Book 3 - Vigraha

haṃsaiḥ saha mayūrāṇāṃ vigrahe tulya-vikrame |
viśvāsya vañcitā haṃsāḥ kākaiḥ sthitvāri-mandire || 1 ||
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yadi na syān narapatiḥ samyaṅ-netā tataḥ prajā |
akarṇa-dhārā jaladhau viplaveteha naur iva || 2 ||
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prajāṃ saṃrakṣati nṛpaḥ sā vardhayati pārthivam |
vardhanād rakṣaṇaṃ śreyas tad-abhāve sad apy asat || 3 ||
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payaḥ-pānaṃ bhujaṅgānāṃ kevalaṃ viṣa-vardhanam |
upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṃ prakopāya na śāntaye || 4 ||
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vidvān evopadeṣṭavyo nāvidvāṃs tu kadācana |
vānarānupadiśyātha sthāna-bhraṣṭā yayuḥ khagāḥ || 5 ||
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asmābhir nirmitā nīḍāś cañcu-mātrāhṛtais tṛṇaiḥ |
hasta-pādādi-saṃyuktā yūyaṃ kim avasīdatha || 6 ||
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anyadā bhūṣaṇaṃ puṃsaḥ kṣamā lajjeva yoṣitaḥ |
parākramaḥ paribhave vaiyātyaṃ surateṣv iva || 7 ||
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ātmanaś ca pareṣāṃ ca yaḥ samīkṣya balābalam |
antaraṃ naiva jānāti sa tiraskriyate'ribhiḥ || 8 ||
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suciraṃ hi caran nityaṃ kṣetre satyam abuddhimān |
dvīpi-carma-paricchanno vāg-doṣād gardabho hataḥ || 9 ||
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sevitavyo mahā-vṛkṣaḥ phala-cchāyā-samanvitaḥ |
yadi daivāt phalaṃ nāsti cchāyā kena nivāryate || 10 ||
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hīna-sevā na kartavyā kartavyo mahad āśrayaḥ |
payo 'pi śauṇḍikī-haste vāruṇĪty abhidhīyate || 11 ||
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mahān apy alpatāṃ yāti nirguṇe guṇa-vistaraḥ |
ādhārādheya-bhāvena gajendra iva darpaṇe || 12 ||
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ajā siṃha-prasādena vane carati nirbhayam |
rāmam āsādya laṅkāyāṃ lebhe rājyaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ || 13 ||
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vyapadeśe'pi siddhiḥ syād atiśakte narādhipe |
śaśino vyapadeśena śaśakāḥ sukham āsate || 14 ||
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spṛśann api gajo hanti jighrann api bhujaṅgamaḥ |
pālayann api bhūpālaḥ prahasann api durjanaḥ || 15 ||
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udyateṣv api śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā |
sadaivāvadhya-bhāvena yathārthasya hi vācakaḥ || 16 ||
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svadeśajaṃ kulācāra-viśuddham upadhāśucim |
mantrajñam avasaninaṃ vyabhicāra-vivarjitam || 17 ||
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adhīta-vyavahārārthaṃ maulaṃ khyātaṃ vipaścitam |
arthasyotpādakaṃ caiva vidadhyān mantriṇaṃ nṛpaḥ || 18 ||
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rājā mattaḥ śiśuś caiva pramadā dhana-garvitaḥ |
aprāpyam api vāñchanti kiṃ punar labhyate'pi yat || 19 ||
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bhakto guṇī śucir dakṣaḥ pragalbho 'vyasanī kṣamī |
brāhmaṇaḥ paramarmajño dūtaḥ syāt pratibhānavān || 20 ||
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prasādaṃ kurute patyuḥ sampattiṃ nābhivāñchati |
kālimā kālakūṭasya nāpaitīśvara-saṅgamāt || 21 ||
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khalaḥ karoti durvṛttaṃ nūnaṃ phalati sādhuṣu |
daśānano 'harat sītāṃ bandhanaṃ syān mahodadheḥ || 22 ||
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na sthātavyaṃ na gantavyaṃ durjanena samaṃ kvacit |
kāka-saṅgād dhato haṃsas tiṣṭhan gachaṃś ca vartakaḥ || 23 ||
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durjanair ucyamānāni saṃmatāni priyāṇy api |
akāla-kusumānīva bhayaṃ saṃjanayanti hi || 24 ||
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pratyakṣe'pi kṛte doṣe mūrkhaḥ sāntvena tuṣyati |
ratha-kāro nijāṃ bhāryāṃ sajārāṃ śirasākarot || 25 ||
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paruṣāṇy api yā proktā dṛṣṭā yā krodha-cakṣuṣā |
suprasanna-mukhī bhartuḥ sā nārī dharma-bhājanam || 26 ||
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nagarastho vanastho vā pāpo vā yadi vā śuciḥ |
yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ || 27 ||
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bhartā hi paramaṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇair vinā |
eṣā virahitā tena śobhanāpi na śobhate || 28 ||
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tisraḥ koṭyo 'rdha-koṭī ca yāni lomāni mānave |
tāvat kālaṃ vaset svarge bhartāraṃ yo 'nugacchati || 29 ||
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vyāla-grāhī yathā vyālaṃ balād uddharate bilāt |
tadvad bhartāram ādāya svarga-loke mahīyate || 30 ||
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citau pariṣvajya vicetanaṃ patiṃ priyā hi yā muñcati deham ātmanaḥ |
kṛtvāpi pāpaṃ śata-lakṣam apy asau patiṃ gṛhītvā sura-lokam āpnuyāt || 31 ||
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yasmai dadyāt pitā tv enāṃ bhrātā vānumate pituḥ |
taṃ śuśrūṣeta jīvantaṃ saṃsthitaṃ ca na laṅghayet || 32 ||
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śataṃ dadyān na vivaded iti vijñasya saṃmatam |
vinā hetum api dvandvam etan mūrkhasya lakṣaṇam || 33 ||
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varṇākāra-pratidhvānair netra-vaktra-vikārataḥ |
apy ūhanti mano dhīrās tasmād rahasi mantrayet || 34 ||
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vedyānām āturaḥ śreyān vyasanī yo niyoginām |
viduṣāṃ jīvanaṃ mūrkhaḥ sad-varṇo jīvanaṃ satām || 35 ||
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bhavet sva-para-rāṣṭrāṇāṃ kāryākāryāvalokane |
cāraś cakṣur mahībhartur yasya nāsty andha eva saḥ || 36 ||
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tīrthāśrama-sura-sthāne śāstara-vijñāna-hetunā |
tapasvi-vyañjanopetaiḥ sva-caraiḥ saha saṃvaset || 37 ||
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ṣaṭ-karṇo bhidyate mantras tathā prāptaś ca vārtayā |
ity ātmanā dvitīyena mantraḥ kāryo mahī-bhṛtā || 38 ||
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mantra-bhede hi ye doṣā bhavanti pṛthivī-pateḥ |
na śakyās te samādhātum iti nīti-vidāṃ matam || 39 ||
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sa kiṃ bhṛtyaḥ sa kiṃ mantrī ya ādāv eva bhūpatim |
yuddhodyogaṃ sva-bhū-tyāgaṃ nirdiśaty avicāritam || 40 ||
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vijetuṃ prayatetārīn na yuddhena kadācana |
anityo vijayo yasmād dṛśyate yudhyamānayoḥ || 41 ||
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sāmnā dānena bhedena samastair athavā pṛthak |
sādhituṃ prayatetārīn na yuddhena kadācana || 42 ||
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sarva eva janaḥ śūro hy anāsādita-vigrahaḥ |
adṛṣṭa-para-sāmarthyaḥ sa-darpaḥ ko bhaven na hi || 43 ||
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na tathotthāpyate grāvā prāṇibhir dāruṇā yathā |
alpopāyān mahā-siddhir etan-mantra-phalaṃ mahat || 44 ||
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yathā kāla-kṛtodyogāt kṛṣiḥ phalavatī bhavet |
tadvan nītir iyaṃ deva cirāt phalati na kṣaṇāt || 45 ||
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dūre bhīrutvam āsanne śūratā mahato guṇaḥ |
vipattau hi mahān loke dhīratvam adhigacchati || 46 ||
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pratyūhaḥ sarva-siddhīnām uttāpaḥ prathamaḥ kila |
atiśītalam apy ambhaḥ kiṃ bhinatti na bhūbhṛtaḥ || 47 ||
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balinā saha yoddhavyam iti nāsti nidarśanam |
tad yuddhaṃ hastinā sārdhaṃ narāṇāṃ mṛtyum āvahet || 48 ||
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sa mūrkhaḥ kālam aprāpya yo 'pakartari vartate |
kalir balavatā sārdhaṃ kīṭa-pakṣodgamo yathā || 49 ||
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kaurmaṃ saṅkocam āsthāya prahāram api marṣayet |
prāpta-kāle tu nītijña uttiṣṭhet krūra-sarpavat || 50 ||
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mahaty alpe'py upāyajñaḥ samam eva bhavet kṣamaḥ |
samunmūlayituṃ vṛkṣāṃs tṛṇānīva nadīrayaḥ || 51 ||
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ekaḥ śataṃ yodhayati prākāra-stho dhanurdharaḥ |
śataṃ śata-sahasrāṇi tasmād durgaṃ viśiṣyate || 52 ||
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adurga-viṣayaḥ kasya nāreḥ paribhavāspadam |
adurgo 'nāśrayo rājā pota-cyuta-manuṣyavat || 53 ||
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durgaṃ kuryān mahākhātam ucca-prākāra-saṃyutam |
sa-yantraṃ sa-jalaṃ śaila-sarin-maru-vanāśrayam || 54 ||
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vistīrṇatāti-vaiṣamyaṃ rasa-dhānyedhma-saṅgrahaḥ |
praveśaś cāpa-sāraś ca saptaitā durga-sampadaḥ || 55 ||
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yo yatra kuśalaḥ kārye taṃ tatra viniyojayet |
karmasv adṛṣṭa-karmā yaḥ śāstrajño 'pi vimuhyati || 56 ||
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dhānyānāṃ saṅgraho rājann uttamaḥ sarva-saṅgrahāt |
nikṣiptaṃ hi mukhe ratnaṃ na kuryāt prāṇa-dhāraṇam || 57 ||
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khyātaḥ sarva-rasānāṃ hi lavaṇo rasa uttamaḥ |
gṛhṇīyāt taṃ vinā tena vyañjanaṃ gomayāyate || 58 ||
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ātma-pakṣaṃ parityajya para-pakṣeṣu yo rataḥ |
sa parair hanyate mūḍho nīla-varṇa-śṛgālavat || 59 ||
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yaḥ svabhāvo hi yasyāsti sa nityaṃ duratikramaḥ |
śvā yadi kriyate rājā tat kiṃ nāśnāty upānaham || 60 ||
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chidraṃ marma ca vīryaṃ ca sarvaṃ vetti nijo ripuḥ |
dahaty antargataś caiva śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣam ivānalaḥ || 61 ||
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nandaṃ jaghāna cāṇakyas tīkṣṇa-dūta-prayogataḥ |
tad dūrāntaritaṃ dūtaṃ paśyed vīra-samanvitaḥ || 62 ||
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na sā sabhā yatra na santi vṛddhā vṛddhā na te ye na vadanti dharmam |
dharmaḥ sa no yatra na satyam asti satyaṃ na tad yac chalam abhyupaiti || 63 ||
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dūto mleccho 'py avadhyaḥ syād rājā dūta-mukho yataḥ |
udyateṣv api śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā || 64 ||
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svāpakarṣaṃ parotkarṣaṃ dūtoktair manyate tu kaḥ |
sadaivāvadhya-bhāvena dūtaḥ sarvaṃ hi jalpati || 65 ||
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asantuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ santuṣṭāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ |
salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭā nirlajjāś ca kulāṅganā || 66 ||
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mitrāmātya-suhṛd-vargā yadā syur dṛḍha-bhaktayaḥ |
śatrūṇāṃ viparītāś ca kartavyo vigrahas tadā || 67 ||
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bhūmir mitraṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca vigrahasya phalaṃ trayam |
yadaitan niścitaṃ bhāvi kartavyo vigrahas tadā || 68 ||
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viśanti sahasā mūḍhā ye'vicārya dviṣad-balam |
khaḍga-dhārā-pariṣvaṅgaṃ labhante te suniścitam || 69 ||
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kiṃ mantreṇānanuṣṭhāne śāstravit pṛthivī-pateḥ |
na hy auṣadha-parijñānād vyādheḥ śāntiḥ kvacid bhavet || 70 ||
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nady-adri-vana-durgeṣu yatra yatra bhayaṃ nṛpa |
tatra tatra ca senānīr yāyād vyūhīkṛtair balaiḥ || 71 ||
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balādhyakṣaḥ puro yāyāt pravīra-puruṣānvitaḥ |
madhye kalatraṃ svāmī ca kośaḥ phalgu ca yad balam || 72 ||
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pārśvayor ubhayor aśvā aśvānāṃ pārśvato rathāḥ |
rathānāṃ pārśvato nāgā nāgānāṃ ca padātayaḥ || 73 ||
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paścāt senāpatir yāyāt khinnānāśvāsayan chanaiḥ |
mantribhiḥ subhaṭair yuktaḥ pratigṛhya balaṃ nṛpaḥ || 74 ||
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sameyād viṣamaṃ nāgair jalāḍhyaṃ samahīdharam |
samam aśvair jalaṃ nīmiḥ sarvatraiva padātibhiḥ || 75 ||
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hastināṃ gamanaṃ proktaṃ praśastaṃ jaladāgame |
tad anyatra turaṅgāṇāṃ pattīnāṃ sarvadaiva hi || 76 ||
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śaileṣu durga-mārgeṣu vidheyaṃ nṛpa-rakṣaṇam |
sva-yodhai rakṣitasyāpi śayanaṃ yoga-nidrayā || 77 ||
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nāśayet karṣayec chatrūn durga-kaṇṭaka-mardanaiḥ |
para-deśa-praveśe ca kuryād āṭavikān puraḥ || 78 ||
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yatra rājā tatra kośo vinā kośaṃ na rājatā |
subhaṭebhyas tato dadyāt ko hi dātur na yudhyate || 79 ||
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na narasya naro dāso dāsas tv arthasya bhūpate |
gauravaṃ lāghavaṃ vāpi dhanādhana-nibandhanam || 80 ||
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abhedena ca yudhyeta rakṣec caiva parasparam |
phalgu sainyaṃ ca yat kiṃcin madhye vyūhasya kārayet || 81 ||
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padātīṃś ca mahīpālaḥ puro 'nīkasya yojayet |
uparudhyārim āsīta rāṣṭraṃ cāsyopapīḍayet || 82 ||
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syandanāśvaiḥ same yudhyed anūpe nau-dvipais tathā |
vṛkṣa-gulmāvṛte cāpair asi-carmāyudhaiḥ sthale || 83 ||
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dūṣayec cāsya satataṃ yavasān nodakendhanam |
bhindyāc caiva taḍāgāni prakārārān parikhās tathā || 84 ||
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baleṣu pramukho hastī na tathānyo mahīpateḥ |
nijair avayavair eva mātaṅgo 'ṣṭāyudhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 85 ||
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balam aśvaś ca sainyānāṃ prākāro jaṅgamo yataḥ |
tasmād aśvādhiko rājā vijayī sthala-vigrahe || 86 ||
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yudhyamānā hayārūḍhā devānām api durjayāḥ |
api dūrasthitās teṣāṃ vairiṇo hastavattinaḥ || 87 ||
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prathamaṃ yuddha-kāritvaṃ samasta-bala-pālanam |
diṅ-mārgāṇāṃ viśodhitvaṃ patti-karma pracakṣate || 88 ||
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svabhāva-śūram astrajñam aviraktaṃ jita-śramam |
prasiddha-kṣatriya-prāyaṃ balaṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ viduḥ || 89 ||
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yathā prabhu-kṛtān mānād yudhyante bhuvi mānavāḥ |
na tathā bahubhir dattair draviṇair api bhūpate || 90 ||
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varam alpa-balaṃ sāraṃ na kuryān muṇḍa-maṇḍalīm |
kuryād asāra-bhaṅgo hi sāra-bhaṅgam api sphuṭam || 91 ||
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aprasādo 'nadhiṣṭhānaṃ deyāṃśa-haraṇaṃ ca yat |
kāla-yāpo 'pratīkāras tad vairāgyasya kāraṇam || 92 ||
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apīḍayan balaṃ śatrūñ jigīṣur abhiṣeṇayet |
sukha-sādhyaṃ dviṣāṃ sainyaṃ dīrgha-prayāṇa-pīḍitam || 93 ||
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dāyādād aparo yasmān nāsti bheda-karo dviṣām |
tasmād utthāpayed yatnād dāyādaṃ tasya vidviṣaḥ || 94 ||
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sandhāya yuvarājena yadi vā mukhya-mantriṇā |
antaḥ-prakopaṇaṃ kuryād abhiyoktā sthirātmanaḥ || 95 ||
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krūrāmitraṃ raṇe cāpi bhaṅgaṃ dattvā vighātayet |
athavā go-grahākṛṣṭyā tan-mukhyāśrita-bandhanāt || 96 ||
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svarājyaṃ vāsayed rājā para-deśāpaharaṇāt |
athavā dāna-mānābhyāṃ vāsitaṃ dhanadaṃ hi tat || 97 ||
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ātmodayaḥ para-glānir dvayaṃ nītir itīyatī |
tad ūrīkṛtya kṛtibhir vācaspatyaṃ pratīyate || 98 ||
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anyad ucchṛṅkhalaṃ sattvam anyac chāstra-niyantritam |
sāmānādhikaraṇyaṃ hi tejas-timirayoḥ kutaḥ || 99 ||
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paro 'pi hitavān bandhur bandhur apy ahitaḥ paraḥ |
ahito dehajo vyādhir hitam āraṇyam auṣadham || 100 ||
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āsīd vīra-varo nāma śūdrakasya mahībhṛtaḥ |
sevakaḥ svalpa-kālena sa dadau sutam ātmanaḥ || 101 ||
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dhanāni jīvitaṃ caiva parārthe prājña utsṛjet |
tan-nimitto varaṃ tyāgo vināśe niyate sati || 102 ||
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jāyante ca mriyante ca mad-vidhāḥ kṣudra-jantavaḥ |
anena sadṛśo loke na bhūto na bhaviṣyati || 103 ||
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priyaṃ brūyād akṛpaṇaḥ śūraḥ syād avikatthanaḥ |
dātā nāpātra-varṣī ca pragalbhaḥ syād aniṣṭhuraḥ || 104 ||
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yo 'kāryaṃ kāryavac chāsti sa kiṃ mantrī nṛpecchayā |
varaṃ svāmi-mano-duḥkhaṃ tan-nāśo na tv akāryataḥ || 105 ||
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vaidyo guruś ca mantrī ca yasya rājñaḥ priyaṃvadāḥ |
śarīra-dharma-kośebhyaḥ kṣipraṃ sa parihīyate || 106 ||
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puṇyāl labdhaṃ yad ekena tan mamāpi bhaviṣyati |
hatvā bhikṣuṃ yato mohān nidhy-arthī nāpito hataḥ || 107 ||
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purāvṛtta-kathodgāraiḥ kathaṃ nirṇīyate paraḥ |
syān niṣkāraṇa-bandhur vā kiṃ vā viśvāsa-ghātakaḥ || 108 ||
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lubdhaḥ krūro 'laso 'satyaḥ pramādī bhīrur asthiraḥ |
mūḍho yodhāvamantā ca sukha-cchedyo ripuḥ smṛtaḥ || 109 ||
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dīrgha-vartma-pariśrāntaṃ nady-adri-vana-saṅkulam |
ghorāgni-bhaya-santrastaṃ kṣut-pipāsārditaṃ tathā || 110 ||
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pramattaṃ bhojana-vyagraṃ vyādhi-durbhikṣa-pīḍitam |
asaṃsthitam abhūyiṣṭhaṃ vṛṣṭi-vāta-samākulam || 111 ||
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paṅka-pāṃśu-jalācchannaṃ suvyastaṃ dasyu-vidrutam |
evambhūtaṃ mahīpālaḥ para-sainyaṃ vighātayet || 112 ||
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avaskanda-bhayād rājā prajāgara-kṛta-śramam |
divā-suptaṃ sadā hanyān nidrā-vyākula-sainikam || 113 ||
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na rājyaṃ prāptam ity eva vartitavyam asāmpratam |
śriyaṃ hy avinayo hanti jarā rūpam ivottamam || 114 ||
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dakṣaḥ śriyam adhigacchati pathy āśī kalyatāṃ sukham arogī |
udyukto viyāntaṃ dharmārtha-yaśāṃsi ca vinītaḥ || 115 ||
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avidvān api bhū-pālo vidyā-vṛddhopasevayā |
parāṃ śriyam avāpnoti jalāsanna-tarur yathā || 116 ||
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pāpaṃ strī mṛgayā dyūtam artha-dūṣaṇam eva ca |
vāg-daṇḍayoś ca pāruṣyaṃ vyasanāni mahībhujām || 117 ||
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na sāhasaikānta-rasānuvartinā na cāpy upāyopahatāntarātmanā |
vibhūtayaḥ śakyam avāptum ūrjitā naye ca śaurye ca vasanti sampadaḥ || 118 ||
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ato durnīteḥ phalam idam anubhūyate |
durmantriṇaṃ kam upayānti na nīti-doṣāḥ santāpayanti kam apathya-bhujaṃ na rogāḥ |
kaṃ śrīr na darpayati kaṃ na nihanti mṛtyuḥ kaṃ strī-kṛtā na viṣayāḥ paritāpayanti || 119 ||
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mudaṃ viṣādaḥ śaradaṃ himāgamas tamo vivasvān sukṛtaṃ kṛtaghnatā |
priyopapattiḥ śucam āpadaṃ nayaḥ śriyaḥ samṛddhā api hanti durnayaḥ || 120 ||
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yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śāstraṃ tasya karoti kim |
locanābhyāṃ vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati || 121 ||
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devatāsu gurau goṣu rājasu brāhmaṇeṣu ca |
niyantavyaḥ sadā kopo bāla-vṛddhātureṣu ca || 122 ||
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mantriṇāṃ bhinna-sandhāne bhiṣajāṃ sāṃnipātike |
karmaṇi vyajyate prajñā susthe ko vā na paṇḍitaḥ || 123 ||
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ārambhante'lpam evājñāḥ kāmaṃ vyagrā bhavanti ca |
mahārambhāḥ kṛta-dhiyas tiṣṭhanti ca nirākulāḥ || 124 ||
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yaḥ kākiṇīm apy apatha-prapannāṃ samuddharen niṣka-sahasra-tulyām |
kāleṣu koṭiṣv api mukta-hastas taṃ rāja-siṃhaṃ na jahāti lakṣmīḥ || 125 ||
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kratau vivāhe vyasane ripu-kṣaye yaśaskare karmaṇi mitra-saṅgrahe |
priyāsu nārīṣv adhaneṣu bāndhaveṣv ativyayo nāsti narādhipāṣṭasu || 126 ||
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mūrkhaḥ svalpa-vyaya-trāsāt sarvanāśaṃ karoti hi |
kaḥ sudhīḥ santyajed bhāṇḍaṃ śuklasyaivātisādhvasāt || 127 ||
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parasparajñāḥ saṃhṛṣṭās tyaktuṃ prāṇān suniścitāḥ |
kulīnāḥ pūjitāḥ samyag vijayante dviṣad-balam || 128 ||
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subhaṭāḥ śīla-sampannāḥ saṃhatāḥ kṛta-niścayāḥ |
api pañca-śataṃ śūrā nighnanti ripu-vāhinīm || 129 ||
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śiṣṭair apy avaśeṣajña ugraś ca kṛta-nāśakaḥ |
tyajyate kiṃ punar nānyair yaś cāpy ātmambharir naraḥ || 130 ||
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satyaṃ śauryaṃ dayā tyāgo nṛpasyaite mahā-guṇāḥ |
etais tyakto mahīpālaḥ prāpnoti khalu vācyatām || 131 ||
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yo yena pratibaddhaḥ syāt saha tenodayī vyayī |
sa viśvasto niyoktavyaḥ prāṇeṣu ca dhaneṣu ca || 132 ||
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dhūrtaḥ strī vā śiśur yasya mantriṇaḥ syur mahīpateḥ |
anīti-pavana-kṣipto 'kāryābdhau sa nimajjati || 133 ||
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harṣa-krodhau yatau yasya śāstrārthe pratyayas tathā |
nityaṃ bhṛtyānupekṣā ca tasya syād dhanadā dharā || 134 ||
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yeṣāṃ rājñā saha syātām uccayāpacayau dhruvam |
amātyā iti tān rājā nāvamanyet kadācana || 135 ||
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mahībhujo madāndhasya saṅkīrṇasyeva dantinaḥ |
skhalato hi karālambaḥ suśiṣṭair eva kīyate || 136 ||
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viṣamo 'pi yathā nakraḥ salilān nisṛto vaśaḥ |
vanād vinirgataḥ śūraḥ siṃho 'pi syāc chagālavat || 137 ||
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puraskṛtya balaṃ rājā yodhayed avalokayan |
svāminādhiṣṭhitaḥ śvāpi kiṃ na siṃhāyate dhruvam || 138 ||
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akāla-sahamaty-alpaṃ mūrkha-vyasani-nāyakam |
aguptaṃ bhīru-yodhaṃ ca durga-vyasanam ucyate || 139 ||
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upajāpaś cirārodho 'vaskandas tīvra-pauruṣam |
durgasya laṅghanopāyāś catvāraḥ kathitā ime || 140 ||
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sumantritaṃ suvikrāntaṃ suyuddhaṃ supalāyitam |
kārya-kāle yathā-śakti kuryān na tu vicārayet || 141 ||
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dātā kṣamī guṇa-grāhī svāmī duḥkhena labhyate |
śucir dakṣo 'nuraktaś ca jāne bhṛtyo 'pi durlabhaḥ || 142 ||
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yadi samaram apāsya nāsti mṛtyor bhayam iti yuktam ito 'nyataḥ prayātum |
atha maraṇam avaśyam eva jantoḥ kim iti mudhā malinaṃ yaśaḥ kriyate || 143 ||
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bhave'smin pavanodbhrānta-vīci-vibhrama-bhaṅgure |
jāyate puṇay-yogena parārthe jīvita-vyayaḥ || 144 ||
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svāmy-amātyaś ca rāṣṭraṃ ca durgaṃ kośo balaṃ suhṛt |
rājyāṅgāni prakṛtayaḥ paurāṇāṃ śreṇayo 'pi ca || 145 ||
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prakṛtiḥ svāminaṃ tyaktvā samṛddhāpi na jīvati |
api dhanvantarir vaidyaḥ kiṃ karoti gatāyuṣi || 146 ||
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nareśe jīva-loko 'yaṃ nimīlati nimīlati |
udety udīyamāne ca ravāv iva saroruham || 147 ||
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janayanti sutān gāvaḥ sarvā eva gavākṛtīn |
viṣāṇollikhita-skandhaṃ kācid eva gavāṃ patim || 148 ||
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āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāḥ svāmy-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ |
bhartṛ-bhaktāḥ kṛtajñāś ca te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ || 149 ||
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yatra tatra hataḥ śūraḥ śatrubhiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ |
akṣayān labhate lokān yadi klaibyaṃ na gacchati || 150 ||
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vigrahaḥ kari-turaṅga-pattibhir no kadāpi bhavatān mahībhujām |
nīti-mantra-pavanaiḥ samāhatāḥ saṃśrayantu giri-gahvaraṃ dviṣaḥ || 151 ||
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