Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /463

MAHAPRASTHANA PARVA
 
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युधिष्ठिरः-

'पक्षपातो महानस्या विशेषेण धनञ्जये ॥ '
 
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Yudhisthira-

She had great partiality for Arjuna

especially."
 

 
सहदेवस्ततो विद्वान्त्रिनिपपात महीतले ।
 

तं चापि पतितं दृष्ट्वा भीमो राजानमब्रवीत् ।

'सोऽयं माद्रवतीपुत्रः कस्मान्निपतितो भुवि ॥
 

The learned Sahad eva then fell on the
 

ground. And seeing him also
fallen,
Bhima spoke to king Yudhisthira :
has this son of Madri fallen on the
 
fallen,
 
"Why
 

has this son of Madri fallen on the
ground?
 
"
 
युधिष्ठिरः-

'आत्मनः सदृशं प्राशंज्ञं नैषोऽमन्यत कञ्चन ॥
 

Yudhisthira-

"This Sahadeva considered none
as
learned as himself."
 

 
भीमः-

'रूपेणाप्रतिमो लोके नकुलः पतितो भुवि ॥'
 
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