bhISma uvAca
kalAMzAstAtayujyantemuhUrtAzcadinAnica
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evaMkAlavibhAgenakAlacakraMpravartate
teSAMkAlAtirekeNajyotiSAMcavyatikramAt
paJcamepaJcamevarSedvaumAsAvupajAyataH
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trayodazAnAMvarSANAmitimevartatematiH
sarvaMyathAvaccaritaMyadyadebhiHparizrutam
evametaddhruvaMjJAtvAtatobIbhatsurAgataH
sarvecaivamahAtmAnaHsarvedharmArthakovidAH
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tadaivatehivikrAntumISuHkauravanandanAH
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prAptetukAleprAptavyaMnotsRjeyurnararSabhAH
apivajrabhRtAguptaMtathAvIryAhipANDavAH
pratiyudhyAmasamaresarvazastrabhRtAMvaram
tasmAdyadatrakalyANaMlokesadbhiranuSThitam
tatsaMvidhIyatAMkSipraMmAnohyartho'tigAtparAn
nahipazyAmisaMgrAmekadAcidapikaurava
ekAntasiddhiMrAjendrasaMprAptazcadhanaMjayaH
saMpravRttetusaMgrAmebhAvAbhAvaujayAjayau
avazyamekaMspRzatodRSTametadasaMzayam
tasmAdyuddhAvacarikaMkarmavAdharmasaMhitam
kriyatAmAzurAjendrasaMprAptohidhanaMjayaH
duryodhana uvAca
nAhaMrAjyaMpradAsyAmipANDavAnAMpitAmaha
yuddhAvacArikaMyattutacchIghraMsaMvidhIyatAm
bhISma uvAca
atrayAmAmakIbuddhiHzrUyatAMyadirocate
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tato'parazcaturbhAgogAHsamAdAyagacchatu
vayaMtvardhenasainyenapratiyotsyAmapANDavam
matsyaMvApunarAyAtamathavApizatakratum
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kRpaHzAradvatodhImAnpArzvaMrakSatudakSiNam
agrataHsUtaputrastukarNastiSThatudaMzitaH
ahaMsarvasyasainyasyapazcAtsthAsyAmipAlayan