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Upasargadhyayanam
Tṛtīyopasargaparijñādhyayana
Prathamoddeśakaḥ
Sūraṃ maṇṇai appāṇaṃ, jāva jeya na passatī. Jujhantaṃ daḍhadhammāṇaṃ, sisuipālo va mahārathaṃ ॥1॥
Chāyā - Śūraṃ manyate ātmānaṃ yāvajjetāraṃ na paśyati.
Yudhyantaṃ dṛḍhadharmāṇaṃ śiśupāla iva mahāratham ॥
Anuvāda - The cowardly person considers himself a hero as long as he does not see the victorious person. When he sees the victorious person, he is destroyed just like Śiśupāla, the great warrior, when he saw Kṛṣṇa.
Ṭīkā - Kaścilllaghuprākṛtiḥ saṃgrāme samupasthite śūra mātmānaṃ manyate-nistoyāmbuda ivātmaślāghā pravaṇo vāgbhirvisphūrjan garjati, tad yathā-na mat-kalpaḥ parānīke kaścit subhato'stīti, evaṃ tāvad garjati yāvat puro'vasthitaṃ prodyatāsiṃ jetāraṃ na paśyati, tathā coktam -
"tāvad gajaḥ prastutadānagaṇḍaḥ karoty akālāmbuda-garjitāni.
yāvan na siṃhasya guhāstha-līṣu lāṅgala-visphōṭa-ravaṃ śṛṇoti ॥1॥" na dṛṣṭāntam antarena prāyo lokasyārthāvagamo bhavat ītyatas tad avagamaye dṛṣṭāntam āha-yathā mādrīsutaḥ śiśupālo vāsudevad arśanāt prāg ātmaślāghā pradhānaṃ garjitavān, paścāc ca yugyamānaṃ-śastrāṇi vyāpārayantaṃ dṛḍhaḥ- samartho dharmaḥ svabhāvaḥ saṃgrāmābhaṅgarūpo yasya sa tathā taṃ mahān ratho'syeti mahārāthaḥ, sa ca prakramād atra nārāyaṇas taṃ yudhyamānaṃ dṛṣṭvā prāg arjanāḥ pradhāno'pi kṣobhaṃ gataḥ, evaṃmuttaratra dāntike'pi yojanīyam iti. Bhāvārthas tu kathānakād vaseyaḥ, tac cedaṃ-vasudeva-susāeṃsuo damaghōṣaṇa-rāhiveṇa maddīe. Jāo caubhuo'bhuyabalakalīo kalahapaṭṭaṭṭho ॥1॥ datīṇa tao jaṇaṇī caubhuyaṃ puttam abbhuyamaṇagccha. Bhayaharisa-vimhayamuhī pucchaiṇemittiyaṃ sahāsā ॥2॥ṇemittieṇa muṇīūṇa sāhiyaṃ tīi haṭṭhahiyadāe. Jaha esa tubbha putto mahābalo dujao samāre ॥3॥ eassa ya jaṃ daṭṭhaṃ hoi sābhāviyaṃ bhuyājuyalaṃ. Hohī tao ciya bhayaṃ sutassa te natthi sandēho ॥4॥ sāvi bhayaveviraṃgī puttaṃ daṃsēi jāva kaṇhassa. Tāvacciya tassa ṭhiyaṃ payaitthaṃ varabhuyājuyalaṃ ॥5॥ to kaṇhassa piucchā. puttaṃ pāḍēi pāya pīḍhaṃmi. Avarahā khāmaṇatthaṃ sōvi sayaṃ se khamissamī ॥6॥ sisuipālo vi hu juvvaṇamaeṇa nārāyaṇaṃ asabbhehi. Vayaṇehi bhaṇai sōvihu khamēi khāmāe samatthōvi ॥7॥ avarahāsae puṇṇe vārijanto ṇa ciṭṭhai jāhe. Kaṇhēṇa tao chinnāṃ cakkeṇaṃ uttamaṃgaṃ se ॥8॥