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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'ननु त्वयाऽपि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवार्हसि ।

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.