matau yah poochhat bhootalarai.
sunau pitamah bhishhm, mam guru, kijai kaun upai ?
’ut arjun aru bhim pandu-sut, dou bar bir ganbhir.
it bhagadatt, dron, bhoorishray, tum senapati dhir.
je je jat, parat te bhootal, jhyauan jhvala-gat chir.
kaun sahai, janiyat nahian, hot bir nirbir.‘
’jab tosauan samujhai kahi nrip, tab te kari n kan.
pavak jatha dahat sabahi dal tool-sumeru-saman.
avigat, avinasi, purushottam haankat rath kai an.
acharaj kaha parth jau bedhai, tini lok ik ban.‘
’ab tau hauan taki aau, soi rajayasu dijai.
jataian rahai chhatrapan merau, soi mantr kachhu kijai.
ja sahai paandav-dal jitauan, arjun kau rath lijai.
nataru kutuanb sakal sanhari kai kaun kaj ab khijai ?’
’terai kaj karauan purusharath, jatha jiv ghat mahian.
yah n kahauan ran chadhi jitauan, mo mati nahian, avagahi.
ajahooan cheti, kahayau kari merau, kahat pasare bahian.
sooradas saravari ko karihai, prabhu parath dvai nahi’...269..