāryā vidurasya ca na kṛtaṃ vacanaṃ tena tava putreṇa bhārata na dharmaḥ satkṛtaḥ kaśa cina nityaṃ yuddhama iti baruvana kaṣapitāḥ kaṣatriyāḥ sarve śatrūṇāṃ vardhitaṃ yaśaḥ madhyasthò hi tavama apya āsīra na kaṣamaṃ kiṃ cida uktavāna dhūra dhareṇa tavayā bhārasa tulayā na samaṃ dhṛtaḥ ādāva eva manuṣyeṇa vartitavyaṃ yathā kaṣamama yathā nātītama arthaṃ vai paścāta tāpena yujyate putragṛddhyā tavayā rājana pariyaṃ tasya cikīrṣatā paścāta tāpama idaṃ parāptaṃ na tavaṃ śòcituma arhasi madhu yaḥ kevalaṃ dṛṣṭvā parapātaṃ nānupaśyati sa bharaṣṭò madhu lòbhena śòcatya eva yathā bhavāna arthāna na śòcana parāpnòti na śòcana vindate sukhama na śòcaña śariyama āpnòti na śòcana vindate parama savayama utpādayitvāgniṃ vastreṇa pariveṣṭayeta dahyamānò manastāpaṃ bhajate na sa paṇḍitaḥ tavayaiva sa sutenāyaṃ vākyavāyusamīritaḥ lòbhājyena ca saṃsiktò javalitaḥ pārtha pāvakaḥ tasmina samiddhe patitāḥ śalabhā iva te sutāḥ tāna keśavārcira nirdagdhāna na tavaṃ śòcituma arhasi yaca cāśrupāta kalilaṃ vadanaṃ vahase nṛpa aśāstradṛṣṭama etada dhi na paraśaṃsanti paṇḍitāḥ visphuliṅgā iva haya etāna dahanti kila mānavāna jahīhi manyuṃ buddhyā vai dhārayātmānama ātmanā evama āśvāsitasa tena saṃjayena mahātmanā vidurò bhūya evāha buddhipūrvaṃ paraṃtapa [va] tatò 'mṛtasamaira vākyaira halādayana puruṣarṣabhama vaicitra vīryaṃ vidurò yada uvāca nibòdha tata [vidura] uttiṣṭha rājana kiṃ śeṣe dhārayātmānama ātmanā sathirajaṅgama martyānāṃ sarveṣāma eṣa nirṇayaḥ sarve kaṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ saṃyògā viprayògāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitama yadā śūraṃ ca bhīruṃ ca yamaḥ karṣati bhārata tata kiṃ na yòtsyanti hi te kaṣatriyāḥ kaṣatriyarṣabha ayudhyamānò mariyate yudhyamānaśa ca jīvati kālaṃ parāpya mahārāja na kaśa cida ativartate na cāpya etāna hatāna yuddhe rājaña śòcituma arhasi paramāṇaṃ yadi śāstrāṇi gatāsa te paramāṃ gatima sarve savādhyāyavantò hi sarve ca caritavratāḥ sarve cābhimukhāḥ kaṣīṇāsa tatra kā paridevanā adarśanāda āpatitāḥ punaśa cādarśanaṃ gatāḥ na te tava na teṣāṃ tavaṃ tatra kā paridevanā hatò 'pi labhate savargaṃ hatvā ca labhate yaśaḥ ubhayaṃ nò bahuguṇaṃ nāsti niṣphalatā raṇe teṣāṃ kāmadughā~la lòkāna indraḥ saṃkalpayiṣyati indrasyātithayò haya ete bhavanti puruṣarṣabha na yajñaira dakṣiṇāvadbhira na tapòbhira na vidyayā savargaṃ yānti tathā martyā yathā śūrā raṇe hatāḥ mātā pitṛsahasrāṇi putradāraśatāni ca saṃsāreṣva anubhūtāni kasya te kasya vā vayama śòkasthāna sahasrāṇi bhayasthāna śatāni ca divase divase mūḍhama āviśanti na paṇḍitama na kālasya pariyaḥ kaśa cina na daveṣyaḥ kurusattama na madhyasthaḥ kava cita kālaḥ sarvaṃ kālaḥ parakarṣati anityaṃ jīvitaṃ rūpaṃ yauvanaṃ daravyasaṃcayaḥ ārògyaṃ pariya saṃvāsò gṛdhyeda eṣu na paṇḍitaḥ na jānapadikaṃ duḥkhama ekaḥ śòcituma arhasi apya abhāvena yujyeta taca cāsya na nivartate aśòcana paratikurvīta yadi paśyeta parākramama bhaiṣajyama etada duḥkhasya yada etana nānucintayeta cintyamānaṃ hi na vayeti bhūyaśa cāpi vivardhate aniṣṭa saṃprayògāca ca viprayògāta pariyasya ca manuṣyā mānasaira duḥkhaira yujyante ye 'lapabuddhayaḥ nārthò na dharmò na sukhaṃ yada etada anuśòcasi na ca nāpaiti kāryārthāta tarivargāca caiva bharaśyate anyāma anyāṃ dhanāvasthāṃ parāpya vaiśeṣikīṃ narāḥ asaṃtuṣṭāḥ paramuhyanti saṃtòṣaṃ yānti paṇḍitāḥ parajñayā mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ hanyāca chārīrama auṣadhaiḥ etaja jañānasya sāmarthyaṃ na bālaiḥ samatāma iyāta śayānaṃ cānuśayati tiṣṭhantaṃ cānutiṣṭhati anudhāvati dhāvantaṃ karma pūrvakṛtaṃ narama yasyāṃ yasyāma avasthāyāṃ yata karòti śubhāśubhama tasyāṃ tasyāma avasthāyāṃ tata tata phalama upāśnute [dhṛ] subhāṣitaira mahāprājña śòkò 'yaṃ vigatò mama bhuya eva tu vākyāni śaròtuma icchāmi tattvataḥ aniṣṭānāṃ ca saṃsargāda iṣṭānāṃ ca vivarjanāta kathaṃ hi mānasaira duḥkhaiḥ paramucyante 'tara paṇḍitāḥ [vidura] yatò yatò manòduḥkhāta sukhāda vāpi paramucyate tatasa tataḥ śamaṃ labdhvā sugatiṃ vindate budhaḥ aśāśvatama idaṃ sarvaṃ cintyamānaṃ nararṣabha kadalī saṃnibhò lòkaḥ sārò haya asya na vidyate gṛhāṇya eva hi martyānāma āhura dehāni paṇḍitāḥ kālena viniyujyante sattvama ekaṃ tu śòbhanama yathā jīrṇama ajīrṇaṃ vā vastraṃ tayaktvā tu vai naraḥ anyada ròcayate vastrama evaṃ dehāḥ śarīriṇāma vaicitra vīryavāsaṃ hi duḥkhaṃ vāyadi vā sukhama parāpnuvantīha bhūtāni savakṛtenaiva karmaṇā karmaṇā parāpyate savargaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca bhārata tatò vahati taṃ bhārama avaśaḥ savavaśò 'pi vā yathā ca mṛna mayaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ cakrārūḍhaṃ vipadyate kiṃ cita parakiryamāṇaṃ vā kṛtamātrama athāpi vā chinnaṃ vāpya avaròpyantama avatīrṇama athāpi vā ārdraṃ vāpya atha vā śuṣkaṃ pacyamānama athāpi vā avatāryamāṇama āpākāda uddhṛtaṃ vāpi bhārata atha vā paribhujyantama evaṃ dehāḥ śarīriṇāma garbhasthò vā parasūtò vāpya atha vā divasāntaraḥ ardhamāsa gatò vāpi māsamātragatò 'pi vā saṃvatsaragatò vāpi davisaṃvatsara eva vā yauvanasthò 'pi madhyasthò vṛddhò vāpi vipadyate parāka karmabhisa tu bhūtāni bhavanti na bhavanti ca evaṃ sāṃsiddhike lòke kimarthama anutapyase yathā ca salile rājana karīḍārthama anusaṃcarana unmajjeca ca nimajjeca ca kiṃ cita sattvaṃ narādhipa evaṃ saṃsāragahanāda unmajjana nimajjanāta karma bhògena badhyantaḥ kaliśyante ye 'lapabuddhayaḥ ye tu parājñāḥ sathitāḥ satye saṃsārānta gaveṣiṇaḥ samāgamajñā bhūtānāṃ te yānti paramāṃ gatima [dhṛ] kathaṃ saṃsāragahanaṃ vijñeyaṃ vadatāṃ vara etada icchāmya ahaṃ śaròtuṃ tattvama ākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ [vidura] janmaprabhṛti bhūtānāṃ kariyāḥ sarvāḥ śṛṇu parabhò pūrvama eveha kalale vasate kiṃ cida antarama tataḥ sa pañcame 'tīte māse māsaṃ parakalpayeta tataḥ sarvāṅgasaṃpūrṇò garbhò māse parajāyate amedhyamadhye vasati māṃsaśòṇitalepane tatasa tu vāyuvegena ūrdhvapādò haya adhaḥśirāḥ yònidvārama upāgamya bahūna kaleśāna samṛcchati yònisaṃpīḍanāca caiva pūrvakarmabhira anvitaḥ tasmāna muktaḥ sa saṃsārāda anyāna paśyatya upadravāna garahāsa tama upasarpanti sārameyā ivāmiṣama tataḥ parāptòttare kāle vayādhayaśa cāpi taṃ tathā upasarpanti jīvantaṃ badhyamānaṃ savakarmabhiḥ baddhama indriyapāśaisa taṃ saṅgasvādubhira āturama vayasanānya upavartante vividhāni narādhipa badhyamānaśa ca taira bhūyò naiva tṛptima upaiti saḥ ayaṃ na budhyate tāvada yama lòkama athāgatama yamadūtaira vikṛṣyaṃśa ca mṛtyuṃ kālena gacchati vāga ghīnasya ca yana mātrama iṣṭāniṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ mukhe bhūya evātmanātmānaṃ badhyamānama upekṣate ahò vinikṛtò lòkò lòbhena ca vaśīkṛtaḥ lòbhakròdhamadònmattò nātmānama avabudhyate kulīnatvena ramate duṣkulīnāna vikutsayana dhanadarpeṇa dṛptaśa ca daridrāna parikutsayana mūrkhāna iti parāna āha nātmānaṃ samavekṣate śikṣāṃ kaṣipati cānyeṣāṃ nātmānaṃ śāstuma icchati adhruve jīvalòke 'samina yò dharmama anupālayana janmaprabhṛti varteta parāpnuyāta paramāṃ gatima evaṃ sarvaṃ viditvā vai yasa tattvama anuvartate sa paramòkṣāya labhate panthānaṃ manujādhipa [dhṛ] yada idaṃ dharmagahanaṃ buddhyā samanugamyate etada vistaraśaḥ sarvaṃ buddhimārgaṃ paraśaṃsa me [vidura] atra te vartayiṣyāmi nama ḥ kṛtvā savayaṃ bhuve yathā saṃsāragahanaṃ vadanti paramarṣayaḥ kaśa cina mahati saṃsāre vartamānò davijaḥ kila vanaṃ durgama anuprāptò mahata karavyādasaṃkulama siṃhavyāghra gajākāraira atighòraira mahāśanaiḥ samantāta saṃparikṣiptaṃ mṛtyòra api bhayapradama tada asya dṛṣṭvā hṛdayama udvegama agamata parama abhyucchrayaśa ca ròmṇāṃ vai vikriyāśa ca paraṃtapa sa tada vanaṃ vayanusarana vipradhāvana itasa tataḥ vīkṣamāṇò diśaḥ sarvāḥ śaraṇaṃ kava bhaveda iti sa teṣāṃ chidrama anvicchana paradrutò bhayapīḍitaḥ na ca niryāti vai dūraṃ na ca taira viprayujyate athāpaśyada vanaṃ ghòraṃ samantāda vāgurāvṛtama bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvaktaṃ satriyā paramaghòrayā pañcaśīrṣa dharaira nāgaiḥ śailaira iva samunnataiḥ nabhaḥspṛśaira mahāvṛkṣaiḥ parikṣiptaṃ mahāvanama vanamadhye ca tatrābhūda udapānaḥ samāvṛtaḥ vallībhisa tṛṇachannābhira gūḍhābhira abhisaṃvṛtaḥ papāta sa davijasa tatra nigūḍhe salilāśaye vilagnaśa cābhavata tasmi~la latā saṃtānasaṃkaṭe panasasya yathā jātaṃ vṛnta baddhaṃ mahāphalama sa tathā lambate tatra ūrdhvapādò haya adhaḥśirāḥ atha tatrāpi cānyò 'saya bhūyò jāta upadravaḥ kūpavīnāha velāyāma apaśyata mahāgajama ṣaḍa vaktraṃ kṛṣṇa śabalaṃ daviṣaṭka padacāriṇama karameṇa parisarpantaṃ vallī vṛkṣasamāvṛtama tasya cāpi paraśākhāsu vṛkṣaśākhāvalambinaḥ nānārūpā madhukarā ghòrarūpā bhayāvahāḥ āsate madhu saṃbhṛtya pūrvama eva niketajāḥ bhūyò bhūyaḥ samīhante madhūni bharatarṣabha savādanīyāni bhūtānāṃ na yaira bālò 'pi tṛpyate teṣāṃ madhūnāṃ bahudhā dhārā parasravate sadā tāṃ lambamānaḥ sa pumāna dhārāṃ pibati sarvadā na cāsya tṛṣṇā viratā pibamānasya saṃkaṭe abhīpsati ca tāṃ nityama atṛptaḥ sa punaḥ punaḥ na cāsya jīvite rājana nirvedaḥ samajāyata tatraiva ca manuṣyasya jīvitāśā paratiṣṭhitā kṛṣṇāḥ śavetāśa ca taṃ vṛkṣaṃ kuṭṭayanti sama mūṣakāḥ vayālaiśa ca vanadurgānte satriyā ca paramògrayā kūpādhastāca ca nāgena vīnāhe kuñjareṇa ca vṛkṣaprapātāca ca bhayaṃ mūṣakebhyaśa ca pañcamama madhu lòbhāna madhukaraiḥ ṣaṣṭhama āhura mahada bhayama evaṃ sa vasate tatra kaṣiptaḥ saṃsārasāgare na caiva jīvitāśāyāṃ nirvedama upagacchati [dhṛ] ahò khalu mahada duḥkhaṃ kṛcchravāsaṃ vasatya asau kathaṃ tasya ratisa tatra tuṣṭira vā vadatāṃ vara sa deśaḥ kava nu yatrāsau vasate dharmasaṃkaṭe kathaṃ vā sa vimucyeta narasa tasmāna mahābhayāta etana me sarvama ācakṣva sādhu ceṣṭāmahe tathā kṛpā me mahatī jātā tasyābhyuddharaṇena hi [vidura] upamānama idaṃ rājana mòkṣavidbhira udāhṛtama sugatiṃ vindate yena paralòkeṣu mānavaḥ yata tada ucyati kāntāraṃ mahata saṃsāra eva saḥ vanaṃ durgaṃ hi yata tava etata saṃsāragahanaṃ hi tata ye ca te kathitā vayālā vayādhayasa te parakīrtitāḥ yā sā nārī bṛhata kāyā adhitiṣṭhati tatra vai tāma āhusa tu jarāṃ parājñā varṇarūpavināśinīma yasa tatra kūpò nṛpate sa tu dehaḥ śarīriṇāma yasa tatra vasate 'dhastāna mahāhiḥ kāla eva saḥ antakaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ dehināṃ sarvahārya asau kūpamadhye ca yā jātā vallī yatra sa mānavaḥ paratāne lambate sā tu jīvitāśā śarīriṇāma sa yasa tu kūpavīnāhe taṃ vṛkṣaṃ parisarpati ṣaḍa vaktraḥ kuñjarò rājana sa tu saṃvatsaraḥ samṛtaḥ mukhāni ṛtavò māsāḥ pādā davādaśa kīrtitāḥ ye tu vṛkṣaṃ nikṛntanti mūṣakāḥ satatòtthitāḥ rātryahāni tu tānya āhura bhūtānāṃ paricintakāḥ ye te madhukarāsa tatra kāmāsa te parikīrtitāḥ yāsa tu tā bahuśò dhārāḥ saravanti madhu nisravama tāṃsa tu kāmarasāna vidyāda yatra majjanti mānavāḥ evaṃ saṃsāracakrasya parivṛttiṃ sama ye viduḥ te vai saṃsāracakrasya pāśāṃśa chindanti vai budhāḥ [dhṛ] ahò 'bhihitama ākhyānaṃ bhavatā tattvadarśinā bhūya eva tu me harṣaḥ śaròtuṃ vāga amṛtaṃ tava [vidura] śṛṇu bhūyaḥ paravakṣyāmi mārgasyaitasya vistarama yaca charutvā vipramucyante saṃsārebhyò vicakṣaṇāḥ yathā tu puruṣò rājana dīrghama adhvānama āsthitaḥ kava cita kava cica charamāta sathātā kurute vāsama eva vā evaṃ saṃsāraparyāye garbhavāseṣu bhārata kurvanti durbudhā vāsaṃ mucyante tatra paṇḍitāḥ tasmāda adhvānama evaitama āhuḥ śāstravidò janāḥ yata tu saṃsāragahanaṃ vanama āhura manīṣiṇaḥ sò 'yaṃ lòkasamāvartò martyānāṃ bharatarṣabha carāṇāṃ sathāvarāṇāṃ ca gṛdhyeta tatra na paṇḍitaḥ śārīrā mānasāśa caiva martyānāṃ ye tu vayādhayaḥ paratyakṣāśa ca paròkṣāśa ca te vayālāḥ kathitā budhaiḥ kaliśyamānāśa ca taira nityaṃ hanyamānāśa ca bhārata savakarmabhira mahāvyālaira nòdvijantya alpabuddhayaḥ athāpi taira vimucyeta vayādhibhiḥ puruṣò nṛpa āvṛṇòtya eva taṃ paścāja jarā rūpavināśinī śabdarūparasasparśaira gandhairśa ca vividhaira api majjamānaṃ mahāpaṅke nirālambe samantataḥ saṃvatsarartavò māsāḥ pakṣāhò rātrasaṃdhayaḥ karameṇāsya paralumpanti rūpama āyusa tathaiva ca ete kālasya nidhayò naitāja jānanti durbudhāḥ atrābhilikhitānya āhuḥ sarvabhūtāni karmaṇā rathaṃ śarīraṃ bhūtānāṃ sattvama āhusa tu sārathima indriyāṇi hayāna āhuḥ karma buddhiśa ca raśmayaḥ teṣāṃ hayānāṃ yò vegaṃ dhāvatāma anudhāvati sa tu saṃsāracakre 'samiṃśa cakravata parivartate yasa tāna yamayate buddhyā sa yantā na nivartate yāmyama āhū rathaṃ haya enaṃ muhyante yena durbudhāḥ sa caitata parāpnute rājana yata tavaṃ parāptò narādhipa rājyanāśaṃ suhṛna nāśaṃ suta nāśaṃ ca bhārata anutarṣulama evaitada duḥkhaṃ bhavati bhārata sādhuḥ paramaduḥkhānāṃ duḥkhabhaiṣajyama ācareta na vikramò na cāpya arthò na mitraṃ na suhṛjjanaḥ tathònmòcayate duḥkhāda yathātmā sathirasaṃyamaḥ tasmāna maitraṃ samāsthāya śīlama āpadya bhārata damasa tayāgò 'paramādaśa ca te tarayò barahmaṇò hayāḥ śīlaraśmi samāyukte sathitò yò mānase rathe tayaktvā mṛtyubhayaṃ rājana barahmalòkaṃ sa gacchati [va] vidurasya tu tada vākyaṃ niśamya kurusattamaḥ putraśòkābhisaṃtaptaḥ papāta bhuvi mūrchitaḥ taṃ tathā patitaṃ bhūmau niḥsaṃjñaṃ parekṣya bāndhavāḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaśa caiva kaṣattā ca vidurasa tathā saṃjayaḥ suhṛdaśa cānye davāḥsthā ye cāsya saṃmatāḥ jalena sukhaśītena tālavṛntaiśa ca bhārata paspṛśuśa ca karaira gātraṃ vījamānāśa ca yatnataḥ anvāsana suciraṃ kālaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tathāgatama atha dīrghasya kālasya labdhasaṃjñò mahīpatiḥ vilalāpa ciraṃ kālaṃ putrādhi bhira abhiplutaḥ dhiga astu khalu mānuṣyaṃ mānuṣye ca parigrahama yatòmūlāni duḥkhāni saṃbhavanti muhura muhuḥ putra nāśe 'rathanāśe ca jañātisaṃbandhināma api parāpyate sumahada duḥkhaṃ viṣāgnipratimaṃ vibhò yena dahyanti gātrāṇi yena parajñā vinaśyati yenābhibhūtaḥ puruṣò maraṇaṃ bahu manyate tada idaṃ vayasanaṃ parāptaṃ mayā bhāgyavivaryayāta taca caivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi adyaiva davijasattama itya uktvā tu mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ barahmavittamama dhṛtarāṣṭrò 'bhavana mūḍhaḥ śòkaṃ ca paramaṃ gataḥ abhūca ca tūṣṇīṃ rājāsau dhayāyamānò mahīpate tasya tada vacanaṃ śarutvā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ parabhuḥ putraśòkābhisaṃtaptaṃ putraṃ vacanama abravīta dhṛtarāṣṭra mahābāhò yata tavāṃ vakṣyāmi taca chṛṇu śarutavāna asi medhāvī dharmārthakuśalasa tathā na te 'satya aviditaṃ kiṃ cida veditavyaṃ paraṃtapa anityatāṃ hi martyānāṃ vijānāsi na saṃśayaḥ adhruve jīvalòke ca sathāne vāśāśvate sati jīvite maraṇānte ca kasmāca chòcasi bhārata paratyakṣaṃ tava rājendra vairasyāsya samudbhavaḥ putraṃ te kāraṇaṃ kṛtvā kālayògena kāritaḥ avaśyaṃ bhavitavye ca kurūṇāṃ vaiśase nṛpa kasmāca chòcasi tāña śūrāna gatāna paramikāṃ gatima jānatā ca mahābāhò vidureṇa mahātmanā yatitaṃ sarvayatnena śamaṃ parati janeśvara na ca daivakṛtò mārgaḥ śakyò bhūtena kena cita ghaṭatāpi ciraṃ kālaṃ niyantuma iti me matiḥ devatānāṃ hi yata kāryaṃ mayā paratyakṣataḥ śarutama tata te 'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi kathaṃ sathairyaṃ bhaveta tava purāhaṃ tavaritò yātaḥ sabhāma aindrīṃ jitaklamaḥ apaśyaṃ tatra ca tadā samavetāna divaukasaḥ nāradapramukhāṃśa cāpi sarvāna deva ṛṣīṃsa tathā tatra cāpi mayā dṛṣṭā pṛthivī pṛthivīpate kāryārthama upasaṃprāptā devatānāṃ samīpataḥ upagamya tadā dhātrī devāna āha samāgatāna yata kāryaṃ mama yuṣmābhira barahmaṇaḥ sadane tadā paratijñātaṃ mahābhāgāsa taca chīghraṃ saṃvidhīyatāma tasyāsa tada vacanaṃ śarutvā viṣṇura lòkanamaskṛtaḥ uvāca parahasana vākyaṃ pṛthivīṃ deva saṃsadi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāṃ yasa tu jayeṣṭhaḥ śatasya vai duryòdhana iti khayātaḥ sa te kāryaṃ kariṣyati taṃ ca parāpya mahīpālaṃ kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyasi tasyārthe pṛthivīpālāḥ kurukṣetre samāgatāḥ anyònyaṃ ghātayiṣyanti dṛḍhaiḥ śastraiḥ parahāriṇaḥ tatasa te bhavitā devi bhārasya yudhi nāśanama gaccha śīghraṃ savakaṃ sathānaṃ lòkāna dhāraya śòbhane sa eṣa te sutò rāja~la lòkasaṃhāra kāraṇāta kalera aṃśaḥ samutpannò gāndhāryā jaṭhare nṛpa amarṣī capalaśa cāpi karòdhanò duṣprasādhanaḥ daivayògāta samutpannā bharātaraśa cāsya tādṛśāḥ śakunira mātulaśa caiva karṇaśa ca paramaḥ sakhā samutpannā vināśārthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ sahitā nṛpāḥ etama arthaṃ mahābāhò nāradò veda tattvataḥ ātmāparādhāta putrāsa te vinaṣṭāḥ pṛthivīpate mā tāña śòcasva rājendra na hi śòke 'sati kāraṇama na hi te pāṇḍavāḥ savalpama aparādhyanti bhārata putrāsa tava durātmānòyaira iyaṃ ghātitā mahī nāradena ca bhadraṃ te pūrvama eva na saṃśayaḥ yudhiṣṭhirasya samitau rājasūye niveditama pāṇḍavāḥ kauravāśa caiva samāsādya parasparama na bhaviṣyanti kaunteya yata te kṛtyaṃ tada ācara nāradasya vacaḥ śarutvā tadāśòcanta pāṇḍavāḥ etata te sarvama ākhyātaṃ deva guhyaṃ sanātanama kathaṃ te śòkanāśaḥ sayāta parāṇeṣu ca dayā parabhò sanehaśa ca pāṇḍuputreṣu jañātvā daivakṛtaṃ vidhima eṣa cārthò mahābāhò pūrvama eva mayā śarutaḥ kathitò dharmarājasya rājasūye karatūttame yatitaṃ dharmaputreṇa mayā guhye nivedite avigrahe kauravāṇāṃ daivaṃ tu balavattarama anatikramaṇīyò hi vidhī rājana kathaṃ cana kṛtāntasya hi bhūtena sathāvareṇa tarasena ca bhavāna karma parò yatra buddhiśreṣṭhaśa ca bhārata muhyate parāṇināṃ jañātvā gatiṃ cāgatima eva ca tavāṃ tu śòkena saṃtaptaṃ muhyamānaṃ muhura muhuḥ jañātvā yudhiṣṭhirò rājā parāṇāna api parityajeta kṛpālura nityaśò vīrasa tiryagyònigateṣva api sa katha tavayi rājendra kṛpāṃ vai na kariṣyati mama caiva niyògena vidheśa cāpya anivartanāta pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kāruṇyāta parāṇāna dhāraya bhārata evaṃ te vartamānasya lòke kīrtira bhaviṣyati dharmaśa ca sumahāṃsa tāta taptaṃ sayāca ca tapaśa cirāta putraśòkasamutpannaṃ hutāśaṃ javalitaṃ yathā parajñāmbhasā mahārāja nirvāpaya sadā sadā etaca charutvā tu vacanaṃ vayāsasyāmita tejasaḥ muhūrtaṃ samanudhyāya dhṛtarāṣṭrò 'bhayabhāṣata mahatā śòkajālena paraṇunnò 'sami davijòttama nātmānama avabudhyāmi muhyamānò muhura muhuḥ idaṃ tu vacanaṃ śarutvā tava daivaniyògajama dhārayiṣyāmya ahaṃ parāṇāna yatiṣye ca na śòcituma etaca charutvā tu vacanaṃ vayāsaḥ satyavatī sutaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rājendra tatraivāntaradhīyata [ja] gate bhagavati vayāse dhṛtarāṣṭrò mahīpatiḥ kima aceṣṭata viprarṣe tana me vayākhyātuma arhasi [va] etaca charutvā naraśreṣṭha ciraṃ dhayātvā tava acetanaḥ saṃjayaṃ yòjayetya uktvā viduraṃ paratyabhāṣata kaṣiprama ānaya gāndhārīṃ sarvāśa ca bharata satriyaḥ vadhūṃ kuntīma upādāya yāśa cānyāsa tatra yòṣitaḥ evama uktvā sa dharmātmā viduraṃ dharmavittamama śòkaviprahata jañānò yānama evānvapadyata gāndhārī caiva śòkārtā bhartura vacanacòditā saha kuntyā yatò rājā saha satrībhira upādravata tāḥ samāsādya rājānaṃ bhṛśaṃ śòkasamanvitāḥ āmantryānyònyama īyuḥ sama bhṛśama uccukruśusa tataḥ tāḥ samāśvāsayata kaṣattā tābhyaśa cārtataraḥ savayama aśrukaṇṭhīḥ samāròpya tatò 'sau niryayau purāta tataḥ paraṇādaḥ saṃjajñe sarveṣu kuru veśmasu ā kumāraṃ puraṃ sarvama abhavaca chòkakarśitama adṛṣṭapūrvā yā nāryaḥ purā devagaṇaira api pṛthagjanena dṛśyanta tāsa tadā nihateśvarāḥ parakīrya keśāna suśubhāna bhūṣaṇānya avamucya ca ekavastradharā nāryaḥ paripetura anāthavata śavetaparvata rūpebhyò gṛhebhyasa tāsa tava apākramana guhābhya iva śailānāṃ pṛṣatyò hatayūthapāḥ tānya udīrṇāni nārīṇāṃ tadā vṛndānya anekaśaḥ śòkārtānya adravāna rājana kiśòrīṇāma ivāṅgane paragṛhya bāhūna karòśantyaḥ putrāna bharātṝna pitṝna api darśayantīva tā ha sama yugānte lòkasaṃkṣayama vilapantyò rudantyaśa ca dhāvamānāsa tatasa tataḥ śòkenābhyāhata jañānāḥ kartavyaṃ na parajajñire varīḍāṃ jagmuḥ purā yāḥ sama sakhīnāma api yòṣitaḥ tā ekavastrā nirlajjāḥ śavaśrūṇāṃ puratò 'bhavana parasparaṃ susūkṣmeṣu śòkeṣva āśvāsayana sama yāḥ tāḥ śòkavihvalā rājanna upaikṣanta parasparama tābhiḥ parivṛtò rājā rudatībhiḥ sahasraśaḥ niryayau nagarāda dīnasa tūrṇama ā yòdhanaṃ parati śilpinò vaṇijò vaiśyāḥ sarvakarmòpajīvinaḥ te pārthivaṃ puraskṛtya niryayura nagarāda bahiḥ tāsāṃ vikròśamānānāma ārtānāṃ kuru saṃkṣaye parādurāsīna mahāña śabdò vayathayana bhuvanānya uta yugāntakāle saṃprāpte bhūtānāṃ dahyatāma iva abhāvaḥ sayāda ayaṃ parāpta iti bhūtāni menire bhṛśama udvignamanasasa te paurāḥ kuru saṃkṣaye parākròśanta mahārāja savanuraktāsa tadā bhṛśama [va] karòśamātraṃ tatò gatvā dadṛśusa tāna mahārathāna śāradvataṃ kṛpaṃ darauṇiṃ kṛtavarmāṇama eva ca te tu dṛṣṭvaiva rājānaṃ parajñā cakṣuṣama īśvarama aśrukaṇṭhā viniḥśvasya rudantama idama abruvana putrasa tava mahārāja kṛtvā karma suduṣkarama gataḥ sānucarò rājaña śakra lòkaṃ mahīpatiḥ duryòdhana balāna muktā vayama eva tarayò rathāḥ sarvama anyata parikṣīṇaṃ sainyaṃ te bharatarṣabha itya evama uktvā rājānaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatasa tadā gāndhārīṃ putraśòkārtāma idaṃ vacanama abravīta abhītā yudhyamānāsa te ghanantaḥ śatrugaṇāna bahūna vīrakarmāṇi kurvāṇāḥ putrāsa te nidhanaṃ gatāḥ dharuvaṃ saṃprāpya lòkāṃsa te nirmalāña śastranirjitāna bhāsvaraṃ dehama āsthāya viharantya amarā iva na hi kaśa cida dhi śūrāṇāṃ yudhyamānaḥ parāṅmukhaḥ śastreṇa nidhanaṃ parāptò na ca kaśa cita kṛtāñjaliḥ etāṃ tāṃ kaṣatriyasyāhuḥ purāṇāṃ paramāṃ gatima śastreṇa nidhanaṃ saṃkhye tāna na śòcituma arhasi na cāpi śatravasa teṣāma ṛdhyante rājñi pāṇḍavāḥ śṛṇu yatkṛtama asmābhira aśvatthāma purògamaiḥ adharmeṇa hataṃ śarutvā bhīmasenena te sutama suptaṃ śibirama āviśya pāṇḍūnāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtama pāñcālā nihatāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnapurògamāḥ darupadasyātmajāśa caiva daraupadeyāśa ca pātitāḥ tathā viśasanaṃ kṛtvā putraśatrugaṇasya te parādravāma raṇe sathātuṃ na hi śakyāmahe tarayaḥ te hi śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ kaṣiprama eṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ amarṣavaśama āpannā vairaṃ paratijihīrṣavaḥ nihatāna ātmajāña śarutvā paramattāna puruṣarṣabhāḥ ninīṣantaḥ padaṃ śūrāḥ kaṣiprama eva yaśasvini pāṇḍūnāṃ kilbiṣaṃ kṛtvā saṃsthātuṃ nòtsahāmahe anujānīhi nò rājñi mā ca śòke manaḥ kṛthāḥ rājaṃsa tavama anujānīhi dhairyama ātiṣṭha còttamama niṣṭhāntaṃ paśya cāpi tavaṃ kaṣatradharmaṃ ca kevalama itya evama uktvā rājānaṃ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇama kṛpaśa ca kṛtavarmā ca daròṇaputraśa ca bhārata avekṣamāṇā rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇama gaṅgāma anu mahātmānasa tūrṇama aśvāna acòdayana apakramya tu te rājana sarva eva mahārathāḥ āmantryānyònyama udvignāsa taridhā te parayayusa tataḥ jagāma hāstinapuraṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatasa tadā savama eva rāṣṭraṃ hārdikyò darauṇira vayāsāśramaṃ yayau evaṃ te parayayura vīrā vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparama bhayārtāḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāma āgaḥ kṛtvā mahātmanāma sametya vīrā rājānaṃ tadā tava anudite ravau viprajagmura mahārāja yathecchakama ariṃdamāḥ [va] hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu dharmarājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śuśruve pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ niryātaṃ gajasāhvayāta sò 'bhayayāta putraśòkārtaḥ putraśòkapariplutama śòcamānò mahārāja bharātṛbhiḥ sahitasa tadā anvīyamānò vīreṇa dāśārheṇa mahātmanā yuyudhānena ca tathā tathaiva ca yuyutsunā tama anvagāta suduḥkhārtā daraupadī śòkakarśitā saha pāñcāla yòṣidbhira yāsa tatrāsana samāgatāḥ sa gaṅgāma anu vṛndāni satrīṇāṃ bharatasattama kurarīṇāma ivārtānāṃ karòśantīnāṃ dadarśa ha tābhiḥ parivṛtò rājā rudatībhiḥ sahasraśaḥ ūrdhvabāhubhira ārtābhira baruvatībhiḥ pariyāpriye kava nu dharmajñatā rājñaḥ kava nu sādya nṛśaṃsatā yadāvadhīta pitṝna bharātṝna gurūna putrāna sakhīna api ghātayitvā kathaṃ daròṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ cāpi pitāmahama manasa te 'bhūna mahābāhò hatvā cāpi jayadrathama kiṃ nu rājyena te kāryaṃ pitṝna bharātṝna apaśyataḥ abhimanyuṃ ca durdharṣaṃ daraupadeyāṃśa ca bhārata atītya tā mahābāhuḥ karòśantīḥ kurarīra iva vavande pitaraṃ jayeṣṭhaṃ dharmarājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tatò 'bhivādya pitaraṃ dharmeṇāmitrakarśanāḥ nayavedayanta nāmāni pāṇḍavāsa te 'pi sarvaśaḥ tama ātmajānta karaṇaṃ pitā putravadhārditaḥ aprīyamāṇaḥ śòkārtaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ pariṣasvaje dharmarājaṃ pariṣvajya sāntvayitvā ca bhārata duṣṭātmā bhīmama anvaicchada didhakṣura iva pāvakaḥ sa kòpapāvakasa tasya śòkavāyusamīritaḥ bhīmasena mayaṃ dāvaṃ didhakṣura iva dṛśyate tasya saṃkalpama ājñāya bhīmaṃ paratyaśubhaṃ hariḥ bhīmama ākṣipya pāṇibhyāṃ paradadau bhīmama āyasama parāga eva tu mahābuddhira buddhvā tasyeṅgiraṃ hariḥ saṃvidhānaṃ mahāprājñasa tatra cakre janārdanaḥ taṃ tu gṛhyaiva pāṇibhyāṃ bhīmasenama ayasmayama babhañja balavāna rājā manyamānò vṛkòdarama nāgāyuta balaprāṇaḥ sa rājā bhīmama āyasama bhaṅktvā vimathitòraskaḥ susrāva rudhiraṃ mukhāta tataḥ papāta medinyāṃ tathaiva rudhiròkṣitaḥ parapuṣpitāgra śikharaḥ pārijāta iva darumaḥ paryagṛhṇata taṃ vidvāna sūtò gāvalgaṇisa tadā maivama itya abravīca cainaṃ śamayana sāntvayanna iva sa tu kòpaṃ samutsṛjya gatamanyura mahāmanāḥ hāhā bhīmeti cukròśa bhūyaḥ śòkasamanvitaḥ taṃ viditvā gatakròdhaṃ bhīmasenavadhārditama vāsudevò varaḥ puṃsāma idaṃ vacanama abravīta mā śucò dhṛtarāṣṭra tavaṃ naiṣa bhīmasa tavayā hataḥ āyasī paratimā haya eṣā tavayā rājana nipātitā tavāṃ karòdhavaśama āpannaṃ viditvā bharatarṣabha mayāpakṛṣṭaḥ kaunteyò mṛtyòra daṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ na hi te rājaśārdūla bale tulyò 'sati kaśa cana kaḥ saheta mahābāhò bāhvòra nigrahaṇaṃ naraḥ yathāntakama anuprāpya jīvana kaśa cina na mucyate evaṃ bāhvantaraṃ parāpya tava jīvena na kaśa cana tasmāta putreṇa yā sā te paratimā kāritāyasī bhīmasya seyaṃ kauravya tavaivòpahṛtā mayā putraśòkābhisaṃtāpāda dharmāda apahṛtaṃ manaḥ tava rājendra tena tavaṃ bhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsasi na ca te tatkṣamaṃ rājana hanyāsa tavaṃ yada vṛkòdarama na hi putrā mahārāja jīveyusa te kathaṃ cana tasmāda yatkṛtama asmābhira manyamānaiḥ kaṣamaṃ parati anumanyasva tata sarvaṃ mā ca śòke manaḥ kṛthāḥ [va] tata enama upātiṣṭhaña śaucārthaṃ paricārakāḥ kṛtaśaucaṃ punaśa cainaṃ paròvāca madhusūdanaḥ rājanna adhītā vedāsa te śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca śarutāni ca purāṇāni rājadharmāśa ca kevalāḥ evaṃ vidvāna mahāprājña nākārṣīra vacanaṃ tadā pāṇḍavāna adhikāña jānabale śaurye ca kaurava rājā hi yaḥ sathiraprajñaḥ savayaṃ dòṣāna avekṣate deśakālavibhāgaṃ ca paraṃ śareyaḥ sa vindati ucyamānaṃ ca yaḥ śareyò gṛhṇīte nò hitāhite āpadaṃ samanuprāpya sa śòcatya anaye sathitaḥ tatò 'nayavṛttama ātmānaṃ samavekṣasva bhārata rājaṃsa tavaṃ haya avidheyātmā duryòdhana vaśe sathitaḥ ātmāparādhāda āyastasa tata kiṃ bhīmaṃ jighāṃsasi tasmāta saṃyaccha kòpaṃ tavaṃ savama anusmṛtya duṣkṛtama yasa tu tāṃ sapardhayā kaṣudraḥ pāñcālīma ānayata sabhāma sa hatò bhīmasenena vairaṃ paraticikīrṣatā ātmanò 'tikramaṃ paśya putrasya ca durātmanaḥ yada anāgasi pāṇḍūnāṃ parityāgaḥ paraṃtapa evama uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena sarvaṃ satyaṃ janādhipa uvāca devakīputraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrò mahīpatiḥ evama etana mahābāhò yathā vadasi mādhava putrasnehasa tu dharmātmana dhairyāna māṃ samacālayata diṣṭyā tu puruṣavyāghrò balavāna satyavikramaḥ tavada guptò nāgamata kṛṣṇa bhīmò bāhvantaraṃ mama idānīṃ tava ahama ekāgrò gatamanyura gatajvaraḥ madhyamaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ vīraṃ sapraṣṭuma icchāmi keśava hateṣu pārthivendreṣu putreṣu nihateṣu ca pāṇḍuputreṣu me śarma parītiśa cāpya avatiṣṭhate tataḥ sa bhīmaṃ ca dhanaṃjayaṃ ca; mādryāśa ca putrau puruṣapravīrau pasparśa gātraiḥ pararudana sugātrāna; āśvāsya kalyāṇama uvāca caināna [ba] dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātāsa tatasa te kurupuṃgavāḥ abhyayura bharātaraḥ sarve gāndhārīṃ saha keśavāḥ tatò jañātvā hatāmitraṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhirama gāndhārī putraśòkārtā śaptuma aicchada aninditā tasyāḥ pāpama abhiprāyaṃ viditvā pāṇḍavāna parati ṛṣiḥ satyavatī putraḥ parāga eva samabudhyata sa gaṅgāyāma upaspṛśya puṇyagandhaṃ payaḥ śuci taṃ deśama upasaṃpede paramarṣira manòjavaḥ divyena cakṣuṣā paśyana manasānuddhatena ca sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ bhāvaṃ sa tatra samabudhyata sa sanuṣāma abravīta kāle kalya vādī mahātapāḥ śāpakālama avākṣipya śama kālama udīrayana na kòpaḥ kāṇḍave kāryò gāndhāri śamama āpnuhi rajò nigṛhyatāma etaca chṛṇu cedaṃ vacò mama uktāsya aṣṭādaśāhāni putreṇa jayama icchatā śivama āśāssva me mātara yudhyamānasya śatrubhiḥ sā tathā yācyamānā tavaṃ kāle kāle jayaiṣiṇā uktavatya asi gāndhāri yatò dharmasa tatò jayaḥ na cāpya atītāṃ gāndhāri vācaṃ te vitathāma ahama samarāmi bhāṣamāṇāyāsa tathā paraṇihitā haya asi sā tavaṃ dharmaṃ parismṛtya vācā còktvā manasvini kòpaṃ saṃyaccha gāndhāri maivaṃ bhūḥ satyavādini [ga] bhagavana nābhyasūyāmi naitāna icchāmi naśyataḥ putraśòkena tu balāna manò vihvalatīva me yathaiva kuntyā kaunteyā rakṣitavyāsa tathā mayā yathaiva dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rakṣitavyāsa tathā mayā duryòdhanāparādhena śakuneḥ saubalasya ca karṇa duḥśāsanābhyāṃ ca vṛttò 'yaṃ kuru saṃkṣayaḥ nāparādhyati bībhatsura na ca pārthò vṛkòdaraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevò vā naiva jātu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ yudhyamānā hi kauravyāḥ kṛntamānāḥ parasparama nihatāḥ sahitāśa cānyaisa tatra nāstya apriyaṃ mama yata tu karmākaròda bhīmò vāsudevasya paśyataḥ duryòdhanaṃ samāhūya gadāyuddhe mahāmanāḥ śikṣayāmya adhikaṃ jañātvā carantaṃ bahudhā raṇe adhò nābhyāṃ parahṛtavāṃsa tana me kòpama avardhayata kathaṃ nu dharmaṃ dharmajñaiḥ samuddhiṣṭaṃ mahātmabhiḥ tayajeyura āhave śūrāḥ parāṇahetòḥ kathaṃ cana [va] taca charutvā vacanaṃ tasyā bhīmasenò 'tha bhītavata gāndhārīṃ paratyuvācedaṃ vacaḥ sānunayaṃ tadā adharmò yadi vā dharmasa tarāsāta tatra mayā kṛtaḥ ātmānaṃ tarātukāmena tana me tavaṃ kaṣantuma arhasi na hi yuddhena putrasa te dharmeṇa sa mahābalaḥ śakyaḥ kena cida udyantuma atò viṣamama ācarama sainyasyaikò 'vaśiṣṭò 'yaṃ gadāyuddhe ca vīryavāna māṃ hatvā na hareda rājyama iti caitata kṛtaṃ mayā rājaputrīṃ ca pāñcālīma ekavastrāṃ rajasvalāma bhavatyā viditaṃ sarvama uktavāna yata sutasa tava suyòdhanama asaṃgṛhya na śakyā bhūḥ sa sāragā kevalā bhòktuma asmābhira ataśa caitata kṛtaṃ mayā taca cāpya apriyama asmākaṃ putrasa te samupācarata daraupadyā yata sabhāmadhye savyama ūruma adarśayata tatraiva vadhyaḥ sò 'samākaṃ durācārò 'maba te sutaḥ dharmarājājñayā caiva sathitāḥ sama samaye tadā vairama uddhukṣitaṃ rājñi putreṇa tava tana mahata kaleśitāśa ca vane nityaṃ tata etata kṛtaṃ mayā vairasyāsya gataḥ pāraṃ hatvā duryòdhanaṃ raṇe rājyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ parāptò vayaṃ ca gatamanyavaḥ [gāndhārī] na tasyaiṣa vadhasa tāta yata paraśaṃsasi me sutama kṛtavāṃśa cāpi tata sarvaṃ yada idaṃ bhāṣase mayi hatāśve nakule yata tada vṛṣasenena bhārata apibaḥ śòṇitaṃ saṃkhye duḥśāsana śarīrajama sadbhira vigarhitaṃ ghòrama anārya janasevitama karūraṃ karmākaròḥ kasmāta tada ayuktaṃ vṛkòdara [bhīma] anyasyāpi na pātavyaṃ rudhiraṃ kiṃ punaḥ savakama yathaivātmā tathā bharātā viśeṣò nāsti kaśa cana rudhiraṃ na vayatikrāmada dantauṣṭhaṃ me 'maba mā śucaḥ vaivasvatasa tu tada veda hastau me rudhiròkṣitau hatāśvaṃ nakulaṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣasenena saṃyuge bharātṝṇāṃ saṃprahṛṣṭānāṃ tarāsaḥ saṃjanitò mayā keśapakṣaparāmarśe daraupadyā dayūtakārite karòdhāda yada abruvaṃ cāhaṃ taca ca me hṛdi vartate kaṣatradharmāca cayutò rājñi bhaveyaṃ śāsvatīḥ samāḥ paratijñāṃ tāma anistīrya tatasa tata kṛtavāna ahama na māma arhasi gāndhāri dòṣeṇa pariśaṅkituma anigṛhya purā putrāna asmāsva anapakāriṣu [ga] vṛddhasyāsya śataṃ putrāna nighnaṃsa tavama aparājitaḥ kasmāna na śeṣayaḥ kaṃ cida yenālpama aparādhitama saṃtānama āvayòsa tāta vṛddhayòra hṛtarājyayòḥ akthama andhadvayasyāsya yaṣṭira ekā na varjitā śeṣe haya avasthite tāta putrāṇāma antake tavayi na me duḥkhaṃ bhaveda etada yadi tavaṃ dharmama ācaraḥ [va] evama uktvā tu gāndhārī yudhiṣṭhirama apṛcchata kava sa rājeti sakròdhā putrapautra vadhārditā tāma abhyagacchada rājendrò vepamānaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ yudhiṣṭhira idaṃ caināṃ madhuraṃ vākyama abravīta putra hantā nṛśaṃsò 'haṃ tava devi yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śāpārhaḥ pṛthivī nāśe hetubhūtaḥ śapasva māma na hi me jīvitenārthò na rājyena dhanena vā tādṛśāna suhṛdò hatvā mūḍhasyāsya suhṛda daruhaḥ tama evaṃ vādinaṃ bhītaṃ saṃnikarṣa gataṃ tadā nòvāca kiṃ cida gāndhārī niḥśvāsaparamā bhṛśama tasyāvanata dehasya pādayòra nipatiṣyataḥ yudhiṣṭhirasya nṛpatera dharmajñā dharmadarśinī aṅgulya agrāṇi dadṛśe devī paṭṭāntareṇa sā tataḥ sa ku nakī bhūtò darśanīyanakhò nṛpaḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā cārjunò 'gacchada vāsudevasya pṛṣṭhataḥ evaṃ saṃceṣṭamānāṃsa tāna itaśa cetaśa ca bhārata gāndhārī vigatakròdhā sāntvayāma āsa mātṛvata tayā te samanujñātā mātaraṃ vīramātarama abhyagacchanta sahitāḥ pṛthāṃ pṛthula vakṣasaḥ cirasya dṛṣṭvā putrāna sā putrādhibhira abhiplutā bāṣpama āhārayada devī vastreṇāvṛtya vai mukhama tatò bāṣpaṃ samutsṛjya saha putraisa tathā pṛthā apaśyada etāña śastraughaira bahudhā parivikṣatāna sā tāna ekaikaśaḥ putrāna saṃspṛśantī punaḥ punaḥ anvaśòcanta duḥkhārtā daraupadīṃ ca hatātmajāma rudatīma atha pāñcālīṃ dadarśa patitāṃ bhuvi [dara] ārye pautrāḥ kava te sarve saubhadra sahitā gatāḥ na tavāṃ te 'dayābhigacchanti ciradṛṣṭāṃ tapasvinīma kiṃ nu rājyena vai kāryaṃ vihīnāyāḥ sutaira mama [va] tāṃ samāśvāsayāma āsa pṛthā pṛthula lòcanā utthāpya yājñasenīṃ tu rudatīṃ śòkakarśitāma tayaiva sahitā cāpi putraira anugatā pṛthā abhyagacchata gāndhārīma ārtāma ārtatarā savayama tāma uvācātha gāndhārī saha vadhvā yaśasvinīma maivaṃ putrīti śòkārtā paśya māma api duḥkhitāma manye lòkavināśò 'yaṃ kālaparyāya còditaḥ avaśya bhāvī saṃprāptaḥ savabhāvāla lòmaharṣaṇaḥ idaṃ tata samanuprāptaṃ vidurasya vacò mahata asiddhānunaye kṛṣṇe yada uvāca mahāmatiḥ tasminna aparihārye 'rathe vayatīte ca viśeṣataḥ mā śucò na hi śòcyāsa te saṃgrāme nidhanaṃ gatāḥ yathaiva tavaṃ tathaivāhaṃ kò vā māśvāsayiṣyati mamaiva haya aparādhena kulama agryaṃ vināśitama [va] evama uktvā tu gāndhārī kurūṇāma āvikartanama apaśyata tatra tiṣṭhantī sarvaṃ divyena cakṣuṣā pativratā mahābhāgā samānavratacāriṇī ugreṇa tapasā yuktā satataṃ satyavādinī varadānena kṛṣṇasya maharṣeḥ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ divyajñānabalòpetā vividhaṃ paryadevayata dadarśa sā buddhimatī dūrāda api yathāntike raṇājiraṃ nṛvīrāṇāma adbhutaṃ lòmaharṣaṇama asthi keśaparistīrṇaṃ śòṇitaughapariplutama śarīraira bahusāhasraira vinikīrṇaṃ samantataḥ gajāśvarathayòdhānāma āvṛtaṃ rudhirāvilaiḥ śarīraira bahusāhasraira vinikīrṇaṃ samantataḥ gajāśvanaravīrāṇāṃ niḥsattvaira abhisaṃvṛtama sṛgālabaḍa kākòla kaṅkakākaniṣevitama rakṣasāṃ puruṣādānāṃ mòdanaṃ kurarākulama aśivābhiḥ śivābhiśa ca nāditaṃ gṛdhrasevitama tatò vayāsābhyanujñātò dhṛtarāṣṭrò mahīpatiḥ pāṇḍuputrāśa ca te sarve yudhiṣṭhirapurògamāḥ vāsudevaṃ puraskṛtya hatabandhuṃ ca pārthivama kuru satriyaḥ samāsādya jagmura āyòdhanaṃ parati samāsādya kurukṣetraṃ tāḥ satriyò nihateśvarāḥ apaśyanta hatāṃsa tatra putrāna bharātṝna pitṝna patīna karavyādaira bhakṣyamāṇāna vai gòmāyubaḍa vāyasaiḥ bhūtaiḥ piśācai rakṣòbhira vividhaiśa ca niśācaraiḥ rudrākrīḍa nibhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā viśasanaṃ satriyaḥ mahārhebhyò 'tha yānebhyò vikròśantyò nipetire adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paśyantyò duḥkhārtā bharata satriyaḥ śarīreṣva askhalanna anyā nayapataṃśa cāparā bhuvi śarāntānāṃ cāpya anāthānāṃ nāsīta kā cana cetanā pāñcāla kura yòṣāṇāṃ kṛpaṇaṃ tada abhūna mahata duḥkhòpahata cittābhiḥ samantāda anunāditama dṛṣṭvāyòdhanama atyugraṃ dharmajñā subalātmajā tataḥ sā puṇḍarīkākṣama āmantrya puruṣòttamama kurūṇāṃ vaiśasaṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhāda vacanama abravīta paśyaitāḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa sanuṣā me nihateśvarāḥ parakīrṇakeśāḥ karòśantīḥ kurarīra iva mādhava amūsa tava abhisamāgamya samarantyò bharatarṣabhāna pṛthaga evābhyadhāvanta putrāna bharātṝna pitṝna patīna vīrasūbhira mahābāhò hataputrābhira āvṛtama kava cica ca vīra patnībhira hatavīrābhira ākulama śòbhitaṃ puruṣavyāghraira bhīṣma karṇābhimanyubhiḥ daròṇa darupada śalyaiśa ca javaladbhira iva pāvakaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ kavacaira niṣkaira maṇibhiśa ca mahātmanāma aṅgadaira hastakeyūraiḥ saragbhiśa ca samalaṃkṛtama vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭābhiḥ śaktibhiḥ parighaira api khaḍgaiśa ca vimalaisa tīkṣṇaiḥ sa śaraiśa ca śarāsanaiḥ karavyādasaṃghaira muditaisa tiṣṭhadbhiḥ sahitaiḥ kava cita kava cida ākrīḍamānaiśa ca śayānaira aparaiḥ kava cita etada evaṃvidhaṃ vīra saṃpaśyāyòdhanaṃ vibhò paśyamānā ca dahyāmi śòkenāhaṃ janārdana pāñcālānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca vināśaṃ madhusūdana pañcānāma iva bhūtānāṃ nāhaṃ vadhama acintayama tāna suparṇāśa ca gṛdhrāśa ca niṣkarṣantya asṛga ukṣitāna nigṛhya kavaceṣūgrā bhakṣayanti sahasraśaḥ jayadrathasya karṇasya tathaiva daròṇa bhīṣmayòḥ abhimanyòra vināśaṃ ca kaśa cintayituma arhati avadhyakalpāna nihatāna dṛṣṭvāhaṃ madhusūdana gṛdhrakaṅkabaḍa śayenaśvasṛgālādanī kṛtāna amarṣavaśama āpannāna duryòdhana vaśe sathitāna paśyemāna puruṣavyāghrāna saṃśāntāna pāvakāna iva śayanānyūcitāḥ sarve mṛdūni vimalāni ca vipannāsa te 'daya vasudhāṃ vivṛtāma adhiśerate bandibhiḥ satataṃ kāle satuvadbhira abhinanditāḥ śivānāma aśivā ghòrāḥ śṛṇvanti vividhā giraḥ ye purā śerate vīrāḥ śayaneṣu yaśasvinaḥ candanāgurudigdhāṅgāsa te 'daya pāṃsuṣu śerate teṣāma ābharaṇānya ete gṛdhragòmāyuvāyasāḥ ākṣipantya aśivā ghòrā vinadantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ cāpāni viśikhāna pītāna nistriṃśāna vimalā gadā yuddhābhimāninaḥ parītā jīvanta iva bibhrati surūpa varṇā bahavaḥ karavyādaira avaghaṭṭitāḥ ṛṣabhapratirūpākṣāḥ śerate haritasrajaḥ apare punara āliṅgya gadāḥ parighabāhavaḥ śerate 'bhimukhāḥ śūrā dayitā iva yòṣitaḥ bibhrataḥ kavacānya anye vimalānya āyudhāni ca na dharṣayanti karavyādā jīvantīti janārdana karavyādaiḥ kṛṣyamāṇānāma apareṣāṃ mahātmanāma śātakaumbhyaḥ sarajaśa citrā viprakīrṇāḥ samantataḥ ete gòmāyavò bhīmā nihatānāṃ yaśasvināma kaṇṭhāntara gatāna hārāna ākṣipanti sahasraśaḥ sarveṣva apararātreṣu yāna anandanta bandinaḥ satutibhiśa ca parārdhyābhira upacāraiśa ca śikṣitāḥ tāna imāḥ paridevanti duḥkhārtāḥ paramāṅganāḥ kṛpaṇaṃ vṛṣṇiśārdūla duḥkhaśòkārditā bhṛśama raktòtpalavanānīva vibhānti rucirāṇi vai mukhāni paramastrīṇāṃ pariśuṣkāṇi keśava ruditòparatā haya etā dhayāyantyaḥ saṃpariplutāḥ kuru satriyò 'bhigacchanti tena tenaiva duḥkhitāḥ etānya ādityavarṇāni tapanīyanibhāni ca ròṣaròdana tāmrāṇi vaktrāṇi kuru yòṣitāma ā sāma paripūrṇārthaṃ niśamya paridevitama itaretara saṃkrandāna na vijānanti yòṣitaḥ etā dīrghama ivòcchvasya vikruśya ca vilapya ca vispandamānā duḥkhena vīrā jahati jīvitama bahvyò dṛṣṭvā śarīrāṇi karòśanti vilapanti ca pāṇibhiśa cāparā ghananti śirāṃsi mṛdu pāṇayaḥ śiròbhiḥ patitaira hastaiḥ sarvāṅgaira yūthaśaḥ kṛtaiḥ itaretara saṃpṛktaira ākīrṇā bhāti medinī viśiraskāna athò kāyāna dṛṣṭvā ghòrābhinandinaḥ muhyantya anucitā nāryò videhāni śirāṃsi ca śiraḥ kāyena saṃdhāya parekṣamāṇā vicetasaḥ apaśyantyò paraṃ tatra nedama asyeti duḥkhitāḥ bāhūrucaraṇāna anyāna viśikhònmathitāna pṛthaka saṃdadhatyò 'sukhāviṣṭā mūrchantya etāḥ punaḥ punaḥ utkṛtta śirasaśa cānyāna vijagdhāna mṛgapakṣibhiḥ dṛṣṭvā kāśa cina na jānanti bhartṝna bharata yòṣitaḥ pāṇibhiśa cāparā ghananti śirāṃsi madhusūdana parekṣya bharātṝna pitṝna putrāna patīṃśa ca nihatāna paraiḥ bāhubhiśa ca sa khaḍgaiśa ca śiròbhiśa ca sakuṇḍalaiḥ agamyakalpā pṛthivī māṃsaśòṇitakardamā na duḥkheṣūcitāḥ pūrvaṃ duḥkhaṃ gāhantya aninditāḥ bharātṛbhiḥ pitṛbhiḥ putraira upakīrṇāṃ vasuṃdharāma yūthānīva kiśòrīṇāṃ sukeśīnāṃ janārdana sanuṣāṇāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya paśya vṛndānya anekaśaḥ atò duḥkhataraṃ kuṃ nu keśava paratibhāti me yada imāḥ kurvate sarvā rūpama uccāvacaṃ satriyaḥ nūnama ācaritaṃ pāpaṃ mayā pūrveṣu janmasu yā paśyāmi hatāna putrāna pautrāna bharātṝṃśa ca keśava evama ārtā vilapatī dadarśa nihataṃ sutama [vaiṣampāyana] tatò duryòdhanaṃ dṛṣṭvā gāndhārī śòkakarśitā sahasā nayapatada bhūmau chinneva kadalī vane sā tu labdhvā punaḥ saṃjñāṃ vikruśya ca punaḥ punaḥ duryòdhanama abhiprekṣya śayānaṃ rudhiròkṣitama pariṣvajya ca gāndhārī kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayata hāhā putreti gāndhārī vilalāpākulendriyā sugūḍha jatru vipulaṃ hāraniṣkaniṣevitama vāriṇā netrajenòraḥ siñcantī śòkatāpitā samīpasthaṃ hṛṣīkeśama idaṃ vacanama abravīta upasthite'samina saṃgrāme jañātīnāṃ saṃkṣaye vibhò māma ayaṃ parāha vārṣṇeya parāñjalira nṛpasattamaḥ asmiña jañātisamuddharṣe jayama ambā baravītu me itya ukte jānatī sarvama ahaṃ savaṃ vayasanāgamama abruvaṃ puruṣavyāghra yatò dharmasa tatò jayaḥ yathā na yudhyamānasa tavaṃ saṃpramuhyasi putraka dharuvaṃ śāstrajitā~la lòkāna parāptāsya amaravada vibhò itya evama abruvaṃ pūrvaṃ nainaṃ śòcāmi vai parabhò dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tu śòcāmi kṛpaṇaṃ hatabāndhavama amarṣaṇaṃ yudhāṃ śareṣṭhaṃ kṛtāstraṃ yuddhadurmadama śayānaṃ vīraśayane paśya mādhava me sutama yò 'yaṃ mūrdhāvasiktānāma agre yāti paraṃtapaḥ sò 'yaṃ pāṃsuṣu śete 'daya paśya kālasya paryayama dharuvaṃ duryòdhanò vīrò gatiṃ nasulabhāṃ gataḥ tathā haya abhimukhaḥ śete śayane vīrasevite yaṃ purā paryupāsīnā ramayanti mahīkṣitaḥ mahītalasthaṃ nihataṃ gṛdhrāsa taṃ paryupāsate yaṃ purā vayajanaira agryaira upavījanti yòṣitaḥ tama adya pakṣavyajanaira upavījanti pakṣiṇaḥ eṣa śete mahābāhura balavāna satyavikramaḥ siṃheneva davipaḥ saṃkhye bhīmasenena pātitaḥ paśya duryòdhanaṃ kṛṣṇa śayānaṃ rudhiròkṣitama nihataṃ bhīmasenena gadāma udyamya bhārata akṣauhiṇīra mahābāhura daśa caikāṃ ca keśava anayada yaḥ purā saṃkhye sò 'nayāna nidhanaṃ gataḥ eṣa duryòdhanaḥ śete maheṣvāsò mahārathaḥ śārdūla iva siṃhena bhīmasenena pātitaḥ viduraṃ haya avamanyaiṣa pitaraṃ caiva mandabhāka bālò vṛddhāvamānena mandò mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ niḥsapatnā mahī yasya tarayòdaśa samāḥ sathitā sa śete nihatò bhūmau putrò me pṛthivīpatiḥ apaśyaṃ kṛṣṇa pṛthivīṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānuśāsanāta pūrṇāṃ hastigavāśvasya vārṣṇeya na tu taca cirama tāma evādya mahābāhò paśyāmya anyānuśāsanāta hīnāṃ hastigavāśvena kiṃ nu jīvāmi mādhava idaṃ kṛcchrataraṃ paśya putrasyāpi vadhāna mama yada imāṃ paryupāsante hatāña śūrāna raṇe satriyaḥ parakīrṇakeśāṃ suśròṇīṃ duryòdhana bhujāṅkagāma rukmavedī nibhāṃ paśya kṛṣṇa lakṣmaṇamātarama nūnama eṣā purā bālā jīvamāne mahābhuje bhujāva āśritya ramate subhujasya manasvinī kathaṃ tu śatadhā nedaṃ hṛdayaṃ mama dīryate paśyantyā nihataṃ putraṃ putreṇa sahitaṃ raṇe putraṃ rudhirasaṃsiktama upajighratya aninditā duryòdhanaṃ tu vāmòruḥ pāṇinā parimārjati kiṃ nu śòcati bhartāraṃ putraṃ caiṣā manasvinī tathā haya avasthitā bhāti putraṃ cāpya abhivīkṣya sā savaśiraḥ pañcaśākhābhyāma abhihatyāyatekṣaṇā patatya urasi vīrasya kururājasya mādhava puṇḍarīkanibhā bhāti puṇḍarīkāntara parabhā mukhaṃ vimṛjya putrasya bhartuśa caiva tapasvinī yadi cāpya āgamāḥ santi yadi vā śarutayasa tathā dharuvaṃ lòkāna avāptò 'yaṃ nṛpò bāhubalārjitāna [gāndhārī] paśya mādhava putrāna me śatasaṃkhyāña jitaklamāna gadayā bhīmasenena bhūyiṣṭhaṃ nihatāna raṇe idaṃ duḥkhataraṃ me 'daya yada imā muktamūrdhajāḥ hataputrā raṇe bālāḥ paridhāvanti me sanuṣāḥ parāsādatalacāriṇyaśa caraṇaira bhūṣaṇānvitaiḥ āpannā yata sapṛśantīmā rudhirārdrāṃ vasuṃdharāma gṛdhrāna utsārayantyaśa ca gòmāyūna vāyasāṃsa tathā śòkenārtā vighūrṇantyò mattā iva carantya uta eṣānyā tava anavadyāṅgī karasaṃmitamadhyamā ghòraṃ tada vaiśasaṃ dṛṣṭvā nipatatya atiduḥkhitā dṛṣṭvā me pārthivasutāma etāṃ lakṣmaṇamātarama rājaputrīṃ mahābāhò manò na vayupaśāmyati bharātṝṃśa cānyāḥ patīṃśa cānyāḥ putrāṃśa ca nihatāna bhuvi dṛṣṭvā paripatantya etāḥ paragṛhya subhujā bhujāna madhyamānāṃ tu nārīṇāṃ vṛddhānāṃ cāparājita ākrandaṃ hatabandhūnāṃ dāruṇe vaiśase śṛṇu rathanīḍāni dehāṃśa ca hatānāṃ gajavājināma āśritāḥ śaramamòhārtāḥ sathitāḥ paśya mahābala anyā cāpahṛtaṃ kāyāca cārukuṇḍalama unnasama savasya bandhòḥ śiraḥ kṛṣṇa gṛhītvā paśya tiṣṭhati pūrvajātikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ manye nāplama ivānagha etābhira anavadyābhira mayā caivālpamedhayā tada idaṃ dharmarājena yātitaṃ nò janārdana na hi nāśò 'sati vārṣṇeya karmaṇòḥ śubhapāpayòḥ paratyagra vayasaḥ paśya darśanīyakucòdarāḥ kuleṣu jātā harīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣi mūrdhajāḥ haṃsagadgada bhāṣiṇyò duḥkhaśòkapramòhitāḥ sārasya iva vāśantyaḥ patitāḥ paśya mādhava phullapadmaprakāśāni puṇḍarīkākṣa yòṣitāma anavadyāni vatrāṇi tapatya asukharaśmivāna īrṣūṇāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ vāsudevāvaròdhanama mattamātaṅgadarpāṇāṃ paśyantya adya pṛthagjanāḥ śatacandrāṇi carmāṇi dhavajāṃśa cādityasaṃnibhāna raukmāṇi caiva varmāṇi niṣkāna api ca kāñcanāna śīrṣa tarāṇāni caitāni putrāṇāṃ me mahītale paśya dīptāni gòvinda pāvakāna suhutāna iva eṣa duḥśāsanaḥ śete śūreṇāmitra ghātinā pītaśòṇitasarvāṅgò bhīmasenena pātitaḥ gadayā vīra ghātinyā paśya mādhava me sutama dayūtakleśāna anusmṛtya daraupadyā còditena ca uktā haya anena pāñcālī sabhāyāṃ dayūtanirjitā pariyaṃ cikīrṣatā bharātuḥ karṇasya ca janārdana sahaiva sahadevena nakulenārjunena ca dāsabhāryāsi pāñcāli kaṣipraṃ paraviśa nò gṛhāna tatò 'hama abruvaṃ kṛṣṇa tadā duryòdhanaṃ nṛpama mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptaṃ śakuniṃ putra varjaya nibòdhainaṃ sudurbuddhiṃ mātulaṃ kalahapriyama kaṣiprama enaṃ parityajya putra śāmyasva pāṇḍavaiḥ na budhyase tavaṃ durbuddhe bhīmasenama amarṣaṇama vāṅnārācaisa tudaṃsa tīkṣṇaira ulkābhira iva kuñjarama tāna eṣa rabhasaḥ karūrò vākśalyāna avadhārayana utsasarja viṣaṃ teṣu sarpò gòvṛṣabheṣva iva eṣa duḥśāsanaḥ śete vikṣipya vipulau bhujau nihatò bhīmasenena siṃheneva maharṣabhaḥ atyarthama akaròda raudraṃ bhīmasenò 'tayamarṣaṇaḥ duḥśāsanasya yata karuddhò 'pibaca chòṇitama āhave [ga] eṣa mādhava putrò me vikarṇaḥ parājñasaṃmataḥ bhūmau vinihataḥ śete bhīmena śatadhā kṛtaḥ gajamadhya gataḥ śete vikarṇò madhusūdana nīlameghaparikṣiptaḥ śaradīva divākaraḥ asya cāpagraheṇaiṣa pāṇiḥ kṛtakiṇò mahāna kathaṃ cica chidyate gṛdhraira attu kāmaisa talatravāna asya bhāryāmiṣa parepsūna gṛdhrāna etāṃsa tapasvinī vārayatya aniśaṃ bālā na ca śaknòti mādhava yuvā vṛndārakaḥ śūrò vikarṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha sukhòcitaḥ sukhārhaśa ca śete pāṃsuṣu mādhava karṇinālīkanārācaira bhinnamarmāṇama āhave adyāpi na jahātya enaṃ lakṣṇīra bharatasattamama eṣa saṃgrāmaśūreṇa paratijñāṃ pālayiṣyatā durmukhò 'bhimukhaḥ śete hatò 'rigaṇahā raṇe tasyaitada vadanaṃ kṛṣṇa śavāpadaira ardhabhakṣitama vibhātya abhyadhikaṃ tāta saptamyāma iva candramāḥ śūrasya hi raṇe kṛṣṇa yasyānanama athedṛśama sa kathaṃ nihatò 'mitraiḥ pāṃsūna garasati me sutaḥ yasyāhavaṃ mukhe saumyā sathātā naivòpapadyate sa kathaṃ kurmukhò 'mitraira hatò vibudhalòkajita citrasenaṃ hataṃ bhūmau śayānaṃ madhusūdana dhārtarāṣṭrama imaṃ paśya paratimānaṃ danuṣmatāma taṃ citramālyābharaṇaṃ yuvatyaḥ śòkakarśitāḥ karavyādasaṃghaiḥ sahitā rudantyaḥ paryupāsate satrīṇāṃ ruditanirghòṣaḥ śavāpadānāṃ ca garjitama citrarūpama idaṃ kṛṣṇa vicitraṃ paratibhāti me yuvā vṛndārakò nityaṃ paravara satrī niṣevitaḥ viviṃśatira asau śete dhavastaḥ pāṃsuṣu mādhava śarasaṃkṛtta varṇāṇaṃ vīraṃ viśasane hatama parivāryāsate gṛdhrāḥ pariviṃśā viviṃśatima paraviśya samare vīraḥ pāṇḍavānāma anīkināma āviśya śayane śete punaḥ satpuruṣòcitama samitòpapannaṃ sunasaṃ subhru tārādhipòpamama atīva śubhraṃ vadanaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa viviṃśateḥ yaṃ sama taṃ paryupāsante vasuṃ vāsava yòṣitaḥ karīḍantama iva gandharvaṃ devakanyāḥ sahasraśaḥ hantāraṃ vīrasenānāṃ śūraṃ samitiśòbhanama nibarhaṇama amitrāṇāṃ duḥsahaṃ viṣaheta kaḥ duḥsahasyaitada ābhāti śarīraṃ saṃvṛtaṃ śaraiḥ girira ātmaruhaiḥ phullaiḥ karṇikāraira ivāvṛtaḥ śātakaumbhyā sarajā bhāti kavacena ca bhāsvatā agnineva giriḥ śavetò gatāsura api duḥsahaḥ [ga] adhyardhaguṇama āhura yaṃ bale śaurye ca mādhava pitrā tavayā ca dāśārha dṛptaṃ siṃhama ivòtkaṭama yò bibheda camūma ekò mama putrasya durbhidāma sa bhūtvā mṛtyura anyeṣāṃ savayaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ tasyòpalakṣaye kṛṣṇa kārṣṇera amitatejasaḥ abhimanyòra hatasyāpi parabhā naivòpaśāmyati eṣā virāṭa duhitā sanuṣā gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ ārtā bālā patiṃ vīraṃ śòcyā śòcatya aninditā tama eṣā hi samāsādya bhāryā bhartārama antike virāṭa duhitā kṛṣṇa pāṇinā parimārjati tasya vaktrama upāghrāya saubhadrasya yaśasvinī vibuddhakamalākāraṃ kambuvṛttaśirò dharama kāmyarūpavatī caiṣā pariṣvajati bhāminī lajja mānā puraivainaṃ mādhvīka madamūrchitā tasya kaṣatajasaṃdigdhaṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtama vimucya kavacaṃ kṛṣṇa śarīrama abhivīkṣate avekṣamāṇā taṃ bālā kṛṣṇa tavāma abhibhāṣate ayaṃ te puṇḍarīkākṣa sadṛśākṣò nipātitaḥ bale vīrye ca sadṛśasa tejasā caiva te 'nagha rūpeṇa ca tavātyarthaṃ śete bhuvi nipātitaḥ atyantasukumārasya rāṅka vājina śāyinaḥ kaca cida adya śarīraṃ te bhūmau na paritapyate mātaṅgabhuja varṣmāṇau jayākpepa kaṭhina tavacau kāñcanāṅgadinau śeṣe nikṣipya vipulau bhujau vayāyamya bahudhā nūnaṃ sukhasuptaḥ śaramāda iva evaṃ vilapatīma ārtāṃ na hi māma abhibhāṣase āryāma ārya subhadrāṃ tavama imāṃśa ca taridaśòpamāna pitṝna māṃ caiva duḥkhārtāṃ vihāya kava gamiṣyasi tasya śòṇitasaṃdigdhāna keśāna unnāmya pāṇinā utsaṅge vaktrama ādhāya jīvantama iva pṛcchati savasrīyaṃ vāsudevasya putraṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ kathaṃ tavāṃ raṇamadhyasthaṃ jaghnura ete mahārathāḥ dhiga astu karūra kartṝṃsa tāna kṛpa karṇajayadrathāna daròṇa darauṇāyanī còbhau yaira asi vayasanī kṛtaḥ ratharṣabhāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ kathama āsīta tadā manaḥ bālaṃ tavāṃ parivāryaikaṃ mama duḥkhāya jaghnuṣāma kathaṃ nu pāṇḍavānāṃ ca pāñcālānāṃ ca paśyatāma tavaṃ vīra nidhanaṃ parāptò nāthavāna sannanāthavata dṛṣṭvā bahubhira ākrande nihataṃ tavāma anāthavata vīraḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ kathaṃ jīvati pāṇḍavaḥ na rājyalābhò vipulaḥ śatrūṇāṃ vā parābhavaḥ parītaṃ dāsyati pārthānāṃ tavāma ṛte puṣkarekṣaṇa tava śastrajitā~la lòkāna dharmeṇa ca damena ca kaṣiprama anvāgamiṣyāmi tatra māṃ paratipālaya durmaraṃ punara aprāpte kāle bhavati kena cita yada ahaṃ tavāṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā hataṃ jīvāmi durbhagā kāma idānīṃ naravyāghra śalakṣṇayā samitayā girā pitṛlòke sametyānyāṃ māma ivāmantrayiṣyasi nūnama apsarasāṃ savarge manāṃsi paramathiṣyasi parameṇa ca rūpeṇa girā ca samitapūrvayā parāpya puṇyakṛtā~la lòkāna apsaròbhiḥ sameyivāna saubhadra viharana kāle samarethāḥ sukṛtāni me etāvāna iha saṃvāsò vihitasa te mayā saha ṣaṇa māsāna saptame māsi tavaṃ vīra nidhanaṃ gataḥ itya uktavacanāma etāma apakarṣanti duḥkhitāma uttarāṃ mòghasaṃkalpāṃ matsyarājakulastriyaḥ uttarāma apakṛṣyaināma ārtāma ārtatarāḥ savayama virāṭaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā karòśanti vilapanti ca daròṇāstra śarasaṃkṛttaṃ śayānaṃ rudhiròkṣitama virāṭaṃ vitudantya ete gṛdhragòmāyuvāyasāḥ vitudyamānaṃ vihagaira virāṭama asitekṣaṇāḥ na śaknuvanti vivaśā nivartayituma āturāḥ āsāma ātapataptānāma āyasena ca yòṣitāma śarameṇa ca vivarṇānāṃ rūpāṇāṃ vigataṃ vapuḥ uttaraṃ cābhimanyuṃ ca kāmbòjaṃ ca sudakṣiṇama śiśūna etāna hatāna paśya lakṣmaṇaṃ ca sudarśanama āyòdhana śiròmadhye śayānaṃ paśya mādhava [gāndhārī] eṣa vaikartanaḥ śete maheṣvāsò mahārathaḥ javalitānalavata saṃkhye saṃśāntaḥ pārtha tejasā paśya vaikartanaṃ karṇaṃ nihatyātirathāna bahūna śòṇitaughaparītāṅgaṃ śayānaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi amarṣī dīrgharòṣaśa ca maheṣvāsò mahārathaḥ raṇe vinihataḥ śete śūrò gāṇḍīvadhanvanā yaṃ sama pāṇḍava saṃtrāsāna mama putrā mahārathāḥ parāyudhyanta puraskṛtya mātaṅgā iva yūthapama śārdūlama iva siṃhena samare savyasācinā mātaṅgama iva mattena mātaṅgena nipātitama sametāḥ puruṣavyāghra nihataṃ śūrama āhave parakīrṇamūrdhajāḥ patnyò rudatyaḥ paryupāsate udvignaḥ satataṃ yasmāda dharmarājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tarayòdaśa samā nidrāṃ cintayanna nādhyagacchata anādhṛṣyaḥ paraira yuddhe śatrubhira maghavāna iva yugāntāgnira ivārciṣmāna himavāna iva ca sathiraḥ sa bhūtvā śaraṇaṃ vīrò dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava bhūmau vinihataḥ śete vātarugṇa iva darumaḥ paśya karṇasya patnīṃ tavaṃ vṛṣasenasya mātarama lālapyamānāḥ karuṇaṃ rudatīṃ patitāṃ bhuvi ācārya śāpò 'nugatò dharuvaṃ tavāṃ; yada agrasaca cakrama iyaṃ dharā te tataḥ śareṇāpahṛtaṃ śirasa te; dhanaṃjayenāhave śatrumadhye ahò dhiga eṣā patitā visaṃjñā; samīkṣya jāmbūnadabaddhaniṣkama karṇaṃ mahābāhuma adīnasattvaṃ; suṣeṇa mātā rudatī bhṛśārtā alpāvaśeṣò hi kṛtò mahātmā; śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhiḥ daraṣṭuṃ na saṃprīti karaḥ śaśīva; kṛṣṇaśya pakṣasya caturdaśāhe sāvartamānā patitā pṛthivyāma; utthāya dīnā punara eva caiṣā karṇasya vaktraṃ parijighramāṇā; ròrūyate putravadhābhitaptā [ga] āvantyaṃ bhīmasenena bhakṣayanti nipātitama gṛdhragòmāyavaḥ śūraṃ bahu bandhuma abandhuvata taṃ paśya kadanaṃ kṛtvā śatrūṇāṃ madhusūdana śayānaṃ vīraśayane rudhireṇa samukṣitama taṃ sṛgālāśa ca kaṅkāśa ca karavyādāśa ca pṛthagvidhāḥ tena tena vikarṣanti paśya kālasya paryayama śayānaṃ vīraśayane vīrama ākranda sāriṇama āvantyama abhitò nāryò rudatyaḥ paryupāsate parātipīyaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ hataṃ bhallena bāhlikama parasuptama iva śārdūlaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa manasvinama atīva mukhavarṇò 'saya nihatasyāpi śòbhate sòmasyevābhipūrṇasya paurṇamāsyāṃ samudyataḥ putraśòkābhitaptena paratijñāṃ parirakṣatā pākaśāsaninā saṃkhye vārddha kaṣatrira nipātitaḥ ekādaśa camūra jitvā rakṣyamāṇaṃ mahātmanā satyaṃ cikīrṣatā paśya hatama enaṃ jayadrathama sindhusauvīrabhartāraṃ darpapūrṇaṃ manasvinama bhakṣayanti śivā gṛdhrā janārdana jayadrathama saṃrakṣyamāṇaṃ bhāryābhira anuraktābhira acyuta bhaṣantò vayapakarṣanti gahanaṃ nimnama antikāta tama etāḥ paryupāsante rakṣamāṇā mahābhujama sindhusauvīragāndhārakāmbòjayavanastriyaḥ yadā kṛṣṇāma upādāya parādravata kekayaiḥ saha tadaiva vadhyaḥ pāṇḍūnāṃ janārdana jayadratha duḥśalāṃ mānayadbhisa tu yadā muktò jayadrathaḥ kathama adya na tāṃ kṛṣṇa mānayanti sama te punaḥ saiṣā mama sutā bālā vilapantī suduḥkhitā paramāpayati cātmānama ākròśati ca pāṇḍavāna kiṃ nu duḥkhataraṃ kṛṣṇa paraṃ mama bhaviṣyati yata sutā vidhavā bālā sanuṣāśa ca nihateśvarāḥ ahò dhiga duḥśalāṃ paśya vītaśòkabhayāma iva śirò bhartura anāsādya dhāvamānāma itasa tataḥ vārayāma āsa yaḥ sarvāna pāṇḍavāna putragṛddhinaḥ sa hatvā vipulāḥ senāḥ savayaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ taṃ mattama iva mātaṅgaṃ vīraṃ paramadurjayama parivārya rudantya etāḥ satriyaśa candròpamānanāḥ [ga] eṣa śalyò hataḥ śete sākṣāna nakula mātulaḥ dharmajñena satā tāta dharmarājena saṃyuge yasa tavayā sapardhate nityaṃ sarvatra puruṣarṣabha sa eṣa nihataḥ śete madrarājò mahārathaḥ yena saṃgṛhṇatā tāta rathama ādhirathera yudhi javārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ tathā tejòvadhaḥ kṛtaḥ ahò dhika paśya śalyasya pūrṇacandra sudarśanama mukhaṃ padmapalāśākṣaṃ vaḍaira ādaṣṭama avraṇama eṣā cāmīkarābhasya taptakāñcanasa parabhā āsyāda viniḥsṛtā jihvā bhakṣyate kṛṣṇapakṣibhiḥ yudhiṣṭhireṇa nihataṃ śalyaṃ samitiśòbhanama rudantyaḥ paryupāsante madrarājakulastriyaḥ etāḥ susūkṣma vasanā madrarājaṃ nararṣabhama karòśantya abhisamāsādya kaṣatriyāḥ kaṣatriyarṣabhama śalyaṃ nipatitaṃ nāryaḥ parivāryābhitaḥ sathitāḥ vāśitā gṛṣṭayaḥ paṅke parimagnama ivarṣabhama śalyaṃ śaraṇadaṃ śūraṃ paśyainaṃ rathasattamama śayānaṃ vīraśayane śaraira viśakalīkṛtama eṣa śailālayò rājā bhagadattaḥ paratāpavāna gajāṅkuśa dharaḥ śareṣṭhaḥ śete bhuvi nipātitaḥ yasya rukmamayī mālā śirasya eṣā virājate śavāpadaira bhakṣyamāṇasya śòbhayantīva mūrdhajāna etena kila pārthasya yuddhama āsīta sudāruṇama lòmaharṣaṇama atyugraṃ śakrasya balinā yathā yòdhayitvā mahābāhura eṣa pārthaṃ dhanaṃjayama saṃśayaṃ gamayitvā ca kuntīputreṇa pātitaḥ yasya nāsti samò lòke śaurye vīrye ca kaśa cana sa eṣa nihataḥ śete bhīṣmò bhīṣmakṛda āhave paśya śāṃtanavaṃ kṛṣṇa śayānaṃ sūryavarcasama yugānta iva kālena pātitaṃ sūryama ambarāta eṣa taptvā raṇe śatrūña śastratāpena vīryavāna narasūryò 'satama abhyeti sūryò 'satama iva keśava śaratalpagataṃ vīraṃ dharme devāpinā samama śayānaṃ vīraśayane paśya śūra niṣevite karṇinālīkanārācaira āstīrya śayanòttamama āviśya śete bhagavāna sakandaḥ śaravaṇaṃ yathā atūla pūrṇaṃ gāṅgeyasa taribhira bāṇaiḥ samanvitama upadhāyòpadhānāgryaṃ dattaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā pālayānaḥ pituḥ śāstrama ūrdhvaretā mahāyaśāḥ eṣa śāṃtanavaḥ śete mādhavāpratimò yudhi dharmātmā tāta dharmajñaḥ pāramparyeṇa nirṇaye amartya iva martyaḥ sanna eṣa parāṇāna adhārayata nāsti yuddhe kṛtī kaśa cina na vidvāna na parākramī yatra śāṃtanavò bhīṣmaḥ śete 'daya nihataḥ paraiḥ savayama etena śūreṇa pṛcchyamānena pāṇḍavaiḥ dharmajñenāhave mṛtyura ākhyātaḥ satyavādinā paranaṣṭaḥ kuruvaṃśaśa ca punara yena samuddhṛtaḥ sa gataḥ kurubhiḥ sārdhaṃ mahābuddhiḥ parābhavama dharmeṣu kuravaḥ kaṃ nu pariprakṣyanti mādhava gate devavrate savargaṃ devakalpe nararṣabhe arjunasya vinetārama ācāryaṃ sātyakesa tathā taṃ paśya patitaṃ daròṇaṃ kurūṇāṃ guru sattamama astraṃ caturvidhaṃ veda yathaiva taridaśeśvaraḥ bhārgavò vā mahāvīryasa tathā daròṇò 'pi mādhava yasya parasādāda bībhatsuḥ pāṇḍavaḥ karma duṣkarama cakāra sa hataḥ śete nainama astrāṇya apālayana yaṃ puròdhāya kurava āhvayanti sama pāṇḍavāna sò 'yaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ śareṣṭhò daròṇaḥ śastraiḥ pṛthaka kṛtaḥ yasya nirdahataḥ senāṃ gatira agnera ivābhavata sa bhūmau nihataḥ śete śāntārcira iva pāvakaḥ dhanura muṣṭira aśīrṇaśa ca hastāvāpaśa ca mādhava daròṇasya nihatasyāpi dṛśyate jīvatò yathā vedā yasmāca ca catvāraḥ sarvāstrāṇi ca keśava anapetāni vai śūrāda yathaivādau parajāpateḥ bandanārhāva imau tasya bandibhira vanditau śubhau gòmāyavò vikarṣanti pādau śiṣyaśatārcitau daròṇaṃ darupadaputreṇa nihataṃ madhusūdana kṛpī kṛpaṇama anvāste duḥkhòpahata cetanā tāṃ paśya rudatīma ārtāṃ mukhakeśīma adhòmukhīma hataṃ patima upāsantīṃ daròṇaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ varama bāṇaira bhinnatanu tarāṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena keśava upāste vai mṛdhe daròṇaṃ jaṭilā barahmacāriṇī paretakṛtye ca yatate kṛpī kṛpaṇama āturā hatasya samare bhartuḥ sukumārī yaśasvinī agnīna āhṛtya vidhivaca citāṃ parajvālya sarvaśaḥ daròṇama ādhāya gāyanti tarīṇi sāmāni sāmagāḥ kiranti ca citāma ete jaṭilā barahmacāriṇaḥ dhanurbhiḥ śaktibhiśa caiva rathanīdaiśa ca mādhava śastraiśa ca vividhaira anyaira dhakṣyante bhūri tejasama ta ete daròṇama ādhāya śaṃsanti ca rudanti ca sāmabhisa taribhira antaḥsthaira anuśaṃsanti cāpare agnāva agnima ivādhāya daròṇaṃ hutvā hutāśane gacchantya abhimukhā gaṅgāṃ daròṇaśiṣyā davijātayaḥ apasavyāṃ citiṃ kṛtvā puraskṛtya kṛpīṃ tadā [ga] sòmadattasutaṃ paśya yuyudhānena pātitama vitudyamānaṃ vihagaira bahubhira mādhavāntike putraśòkābhisaṃtaptaḥ sòmadattò janārdana yuyudhānaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ garhayanna iva dṛśyate asau tu bhūriśravasò mātā śòkapariplutā āśvāsayati bhartāraṃ sòmadattama aninditā diṣṭyā nedaṃ mahārāja dāruṇaṃ bharatakṣayama kuru saṃkrandanaṃ ghòraṃ yugāntama anupaśyasi diṣṭyā yūpadhvajaṃ vīraṃ putraṃ bhūrisahasradama anekakratuyajvānāṃ nihataṃ nādya paśyasi diṣṭyā sanuṣāṇāma ākrande ghòraṃ vilapitaṃ bahu na śṛṇòṣi mahārāja sārasīnāma ivārṇave ekavastrānusaṃvītāḥ parakīrṇāsita mūrdhajāḥ sanuṣāsa te paridhāvanti hatāpatyā hateśvarāḥ śavāpadaira bhakṣyamāṇaṃ tavama ahò diṣṭyā na paśyasi chinnabāhuṃ naravyāghrama arjunena nipātitama śalaṃ vinihataṃ saṃkhye bhūriśravasama eva ca sanuṣāśa ca vidhavāḥ sarvā diṣṭyā nādyeha paśyasi diṣṭyā tata kāñcanaṃ chatraṃ yūpaketòra mahātmanaḥ vinikīrṇaṃ rathòpasthe saumadattera na paśyasi amūsa tu bhūriśravasò bhāryāḥ sātyakinā hatama parivāryānuśòcanti bhartārama asitekṣaṇāḥ etā vilapya bahulaṃ bhartṛśòkena karśitāḥ patantya abhimukhā bhūmau kṛpaṇaṃ bata keśava bībhatsura atibībhatsaṃ karmedama akaròta kathama paramattasya yada acchaitsīda bāhuṃ śūrasya yajvanaḥ tataḥ pāpataraṃ karmakṛtavāna api sātyakiḥ yasmāta parāyòpaviṣṭasya parāhārṣīta saṃśitātmanaḥ ekò davābhyāṃ hataḥ śeṣe tavama adharmeṇa dhārmikaḥ iti yūpadhvajasyaitāḥ satriyaḥ karòśanti mādhava bhāryā yūpadhvajasyaiṣā karasaṃmitamadhyamā kṛtvòtsaṅge bhujaṃ bhartuḥ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayata ayaṃ sa raśanòtkarṣī pīnastana vimardanaḥ nābhyūrujaghanasparśī nīvī visraṃsanaḥ karaḥ vāsudevasya sāṃnidhye pārthenākliṣṭa karmaṇā yudhyataḥ samare 'nayena paramattasya nipātitaḥ kiṃ nu vakṣyasi saṃsatsu kathāsu ca janārdana arjunasya mahata karma savayaṃ vā sa kirīṭavāna itya evaṃ garhayitvaiṣā tūṣṭīma āste varāṅganā tāma etāma anuśòcanti sapatnyaḥ savāma iva sanuṣāma gāndhārarājaḥ śakunira balavāna satyavikramaḥ nihataḥ sahadevena bhāgineyena mātulaḥ yaḥ purā hemadaṇḍābhyāṃ vayajanābhyāṃ sama vījyate sa eṣa pakṣibhiḥ pakṣaiḥ śayāna upavījyate yaḥ sama rūpāṇi kurute śataśò 'tha sahasraśaḥ tasya māyāvinò māyā dagdhāḥ pāṇḍava tejasā māyayā nikṛtiprajñò jitavāna yò yudhiṣṭhirama sabhāyāṃ vipulaṃ rājyaṃ sa punara jīvitaṃ jitaḥ śakuntāḥ śakuniṃ kṛṣṇa samantāta paryupāsate kitavaṃ mama putrāṇāṃ vināśāyòpaśikṣitama etenaitana mahada vairaṃ parasaktaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha vadhāya mama putrāṇāma ātmanaḥ sagaṇasya ca yathaiva mama putrāṇāṃ lòkāḥ śastrajitāḥ parabhò evama asyāpi durbuddhera lòkāḥ śastreṇa vai jitāḥ kathaṃ ca nāyaṃ tatrāpi putrāna me bharātṛbhiḥ saha viròdhayeda ṛju parajñāna anṛjura madhusūdana [ga] kāmbòjaṃ paśya durdharṣaṃ kāmbòjāstaraṇòcitama śayānama ṛṣabhaskandhaṃ hataṃ pāṃsuśu mādhava yasya kaṣatajasaṃdigdhau bāhū candanarūṣitau avekṣya kṛpaṇaṃ bhāryā vilapatya atiduḥkhitā imau tau parighaprakhyau bāhū śubhatalāṅgulī yayòra vivarama āpannāṃ na ratira māṃ purājahata kāṃ gatiṃ nu gamiṣyāmi tavayā hīnā janeśvara dūrabandhura nātheva atīva madhurasvarā ātape kalāmyamānānāṃ vividhānāma iva sarajāma kalāntānāma api nārīṇāṃ na śarīra jahati vai tanuma śayānama abhitaḥ śūraṃ kāliṅgaṃ madhusūdana paśya dīptāṅgada yugapratibaddha mahābhujama māgadhānāma adhipatiṃ jayatsenaṃ janārdana parivārya pararuditā māgadhyaḥ paśya yòṣitaḥ āsāma āyatanetrāṇāṃ susvarāṇāṃ janārdana manaḥ śarutiharò nādò manò mòhayatīva me parakīrṇasarvābharaṇā rudantyaḥ śòkakarśitāḥ savāstīrṇaśayanòpetā māgadhyaḥ śerate bhuvi kòsalānāma adhipatiṃ rājaputraṃ bṛhadbalama bhartāraṃ parivāryaitāḥ pṛthaka pararuditāḥ satriyaḥ asya gātragatāna bāṇāna kārṣṇi bāhubalārpitāna uddharantya asukhāviṣṭā mūrchamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ āsāṃ sarvānavadyānāma ātapena pariśramāta paramlāna nalinābhāni bhānti vaktrāṇi mādhava daròṇena nihatāḥ śūrāḥ śerate rucirāṅgadāḥ daròṇenābhimukhāḥ sarve bharātaraḥ pañca kelayāḥ taptakāñcanavarmāṇasa tāmradhvajarathasrajaḥ bhāsayanti mahīṃ bhāsā javalitā iva pāvakāḥ daròṇena darupadaṃ saṃkhye paśya mādhava pātitama mahādvipama ivāraṇye siṃhena mahatā hatama pāñcālarājñò vipulaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa pāṇḍurama ātapatraṃ samābhāti śaradīva divākaraḥ etāsa tu darupadaṃ vṛddhaṃ sanuṣā bhāryāśa ca duḥkhitāḥ dagdhvā gacchanti pāñcālyaṃ rājānama apasavyataḥ dhṛṣṭaketuṃ maheṣvāsaṃ cedipuṃgavama aṅganāḥ daròṇena nihataṃ śūraṃ haranti hṛtacetasaḥ daròṇāstrama abhihatyaiṣa vimarde madhusūdana maheṣvāsò hataḥ śete nadyā hṛta iva darumaḥ eṣa cedipatiḥ śūrò dhṛṣṭaketura mahārathaḥ śete vinihataḥ saṃkhye hatvā śatrūna sahasraśaḥ vitudyamānaṃ vihagaisa taṃ bhāryāḥ paratyupasthitāḥ cedirājaṃ hṛṣīkeśahataṃ sabalabāndhavama dāśārhī putrajaṃ vīraṃ śayānaṃ satyavikramama āròpyāṅke rudantya etāśa cedirājavarāṅganāḥ asya putraṃ hṛṣīkeśasuvaktraṃ cārukuṇḍalama daròṇena samare paśya nikṛttaṃ bahudhā śaraiḥ pitaraṃ nūnama ājisthaṃ yudhyamānaṃ paraiḥ saha nājahāta pṛṣṭhatò vīrama adyāpi madhusūdana evaṃ mamāpi putrasya putraḥ pitarama anvagāta duryòdhanaṃ mahābāhò lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā vindānuvindāva āvantyau patitau paśya mādhava himānte puṣpitau śālau marutā galitāva iva kāñcanāṅgadavarmāṇau bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdharau ṛṣabhaprati rūpākṣau śayānau vimalasrajau avadhyāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kṛṣṇa sarva eva tavayā saha ye muktā daròṇa bhīṣmābhyāṃ karṇāda vaikartanāta kṛpāta duryòdhanāda daròṇasutāta saindhavāca ca mahārathāta sòmadattāda vikarṇāca ca śūrāca ca kṛtavarmaṇaḥ ye hanyuḥ śastravegena devāna api nararṣabhāḥ ta ime nihatāḥ saṃkhye paśya kālasya paryayama nātibhārò 'sati daivasya dharuvaṃ mādhava kaśa cana yada ime nihatāḥ śūrāḥ kaṣatriyaiḥ kaṣatriyarṣabhāḥ tadaiva nihatāḥ kṛṣṇa mama putrāsa tarasvinaḥ yadaivākṛta kāmasa tavama upaplavyaṃ gataḥ punaḥ śaṃtanòśa caiva putreṇa parājñena vidureṇa ca tadaivòktāsmi mā sanehaṃ kuruṣvātma suteṣva iti tayòra na darśanaṃ tāta mithyā bhavituma arhati acireṇaiva me putrā bhasmībhūtā janārdana [va] itya uktvā nayapatada bhūmau gāndhārī śòkakarśitā duḥkhòpahata vijñānā dhairyama utsṛjya bhārata tataḥ kòpaparītāṅgī putraśòkapariplutā jagāma śauriṃ dòṣeṇa gāndhārī vayathitendriyā [ga] pāṇḍavā dhārtarāṣṭrāśa ca darugdhāḥ kṛṣṇa parasparama upekṣitā vinaśyantasa tavayā kasmāja janārdana śaktena bahu bhṛtyena vipule tiṣṭhatā bale ubhayatra samarthena śarutavākyena caiva ha icchatòpekṣitò nāśaḥ kurūṇāṃ madhusūdana yasmāta tavayā mahābāhò phalaṃ tasmāda avāpnuhi patiśuśrūṣayā yana me tapaḥ kiṃ cida upārjitama tena tavāṃ duravāpātmaña śapsye cakragadādhara yasmāta parasparaṃ ghanantò jañātayaḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ upekṣitāsa te gòvinda tasmāja jañātīna vadhiṣyasi tavama apya upasthite varṣe ṣaṭtriṃśe madhusūdana hatajñātira hatāmātyò hataputrò vanecaraḥ kutsitenābhyupāyena nidhanaṃ samavāpsyasi tavāpya evaṃ hatasutā nihatajñātibāndhavāḥ satriyaḥ paripatiṣyanti yathaitā bharata satriyaḥ [va] taca charutvā vacanaṃ ghòraṃ vāsudevò mahāmanāḥ uvāca devīṃ gāndhārīma īṣada abhyutsmayanna iva saṃhartā vṛṣṇicakrasya nānyò mada vidyate śubhe jāne 'hama etada apya evaṃ cīrṇaṃ carasi kaṣatriye avadhyāsa te naraira anyaira api vā devadānavaiḥ parasparakṛtaṃ nāśama ataḥ parāpsyanti yādavāḥ itya uktavati dāśārhe pāṇḍavāsa tarastacetasaḥ babhūvura bhṛśasaṃvignā nirāśāśa cāpi jīvite [vā] uttiṣṭhòttiṣṭha gāndhāri mā ca śòke manaḥ kṛthāḥ tavaiva haya aparādhena kuravò nidhanaṃ gatāḥ yā tavaṃ putraṃ durātmānama īrṣuma atyantamāninama duryòdhanaṃ puraskṛtya duṣkṛtaṃ sādhu manyase niṣṭhuraṃ vairaparuṣaṃ vṛddhānāṃ śāsanātigama kathama ātmakṛtaṃ dòṣaṃ mayya ādhātuma ihecchasi mṛtaṃ vā yadi vā naṣṭaṃ yò 'tītama anuśòcati duḥkhena labhate duḥkhaṃ davāva anarthau parapadyate tapò 'rathīyaṃ barāhmaṇī dhatta garbhaṃ; gaura vòḍhāraṃ dhāvitāraṃ turaṃgī śūdrā dāsaṃ paśupālaṃ tu vaiśyā; vadhārthīyaṃ tavadvidhā rājaputrī [va] taca charutvā vāsudevasya punaruktaṃ vacò 'pariyama tūṣṇīṃ babhūva gāndhārī śòkavyākula lòcanā dhṛtarāṣṭrasa tu rājarṣira nigṛhyābuddhijaṃ tamaḥ paryapṛcchata dharmātmā dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhirama jīvatāṃ parimāṇajñaḥ sainyānāma asi pāṇḍava hatānāṃ yadi jānīṣe parimāṇaṃ vadasva me [ya] daśāyutānāma ayutaṃ sahasrāṇi ca viṃśatiḥ kòṭyaḥ ṣaṣṭiśa ca ṣaṭa caiva ye 'samina rājamṛdhe hatāḥ alakṣyāṇāṃ tu vīrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa daśa cānyāni rājendra śataṃ ṣaṣṭiśa ca pañca ca [dhṛ] yudhiṣṭhira gatiṃ kāṃ te gatāḥ puruṣasattamāḥ ācakṣva me mahābāhò sarvajñò haya asi me mataḥ [ya] yaira hutāni śarīrāṇi hṛṣṭaiḥ paramasaṃyuge devarājasamā~la lòkāna gatāsa te satyavikramāḥ ye tava ahṛṣṭena manasā martavyama iti bhārata yudhyamānā hatāḥ saṃkhye te gandharvaiḥ samāgatāḥ ye tu saṃgrāmabhūmiṣṭhā yācamānāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ śastreṇa nidhanaṃ parāptā gatāsa te guhyakāna parati pīḍyamānāḥ paraira ye tu hīyamānā nirāyudhāḥ harīniṣedhā mahātmānaḥ parāna abhimukhā raṇe chidyamānāḥ śitaiḥ śastraiḥ kaṣatradharmaparāyaṇāḥ gatāsa te barahma sadanaṃ hatā vīrāḥ suvarcasaḥ ye tatra nihatā rājanna antara āyòdhanaṃ parati yathā kathaṃ cita te rājana saṃprāptā uttarāna kurūna [dhṛ] kena jañānabalenaivaṃ putrapaśyasi siddhavata tana me vada mahābāhò śaròtavyaṃ yadi vai mayā [ya] nideśāda bhavataḥ pūrvaṃ vane vicaratā mayā tīrthayātrā parasaṅgena saṃprāptò 'yama anugrahaḥ devarṣira lòmaśò hṛṣṭasa tataḥ parāptò 'samya anusmṛtima divyaṃ cakṣura api parāptaṃ jañānayògena vai purā [dhṛ] ye 'tarānāthā janasyāsya sa nāthā ye ca bhārata kaca cita teṣāṃ śarīrāṇi dhakṣyanti vidhipūrvakama na yeṣāṃ santi kartārò na ca ye 'tarāhitāgnayaḥ vayaṃ ca kasya kuryāmò bahutvāta tāta karmaṇaḥ yāna suparṇāśa ca gṛdhrāśa ca vikarṣanti tatasa tataḥ teṣāṃ tu karmaṇā lòkā bhaviṣyanti yudhiṣṭhira [va] evama uktò mahāprājñaḥ kuntīputrò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ādideśa sudharmāṇaṃ daumyaṃ sūtaṃ ca saṃjayama viduraṃ ca mahābuddhiṃ yuyutsuṃ caiva kauravama indrasena mukhāṃśa caiva bhṛtyāna sūtāṃśa ca sarvaśaḥ bhavantaḥ kārayantva eṣāṃ paretakāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ yathā cānāthavata kiṃ cica charīraṃ na vinaśyati śāsanāda dharmarājasya kaṣattā sūtaśa ca saṃjayaḥ sudharmā dhaumya sahita indrasenādayasa tathā candanāgurukāṣṭhāni tathā kālīyakānya uta ghṛtaṃ tailaṃ ca gandhāṃśa ca kaṣaumāṇi vasanāni ca samāhṛtya mahārhāṇi dārūṇāṃ caiva saṃcayāna rathāṃśa ca mṛditāṃsa tatra nānāpraharaṇāni ca citāḥ kṛtvā parayatnena yathāmukhyāna narādhipāna dāhayāma āsura avyagrā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā duryòdhanaṃ ca rājānaṃ bharātṝṃśa cāsya śatādhikāna śalyaṃ śalaṃ ca rājānaṃ bhūriśravasama eva ca jayadrathaṃ ca rājānama abhimanyuṃ ca bhārata dauḥśāsaniṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca pārthivama bṛhantaṃ sòmadattaṃ ca sṛñjayāṃśa ca śatādhikāna rājānaṃ kaṣemadhanvānaṃ virāṭadrupadau tathā śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca pāñcālyaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatama yudhāmanyuṃ ca vikrāntama uttamaujasama eva ca kausalyaṃ daraupadeyāṃśa ca śakuniṃ cāpi saubalama acalaṃ vṛṣakaṃ caiva bhagadattaṃ ca pārthivama karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ caiva saha putrama amarṣaṇama kekayāṃśa ca maheṣvāsāṃsa tarigartāṃśa ca mahārathāna ghaṭòtkacaṃ rākṣasendraṃ bakabhrātarama eva ca alambusaṃ ca rājānaṃ jalasaṃghaṃ ca pārthivama anyāṃśa ca pārthivāna rājaña śataśò 'tha sahasraśaḥ ghṛtadhārā hutaira dīptaiḥ pāvakaiḥ samadāhayana pitṛmedhāśa ca keṣāṃ cida avartanta mahātmanāma sāmabhiśa cāpya agāyanta te 'navaśòcyanta cāparaiḥ sāmnāma ṛcāṃ ca nādena satrīṇāṃ ca ruditasvanaiḥ kaśmalaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ niśāyāṃ samapadyata te vidhūmāḥ paradīptāśa ca dīpyamānāśa ca pāvakāḥ nabhasīvānvadṛśyanta garahāsa tanva abhrasaṃvṛtāḥ ye cāpya anāthāsa tatrāsana nānādeśasamāgatāḥ tāṃśa ca sarvāna samānāyya rāśīna kṛtvā sahasraśaḥ citvā dārubhira avyagraḥ parabhūtaiḥ sanehatāpitaiḥ dāhayāma āsa vidurò dharmarājasya śāsanāta kārayitvā kariyāsa teṣāṃ kururājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya gaṅgāma abhimukhò 'gamata [va] te samāsādya gaṅgāṃ tu śivāṃ puṇyajanòcitāma haradinīṃ vaprasaṃpannāṃ mahānūpāṃ mahāvanāma bhūṣaṇānya uttarīyāṇi veṣṭanānya avamucya ca tataḥ pitṝṇāṃ pautrāṇāṃ bharātṝṇāṃ savajanasya ca putrāṇāma āryakāṇāṃ ca patīnāṃ ca kuru satriyaḥ udakaṃ cakrire sarvā rudantyò bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ suhṛdāṃ cāpi dharmajñāḥ paracakruḥ salilakriyāḥ udake kariyamāṇe tu vīrāṇāṃ vīra patnibhiḥ sūpatīrthā abhavada gaṅgā bhūyò viprasasāra ca tana mahòdadhi saṃkāśaṃ nirānandama anutsavama vīra patnībhira ākīrṇaṃ gaṅgātīrama aśòbhata tataḥ kuntī mahārāja sahasā śòkakarśitā rudatī mandayā vācā putrāna vacanama abravīta yaḥ sa śūrò maheṣvāsò rathayūthapa yūthapaḥ arjunena hataḥ saṃkhye vīra lakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ yaṃ sūtaputraṃ manyadhvaṃ rādheyama iti pāṇḍavāḥ yò vayarājaca camūmadhye divākara iva parabhuḥ paratyayudhyata yaḥ sarvāna purā vaḥ sapadānugāna duryòdhana balaṃ sarvaṃ yaḥ parakarṣana vayaròcata yasya nāsti samò vīrye pṛthivyāma api kaśa cana satyasaṃdhasya śūrasya saṃgrāmeṣva apalāyinaḥ kurudhvama udakaṃ tasya bharātura akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ sa hi vaḥ pūrvajò bharātā bhāskarāna mayya ajāyata kuṇḍalī kavacī śūrò divākarasamaprabhaḥ śarutvā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve mātura vacanama apriyama karṇama evānuśòcanta bhūyaśa cārtatarābhavana tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ kuntīputrò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca mātaraṃ vīrò niḥśvasanna iva pannagaḥ yasyeṣu pātama āsādya nānyasa tiṣṭheda dhanaṃjayāta kathaṃ putrò bhavatyāṃ sa devagarbhaḥ purābhavata yasya bāhupratāpena tāpitāḥ sarvatò vayama tama agnima iva vastreṇa kathaṃchāditavatya asi yasya bāhubalaṃ ghòraṃ dhārtarāṣṭtraira upāsitama nānyaḥ kuntīsutāta karṇāda agṛhṇāda rathināṃ rathī sa naḥ parathamajò bharātā sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ asūta taṃ bhavatya agre kathama adbhutavikramama ahò bhavatyā mantrasya pidhānena vayaṃ hatāḥ nidhanena hi karṇasya pīḍitāḥ sama sa bāndhavāḥ abhimanyòra vināśena daraupadeya vadhena ca pāñcālānāṃ ca nāśena kurūṇāṃ patanena ca tataḥ śataguṇaṃ duḥkhama idaṃ māma aspṛśada bhṛśama karṇama evānuśòcana hi dahyāmya agnāva ivāhitaḥ na hi sama kiṃ cida aprāpyaṃ bhaveda api divi sathitama na ca sama vaiśasaṃ ghòraṃ kauravānta karaṃ bhaveta evaṃ vilapya bahulaṃ dharmarājò yudhiṣṭhiraḥ vinadaña śanakai rājaṃśa cakārāsyòdakaṃ parabhuḥ tatò vineduḥ sahasā satrīpuṃsāsa tatra sarvaśaḥ abhitò ye sathitāsa tatra tasminna udakakarmaṇi tata ānāyayāma āsa karṇasya sa paricchadama satriyaḥ kurupatira dhīmāna bharātuḥ paremṇā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sa tābhiḥ sahadharmātmā paretakṛtyama anantarama kṛtvòttatāra gaṅgāyāḥ salilāda ākulendriyaḥ
About this parayana
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.