Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /297

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घृधृतराष्ट्रकुले कृष्ण भुक्तं राज्यमकण्टकम् ।

मां च कृष्ण समासाद्य विग्रहश्चापि पाण्डवैः ॥
 
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Krishna, living in DYOGA PARVA
 
Krishnahritarashtra's family, liv
freely has the king in Dhritarashtra's familydom been enjoyed by me;
and on my strength,
freely has the kingdom been enjoyed by me;
and on my strength, quarrel with the

Pandavas was picked up ( by Duryodhana).

 
'अनृतं नोत्सहे कर्तुतुं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः ॥
 

"I will not bear proving faithless to the

intelligent Duryodhana,
 
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'यदि ह्यद्य न गच्छेयं द्वैरथं सव्यसाचिना ।

अकीर्तिस्स्याद्धृषीकेश मम पार्थस्य चोभयोः ॥
 

" If I do not meet Arjuna in duel now,

there will be infamy, Krishna, for both

myself and Arjuna.
 

 
'यदि जानाति मां राजा धर्मात्मा संयतेन्द्रियः।

कुन्त्याः प्रथमजं पुत्रं न स
 
राज्यं ग्रहीष्यति ॥
 

"If the righteous Yudhisthira of controlled

senses knows me as the eldest son of

Kunti, he will not take the kingdom.
 

 
'प्राप्य चापि महद्राज्यं तदहं [मधुसूदन]।

स्फीतं दुर्योधनायैव संप्रदद्याम् [अरिन्दम ] ।