Mahabharata Book Nine: Shalya, Volume Two (Clay Sanskrit by Vyasa, Justin Meiland
By Vyasa, Justin Meiland
In a single of the main well-known passages in Maha·bh?rata, Dur·y?dhana, the heroic yet improper king of the K?uravas, meets his finish whilst he's dishonorably defeated in conflict via his arch-enemy, Bhima. Framing a desirable account of the sacred websites alongside the river Sar?svati, the duel poignantly portrays the downfall of a as soon as nice hero within the face of a brand new order ruled by means of Krishna, within which the warrior code is dismissed so that it will make sure the predestined triumph of the P?ndavas.Co-published via manhattan college Press and the JJC FoundationFor extra in this name and different titles within the Clay Sanskrit sequence, please stopover at http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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A¯m . tad vacanam . a¯m . abha cint¯am abhyagamat t¯ıvr¯am . ni´sa´sv¯asa ca p¯arthivah.. atha sthit¯an¯am . u¯ n¯am . d¯ın¯an¯am . abha tasm¯ad de´sa¯d apakramya tvarit¯a lubdhak¯a vibho a¯jagmuh. ´sibiram . v¯a Duryodhanam . pam. a¯h. a¯´s ca Bh¯ımasenasya pa´syatah.. avam a¯s¯adya Bh¯ımasenam . ttam . yac ca vai ´srutam. a¯m . dhanam . : «asau Duryodhano r¯ajan vij˜na¯to mama lubdhakaih. sam . stabhya salilam . » 38 ´ dur·yodhana challenged in this water. We should also all tell the wise archer Bhima· sena that Dhrita·rashtra’s son lies in this lake.
Suyodhana! y¯a te vartate buddhir yuddh¯ay’ aˆiva mah¯aAbhuja! y¯a ´su¯ ro ’si Kauravya! y¯a j¯an¯asi sam . garam yas tvam eko hi nah. sarv¯an sam gare yoddhum icchasi! 15 ers, Yuyudh´ana, or your other troops. Standing alone in battle, I will ward you all off in my rage. For humans that are good, it is righteousness that forms the foundation of fame, lord of men. I speak as someone who guards both righteousness and fame in this world. I will rise up and fight you all in battle, confronting you all as you approach me, just as the year confronts the seasons.
R¯aj¯anam . ha r¯ajan! bhadram . y¯amo vayam . par¯an! y¯ami Somak¯an! t¯am . pr¯ıtim a¯pnuy¯am . e! ¯ . .. 34 ´ dur·yodhana challenged “Rise, Your Majesty! Fight with us against Yudhi·shthira! Either conquer and enjoy the earth or die and attain heaven! You have destroyed their entire army, Dur·y´odhana. The remainder of their troops are mostly wounded and are unable to withstand your power, especially if you are protected by us, lord of the people. ” ´ dur·yodhana said: How splendid to see that you bull-like men are alive and that you have escaped from this war between the Pandus and K´auravas, this massacre of human beings!