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the guards, embracing Karna with one

hand, as a father would a son, and slowly

looking up at him with love, said this :

 
कौन्तेयस्त्वं न राधेयो विदिवोतो नारदान्मया ।

न च द्वेषोऽस्ति मे तात त्वयि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
 
6
 
THE MAHABHARATA
 

"You are the son of Kunti, not Radha;

so have I known you through Narada.

My son, I tell you in truth,
I have no

hatred towards you.
 

 
'अकस्मात्पाण्डवान् हि त्वं द्विषसीति मतिर्मम ।

तेनासि बहुशो रूक्षं श्रावितः कुरुसंसदि ॥
 

"I think you are hating the Pandavas

for no reason. Therefore, you have been

told harsh words (by me) many times in

the Kuru assembly.
 

 
'जानामि समरे वीर्यं दाने च परमां स्थितिम् ।

सदृशः फल्गुनेनासि कृष्णेन च महात्मना ॥
 

"I know your heroism in battle and

your great and steady practice of munifi-

cence. You are equal to Arjuna and the

great Krishna.