प्रभावं पौरुषं बुद्धिं जिज्ञासन्त्या मया तव ॥
उल्लपन्त्या समाश्वासं बलवान् इव दुर्बलम् ॥
यद्य् एतत् संविजानासि यदि सम्यग् ब्रवीम्य् अहम् ॥
कृत्वासौम्यम् इवात्मानं जयायोत्तिष्ठ संजय ॥
अस्ति नः कोशनिचयो महान् अविदितस् तव ॥
तम् अहं वेद नान्यस् तम् उपसंपादयामि ते ॥
सन्ति नैकशता भूयः सुहृदस् तव संजय ॥
सुखदुःखसहा वीर शतार्हा अनिवर्तिनः ॥
तादृशा हि सहाया वै पुरुषस्य बुभूषतः ॥
ईषद् उज्जिहतः किं चित् सचिवाः शत्रुकर्शनाः ॥
prabhāvaṃ pauruṣaṃ buddhiṃ jijñāsantyā mayā tava ||
ullapantyā samāśvāsaṃ balavān iva durbalam ||
yady etat saṃvijānāsi yadi samyag bravīmy aham ||
kṛtvāsaumyam ivātmānaṃ jayāyottiṣṭha saṃjaya ||
asti naḥ kośanicayo mahān aviditas tava ||
tam ahaṃ veda nānyas tam upasaṃpādayāmi te ||
santi naikaśatā bhūyaḥ suhṛdas tava saṃjaya ||
sukhaduḥkhasahā vīra śatārhā anivartinaḥ ||
tādṛśā hi sahāyā vai puruṣasya bubhūṣataḥ ||
īṣad ujjihataḥ kiṃ cit sacivāḥ śatrukarśanāḥ ||
'I was testing your strength, your manly courage, and your intellect, speaking harshly as the strong reassure the weak. If you understand this, and if I speak rightly, then make yourself stern and rise up for victory, O Sanjaya. We have a great store of treasure, hidden from you; I alone know it, and no one else, and I will deliver it to you. You have not one but many hundreds of friends, O Sanjaya — heroes who share joy and sorrow alike, each worth a hundred, and who do not turn back. Such are the allies, counselors, and tormentors of the enemy that a man needs who wishes to rise and pull himself even a little out of adversity.'
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The conclusion of the story of Vidula shows the practical side of kshatriya dharma: a ruler must not display brokenness, for his steadfastness determines his circle of allies, his kingdom, and his very capacity to restore order.