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THE MAHABHARATA
"Of these two, that which you, Arjuna,
view as dearer to you, you choose first ;
for, according to principle, your wish must
be fulfilled first."
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ।
अयुध्यमानं सङ्गामे वरयामास केशवम् ॥
So told by Krishna, Arjuna chose
Krishna who would not fight in the war.
दुर्योधनस्तु तत्सैन्यं सर्वमावारयत्तदा ।
कृष्णं चापहृतं शात्वा संप्राप परमां मुदम् ॥
And Duryodhana chose the whole of
Krishna's army; seeing Krishna deprived
( of his army ), he was immensely pleased.
अर्जुन:-
"
सारथ्यं तु त्वया कार्यमिति मे मानसं सदा ।
चिररात्रेप्सितं कामं तद् भवान् कर्तुमर्हति ॥ '
Arjuna-
"You must be my charioteer.' So has
my mind wished always. That long-
cherished wish, you must fulfil."
THE MAHABHARATA
"Of these two, that which you, Arjuna,
view as dearer to you, you choose first ;
for, according to principle, your wish must
be fulfilled first."
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ।
अयुध्यमानं सङ्गामे वरयामास केशवम् ॥
So told by Krishna, Arjuna chose
Krishna who would not fight in the war.
दुर्योधनस्तु तत्सैन्यं सर्वमावारयत्तदा ।
कृष्णं चापहृतं शात्वा संप्राप परमां मुदम् ॥
And Duryodhana chose the whole of
Krishna's army; seeing Krishna deprived
( of his army ), he was immensely pleased.
अर्जुन:-
"
सारथ्यं तु त्वया कार्यमिति मे मानसं सदा ।
चिररात्रेप्सितं कामं तद् भवान् कर्तुमर्हति ॥ '
Arjuna-
"You must be my charioteer.' So has
my mind wished always. That long-
cherished wish, you must fulfil."