Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /317

BHISHMA PARVA
 
Drona -
 

"King, victory is certain for you for

whom Krishna is the counsellor.
 
is Krishna and
 
where
Dharma is,
 
is Krishna and where
Krishna is, is victory."
 
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अनुमान्य तमाचार्ययं प्रायाच्छारद्वतं प्रति ।

तं गौतमः प्रत्युवाच 'युध्यस्त्र जयमाप्नुहि ' ॥
 
Where

Taking the permission of his preceptor,
Yudhisthira where
 
Taking the ent towards Kripermission of his a, and Kripreceptor,
Yudhisthira went towards Kripa, and Kripa
a
told him : "Fight and attain victory."
 
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अनुमान्याथ कौन्तेयो मातुलं मद्रकेश्वरम् ।

निर्जगाम महासैन्याद् भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥
 

Taking then the permission of his uncle,

king of the Madrakas, ( Salya),

Yudhisthira went out of that huge army,

surrounded by his brothers.
 
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वासुदेवस्तु, राधेयमुवाचेदं गदाग्रजः ।

'श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात्किल न योत्स्यसे ।

अस्मान्वरय राधेय यावद्भीष्मो न हन्यते ॥
 

Krishna told this to Karna :"Karna, I

heard that you would not fight because of
 
Krishna told this to Karna
your hatred towards Bhishma. Choose us:
heard that you would not fight
your hatred toward
( our side) for such time as Bhishma. Choose us:
( our side) for such time as Bhishma is not
is not
killed."