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THE MAHABHARATA
 
"When the battle is fought and finished,

there shall be mutual friendship between

us. Those who have gone out of the ranks

shall never be killed. One mounted on a

chariot shall be fought by one on a chariot,

one on an elephant with an elephant, one
on a horse with a horse, and a footsoldier

on a horse with a horse, and a footsoldier
only by a footsoldier. One engaged with

another, one inattentive, or disinclined to

fight or one who has turned away from the

field, one who has lost his weapons and

one without armour shall never be killed."
 

 
बृहवींतीं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सेनां दृष्ट्वा समुद्यताम् ।

विषादमगमद्राजा विवर्णोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् ॥
 

Seeing the huge army of Duryodhana

ready for the battle, king Yudhisthira

became sad and with a pale face, told

Arjuna:
 
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धनञ्जय कथं शक्यमस्माभिर्योद्धुमाहवे ।

घार्तराष्ट्रैर्महाबाहो येषां योद्धा पितामहः ॥'
 

Mighty Arjuna! how can we fight the

warriors on Dhritarashtra's side for whom

(our) grandfather, Bhishma, fights."