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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'ननु त्वयाऽपि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवाईसि ।
अयुक्तामात्मनः पूजां त्वं पुनर्बहुमन्यसे ॥
 
"Krishna, should you at least not have
known what honour you
deserve? You
 
esteem an honour which you do not
deserve!
 
.
 
'आह्वये त्वां रणं गच्छ मया सार्धं जनार्दन ।
यावदद्य निहन्मि त्वां सहितं सर्वपाण्डवैः ॥'
 
"I challenge you, Krishna; come for a
fight with me; I shall kill you now, along
with all the Pandavas."
 
इत्युक्ता प्रययौ क्षिप्रं पार्थयज्ञजिघांसया ॥
 
Having spoken thus, Sisupala proceeded
forth, desiring to ruin the sacrifice of
the Pandavas.
 
ततश्चक्रगदापाणिः केशवः केशिहा हरिः ।
चिच्छेद च सुनीथस्य शिरश्चक्रेण संयुगे ॥
 
Then, Krishna, armed with the discus
and the mace, the destroyer of (the Asura)
Kesin, cut off with his discus Sunitha's
(Sisupala's) head in the fight.