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œiœupāla uvāca |
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vibhīṣikābhir bahvībhir bhīṣayan sarvapārthivān
na vyapatrapase kasmād vṛddhaḥ san kulapāṃsanaḥ |
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yuktam etat tṛtīyāyāṃ prakṛtau vartatā tvayā
vaktuṃ dharmād apetārthaṃ tvaṃ hi sarvakurūttamaḥ |
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nāvi naur iva saṃbaddhā yathāndho vāndham anviyāt
tathābhūtā hi kauravyā bhīṣma yeṣāṃ tvam agraṇīḥ |
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pūtanāghātapūrvāṇi karmāṇy asya viœeṣataḥ
tvayā kīrtayatāsmākaṃ bhūyaḥ pracyāvitaṃ manaḥ |
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avaliptasya mūrkhasya keœavaṃ stotum icchataḥ
kathaṃ bhīṣma na te jihvā œatadheyaṃ vidīryate |
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yatra kutsā prayoktavyā bhīṣma bālatarair naraiḥ
tam imaṃ jñānavṛddhaḥ san gopaṃ saṃstotum icchasi |
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yady anena hatā bālye œakuniœ citram atra kim
tau vāœvavṛṣabhau bhīṣma yau na yuddhaviœāradau |
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cetanārahitaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ yady anena nipātitam
pādena œakaṭaṃ bhīṣma tatra kiṃ kṛtam adbhutam |
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valmīkamātraḥ saptāhaṃ yady anena dhṛto 'calaḥ
tadā govardhano bhīṣma na tac citraṃ mataṃ mama |
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bhuktam etena bahv annaṃ krīḍatā nagamūrdhani
iti te bhīṣma œṛṇvānāḥ paraṃ vismayam āgatāḥ |
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yasya cānena dharmajña bhuktam annaṃ balīyasaḥ
sa cānena hataḥ kaṃsa ity etan na mahādbhutam |
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na te œrutam idaṃ bhīṣma nūnaṃ kathayatāṃ satām
yad vakṣye tvām adharmajña vākyaṃ kurukulādhama |
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strīṣu goṣu na œastrāṇi pātayed brāhmaṇeṣu ca
yasya cānnāni bhuñjīta yaœ ca syāc charaṇāgataḥ |
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iti santo 'nuœāsanti sajjanā dharmiṇaḥ sadā
bhīṣma loke hi tat sarvaṃ vitathaṃ tvayi dṛœyate |
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jñānavṛddhaṃ ca vṛddhaṃ ca bhūyāṃsaṃ keœavaṃ mama
ajānata ivākhyāsi saṃstuvan kurusattama
goghnaḥ strīghnaœ ca san bhīṣma kathaṃ saṃstavam arhati |
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asau matimatāṃ œreṣṭho ya eṣa jagataḥ prabhuḥ
saṃbhāvayati yady evaṃ tvadvākyāc ca janārdanaḥ
evam etat sarvam iti sarvaṃ tad vitathaṃ dhruvam |
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na gāthā gāthinaṃ œāsti bahu ced api gāyati
prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni bhūliṅgaœakunir yathā |
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nūnaṃ prakṛtir eṣā te jaghanyā nātra saṃœayaḥ
ataḥ pāpīyasī caiṣāṃ pāṇḍavānām apīṣyate |
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yeṣām arcyatamaḥ kṛṣṇas tvaṃ ca yeṣāṃ pradarœakaḥ
dharmavāk tvam adharmajñaḥ satāṃ mārgād avaplutaḥ |
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ko hi dharmiṇam ātmānaṃ jānañ jñānavatāṃ varaḥ
kuryād yathā tvayā bhīṣma kṛtaṃ dharmam avekṣatā |
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anyakāmā hi dharmajña kanyakā prājñamāninā
ambā nāmeti bhadraṃ te kathaṃ sāpahṛtā tvayā |
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yāṃ tvayāpahṛtāṃ bhīṣma kanyāṃ naiṣitavān nṛpaḥ
bhrātā vicitravīryas te satāṃ vṛttam anuṣṭhitaḥ |
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dārayor yasya cānyena miṣataḥ prājñamāninaḥ
tava jātāny apatyāni sajjanācarite pathi |
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na hi dharmo 'sti te bhīṣma brahmacaryam idaṃ vṛthā
yad dhārayasi mohād vā klībatvād vā na saṃœayaḥ |
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na tv ahaṃ tava dharmajña paœyāmy upacayaṃ kva cit
na hi te sevitā vṛddhā ya evaṃ dharmam abruvan |
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iṣṭaṃ dattam adhītaṃ ca yajñāœ ca bahudakṣiṇāḥ
sarvam etad apatyasya kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaœīm |
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vratopavāsair bahubhiḥ kṛtaṃ bhavati bhīṣma yat
sarvaṃ tad anapatyasya moghaṃ bhavati niœcayāt |
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so 'napatyaœ ca vṛddhaœ ca mithyādharmānuœāsanāt
haṃsavat tvam apīdānīṃ jñātibhyaḥ prāpnuyā vadham |
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evaṃ hi kathayanty anye narā jñānavidaḥ purā
bhīṣma yat tad ahaṃ samyag vakṣyāmi tava œṛṇvataḥ |
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vṛddhaḥ kila samudrānte kaœ cid dhaṃso 'bhavat purā
dharmavāg anyathāvṛttaḥ pakṣiṇaḥ so 'nuœāsti ha |
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dharmaṃ carata mādharmam iti tasya vacaḥ kila
pakṣiṇaḥ œuœruvur bhīṣma satataṃ dharmavādinaḥ |
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athāsya bhakṣyam ājahruḥ samudrajalacāriṇaḥ
aṇḍajā bhīṣma tasyānye dharmārtham iti œuœruma |
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tasya caiva samabhyāœe nikṣipyāṇḍāni sarvaœaḥ
samudrāmbhasy amodanta caranto bhīṣma pakṣiṇaḥ |
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teṣām aṇḍāni sarveṣāṃ bhakṣayām āsa pāpakṛt
sa haṃsaḥ saṃpramattānām apramattaḥ svakarmaṇi |
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tataḥ prakṣīyamāṇeṣu teṣv aṇḍeṣv aṇḍajo 'paraḥ
aœaṅkata mahāprājñas taṃ kadā cid dadarœa ha |
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tataḥ sa kathayām āsa dṛṣṭvā haṃsasya kilbiṣam
teṣāṃ paramaduḥkhārtaḥ sa pakṣī sarvapakṣiṇām |
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tataḥ pratyakṣato dṛṣṭvā pakṣiṇas te samāgatāḥ
nijaghnus taṃ tadā haṃsaṃ mithyāvṛttaṃ kurūdvaha |
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te tvāṃ haṃsasadharmāṇam apīme vasudhādhipāḥ
nihanyur bhīṣma saṃkruddhāḥ pakṣiṇas tam ivāṇḍajam |
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gāthām apy atra gāyanti ye purāṇavido janāḥ
bhīṣma yāṃ tāṃ ca te samyak kathayiṣyāmi bhārata |
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antarātmani vinihite; rauṣi patraratha vitatham
aṇḍabhakṣaṇam aœuci te; karma vācam atiœayate |