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UDYOGA PARVA
 
287
 
Then, Duryodhana, standing in reverential
all the kings,
 
attitude, spoke, along with
these words to Bhishma: "May you lead
us, as god Skanda led the gods."
 
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भीष्मः-
'यथैव हि भवन्तो मे तथैव मम पाण्डवाः ।
न त्वेवोत्सादनीया मे पाण्डोः पुत्रा जनाधिप ।
तस्माद् योधान्हनिष्यामि प्रयोगेणायुतं सदा ।
सेनापतिस्त्वहं राजन् समयेनापरेण ते ।
कर्णो वा युध्यतां पूर्वमहं वा पृथिवीपते ॥ '
 
Bhishma—
 
""
 
' As you are to me, so are the Pandavas.
The sons of Pandu ought not to be
destroyed by me. Therefore, I shall kill
a ten thousand warriors (on their side) by
discharging my missiles every time I fight.
King, I will be your generalissimo on
one other condition : Let Karna fight
 
first or myself.' "
 
कर्ण:-
'नाहं जीवति गाङ्गेये राजन् योत्स्ये कथञ्चन ।
हते भीष्मे तु योत्स्यामि सह गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥'