Chapter 5

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kimarthaṃ brahmadattasya pūjanīyā śakuntikā || 1 ||
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andhaṃ cakāra gāṅgeya jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ purā vibho || 2 ||
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ciroṣitā gṛhe cāpi kimarthaṃ caiva tasya sā || 3 ||
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cakāra vipriyamidaṃ tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ || 4 ||
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pūjanīyā cakārāsau kiṃ sakhyaṃ tena caiva ha || 5 ||
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etaṃ me saṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ prabravīhi yathātatham || 6 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu sarvaṃ mahārāja yathā vṛttamabhūtpurā || 7 ||
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brahmadattasya bhavane tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira || 8 ||
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kācicchakuntikā rājanbrahmadattasya vai sakhī || 9 ||
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sitapakṣā śoṇaśirāḥ sitapṛṣṭhā sitodarī || 10 ||
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sakhī sā brahmadattasya sudṛḍhaṃ baddhasauhṛdā || 11 ||
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tasyāḥ kulāyamabhavadgehe tasya narottama || 12 ||
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sā sadāhani nirgatya tasya rājño gṛhottamāt || 13 ||
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cacārāmbhodhitīreṣu palvaleṣu saraḥsu ca || 14 ||
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nadīparvatakuñjeṣu vaneṣu vividheṣu ca || 15 ||
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praphulleṣu taḍāgeṣu kahlārasusugandhiṣu || 16 ||
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kumudotpalakiñjalka surabhīkṛtavāyuṣu || 17 ||
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haṃsasārasaghuṣṭeṣu kāraṇḍavaruteṣu ca || 18 ||
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caritvā teṣu sā rājanniśi kāmpilyamāgamat || 19 ||
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nṛpaterbhavanaṃ pārtha brahmadattasya dhīmataḥ || 20 ||
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rājñā tena sadā rājan kathāyogaṃ cakāra sā || 21 ||
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āścaryāṇi ca sarvāṇi yāni vṛttāni kānicit || 22 ||
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carantī vividhāndeśān kathayāmāsa sā niśi || 23 ||
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kadācittasya nṛpaterbrahmadattasya kaurava || 24 ||
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putro'bhūd rājaśārdūla sarvasena iti śrutaḥ || 25 ||
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pūjanīyā ca sā tasminprasūtāṇḍamathāpi ca || 26 ||
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tasminnīḍe purā hyekaṃ śakalātprāsphuṭattadā || 27 ||
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sphuṭito māṃsapiṇḍastu bāhupādāsyasaṃyutaḥ || 28 ||
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babhruvaktraścakṣuhīno babhūva pṛthivīpate || 29 ||
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cakṣuṣmānapyabhūtpaścādīṣatpakṣotthitaśca ha || 30 ||
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atha sā pūjanīyā vai rājaputrasvaputrayoḥ || 31 ||
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tulyasnehātprītimatī divase divase tadā || 32 ||
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ājahāra sadā sāyaṃ cañcvā nṛpa phaladvayam || 33 ||
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amṛtasvādu sadṛśaṃ sarvasenatanūjayoḥ || 34 ||
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sa bālo brahmadattasya pūjanīyāsutaśca ha || 35 ||
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te phale bhakṣayitvā ca pṛṭhukau tau mudā yutau || 36 ||
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abhūtāṃ nityameveha svadatāṃ caiva te phale || 37 ||
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tasyāṃ gatāyāmatha ca pūjanīyāṃ sadāhani || 38 ||
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śiśunā caṭakenātha dhātrī taṃ tu śiśuṃ nṛpa || 39 ||
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tena prakīḍayāmāsa brahmadattātmajaṃ sadā || 40 ||
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nīḍāttadā samākṛṣya pūjanīyā gatā yadā || 41 ||
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krīḍatā rājaputreṇa kadāciccaṭakaḥ sa tu || 42 ||
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nigṛhītaḥ kaṃdharāyāṃ śiśunā dṛḍhamuṣṭinā || 43 ||
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durbhaṅgamuṣṭinā rājannasūn sadyastvajījahat || 44 ||
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taṃ tu pañcatvamāpannaṃ vyāttāsyaṃ bālaghātitam || 45 ||
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kathaṃcinmocitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatirduḥkhito'bhavat || 46 ||
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dhātrīṃ tasya jagarhe tāṃ tadāśruparamo nṛpaḥ || 47 ||
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tasthau śokānvito rājā śocaṃstaṃ caṭakaṃ nṛpa || 48 ||
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pūjanīyāpi tatkālaṃ gṛhītvā tu phaladvayam || 49 ||
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brahmadattasya bhavanamājagāma vanecarī || 50 ||
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athāpaśyata cāgamya gṛhe tasminnarādhipa || 51 ||
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pañcabhūtaparityaktaṃ śāvaṃ taṃ svatanūdbhavam || 52 ||
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mumoha dṛṣṭvā svaṃ putraṃ punaḥ saṃjñāmathālabhat || 53 ||
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labdhasaṃjñā ca sā rājanvilalāpa tapasvinī || 54 ||
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nanu tvamāgatāṃ putra vāśantīṃ parisarpasi || 55 ||
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kurvaṃścāṭusahasrāṇi avyaktakalayā girā || 56 ||
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vyāditāsyaḥ kṣudhārtaśca pītenāsyena putraka || 57 ||
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śoṇena tālunā putra kasmādadya na sarpasi || 58 ||
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pakṣābhyāṃ māṃ pariṣvajya nanu cañcvāpi cāpyaham || 59 ||
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cīcīkūcīti vāśantaṃ tvāmadya na śṛṇomi kim || 60 ||
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manoratho yastu mama paśyeyaṃ putrakaṃ kadā || 61 ||
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vyāttāsyaṃ vāri yācantaṃ sphuratpakṣaṃ mamāgrataḥ || 62 ||
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sa me manoratho bhagnastvayi pañcatvamāgate || 63 ||
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vilapyaivaṃ bahuvidhaṃ rājānamatha sābravīt || 64 ||
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nanu mūrdhābhiṣiktastvaṃ dharmānvetsi sanātanān || 65 ||
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kathaṃ mamānena sutaṃ dhātryā ghātitavānasi || 66 ||
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svaputreṇa samākṛṣya kṣatriyādhama śaṃsa me || 67 ||
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nanu nūnaṃ śrutā te'bhūdiyamāṅgirasī śrutiḥ || 68 ||
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śaraṇāgataḥ kṣudhārtaśca śatrubhiścāpyupadrutaḥ || 69 ||
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ciroṣitaśca svagṛhe pātavyaḥ sarvato bhavet || 70 ||
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apālayannaro yāti kumbhīpākamasaṃśayam || 71 ||
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kathamasya havirdevā gṛhṇanti pitaraḥ svadhām || 72 ||
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evamuktvā mahārāja daśadharmagatā satī || 73 ||
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śokārtā tasya bālasya cakṣuṣī nirbibheda sā || 74 ||
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karābhyāṃ rājaputrasya tatastaccakṣurasphuṭam || 75 ||
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kṛtvā cāndhaṃ nṛpasutamutpapāta tato'mbaram || 76 ||
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atha rājā sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjanīyāmuvāca ha || 77 ||
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viśokā bhava kalyāṇi kṛtaṃ te bhīru śobhanam || 78 ||
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gataśokā nivartasva ajaryaṃ sakhyamastu te || 79 ||
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pureva sakhi bhadraṃ te nivartasva ramasva ca || 80 ||
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putrapīḍābhavaścāpi na kopaḥ paramastvayi || 81 ||
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mamāsti sakhi bhadraṃ te kartavyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tvayā || 82 ||
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pūjanīyovāca ātmaupamyena jānāmi putrasnehaṃ tavāpyaham || 83 ||
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na cāhaṃ vastumicchāmi tava putramacakṣuṣam || 84 ||
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kṛtvā vai rājaśārdūla tvadgṛhe kṛtakilbiṣā || 85 ||
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gāthāścāpyuśanogītā imāḥ śṛṇu mayeritāḥ || 86 ||
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kumitraṃ ca kudeśaṃ ca kurājānaṃ kusauhṛdam || 87 ||
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kuputraṃ ca kubhāryāṃ ca dūrataḥ parivarjayet || 88 ||
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kumitre sauhṛdaṃ nāsti kubhāryāyāṃ kuto ratiḥ || 89 ||
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kutaḥ piṇḍaḥ kuputre tu nāsti satyaṃ kurājani || 90 ||
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kusauhṛde kva viśvāsaḥ kudeśe na prajīvyate || 91 ||
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kurājani bhayaṃ nityaṃ kuputre sarvato'sukham || 92 ||
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apakāriṇi viśrambhaṃ yaḥ karoti narādhamaḥ || 93 ||
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anātho durbalo yadvanna ciraṃ sa tu jīvati || 94 ||
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na viśvasedaviśvaste viśvaste nāpi viśvaset || 95 ||
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viśvāsādbhayaṃ utpannaṃ mūlānyapi nikṛntati || 96 ||
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rājaseviṣu viśvāsaṃ garbhasaṃkariteṣu ca || 97 ||
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yaḥ karoti naro mūḍho na ciraṃ sa tu jīvati || 98 ||
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abhyunnatiṃ prāpya nṛpaḥ prāvāraṃ kīṭako yathā || 99 ||
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sa vinaśyedasaṃdehamāhaivamuśanā nṛpa || 100 ||
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api mārdavabhāvena gātraṃ saṃlīya buddhimān || 101 ||
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ariṃ nāśayate nityaṃ yathā vallī mahādrumam || 102 ||
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mṛdū raudraḥ kṛśo bhūtvā śanaiḥ saṃlīyate ripuḥ || 103 ||
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valmīka iva vṛkṣasya paścānmūlaṃ nikṛntati || 104 ||
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adrohaṃ samayaṃ kṛtvā munīnāmagrato hariḥ || 105 ||
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jaghāna namuciṃ paścādapāṃ phenena pārthiva || 106 ||
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suptaṃ mattaṃ pramattaṃ vā ghātayanti ripuṃ narāḥ || 107 ||
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viṣeṇa vahninā vāpi śastreṇāpyatha māyayā || 108 ||
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naiva śeṣaṃ prakurvanti punarvairabhayānnarāḥ || 109 ||
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ghātayanti samūlaṃ hi śrutvemāmupamāṃ nṛpa || 110 ||
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śatroḥ śeṣaṃ ṛṇāccheṣaṃ śeṣamagneśca bhūmipa || 111 ||
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punarvardheta saṃbhūya tasmāccheṣaṃ na śeṣayet || 112 ||
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hasate jalpate vairī ekapātre ca bhuñjate || 113 ||
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ekāsanaṃ cārohati smarate tacca kilbiṣam || 114 ||
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kṛtvā saṃbandhakaṃ cāpi viśvasecchatruṇā na hi || 115 ||
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pulomānaṃ jaghānājau jāmātā sañchatakratuḥ || 116 ||
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nidhāya manasā vairaṃ priyaṃ vaktīha yo naraḥ || 117 ||
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upasarpenna taṃ prājñaḥ kuraṅga iva lubdhakam || 118 ||
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na cāsanne nivastavyaṃ savaire vardhite ripau || 119 ||
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pātayettaṃ samūlaṃ hi nadītīra iva drumam || 120 ||
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amitrādunnatiṃ prāpya nonnato'smīti viśvaset || 121 ||
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tasmātprāpyonnatiṃ naśyed yathā prāvārakīṭakaḥ || 122 ||
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ityetā uśanogītā gāthā dhāryā vipaścitā || 123 ||
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kurvatā cātmarakṣārthaṃ nareṇa pṛthivīpate || 124 ||
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mayā ca kilbiṣaṃ tubhyaṃ prayuktamatidāruṇam || 125 ||
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putramandhaṃ prakurvantyā tasmānno viśvase tvayi || 126 ||
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evamuktvā pradudrāva tadākāśe pataṃginī || 127 ||
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ityetatte mayākhyātaṃ purābhūtamidaṃ nṛpa || 128 ||
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brahmadattasya rājendra yadvṛttaṃ pūjanīyayā || 129 ||
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śrāddhaṃ ca pṛcchase yanmāṃ yudhiṣṭhira mahāmate || 130 ||
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