Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /284

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THE MAHABHARATA
 
Laughing and with eyes perturbed with

anger, Krishna then said these words to

Duryodhana in the Kuru assembly:
 

 
'लप्स्यसे वीरशयनं काममेतदवाप्स्यसि ।

स्थिरो भव सहामात्यो विमर्दो भविता महान् ॥
 

" You shall get the hero's death; this

desire of yours, you shall realise; be

steadfast, along with your
counsellors ;
there shall be a great conflict.
 
counsellors ;
 

 
'यच्चैभ्यो याचमानेभ्यः पित्र्यमंशशं न दित्ससि ।

तच्च पाप प्रदाताऽसि भ्रष्टैश्वर्यो निपातितः ॥'
 

"That which you do not like to give

to these Pandavas who beg for their

paternal share, you, sinner, shall give,

fallen and bereift of your power."
 

 
एवं ब्रुवति दाशार्हे धार्तराष्ट्रस्सुयोधनः ।
क्रु
ऋद्धः प्रातिष्ठतोत्थाय महानाग इव श्वसन् ॥

When Krishna was speaking thus,

Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, rose

up in anger and, sighing like a huge

-serpent, departed.