Chapter 87
“Yudhishthira said, ‘How, O king, may a kingdom be consolidated, and howshould it be protected? I desire to know this. Tell me all this, O bullof Bharata’s race!’
“Yudhishthira said, ‘How, O king, may a kingdom be consolidated, and howshould it be protected? I desire to know this. Tell me all this, O bullof Bharata’s race!’
एक बार एक सियार भोजन की तलाश में भटक रहा था| आज का दिन उसके लिए बहुत बुरा साबित हुआ था, क्यों की उसे खाने को कुछ भी नहीं मिला था|
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कथं नु मुक्तः पृथिवीं चरेद अस्मद्विधॊ नृपः
नित्यं कैश च गुणैर युक्तः सङ्गपाशाद विमुच्यते
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एकः शास्ता न दवितीयॊ ऽसति शास्ता; यथा नियुक्तॊ ऽसमि तथा चरामि
हृद्य एष तिष्ठन पुरुषः शास्ति शास्ता; तेनैव युक्तः परवणाद इवॊदकम
“Bhishma said, ‘Then, O chief of the Bharatas, approaching my mother,that daughter of the Dasa clan, and saluting that parent of heroes, Isaid these words,–Having vanquished all the kings, these daughters ofthe ruler of Kasi, having beauty alone for their dowry, have beenabducted by me for the sake of Vichitravirya!–
“Sanjaya said, ‘Hearing the twang of Bhimasena’s bow and the sound of hispalms, the son of Radha could not brook it, like an infuriated elephantincapable of brooking the roars of an infuriated rival.
Vaisampayana said, “Having fallen into distress, those princes thusobtained at last a pleasant habitation in that forest. And there in thosewoods abounding with Sala trees and washed by the Saraswati, they whowere like so many Indras, began to sport themselves.
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नेदं कृच्छ्रम अनुप्राप्तॊ भवान सयाद वसुधाधिप
यद्य अहं दवारकायां सयां राजन संनिहितः पुरा
“Sanjaya said, ‘After those three car-warriors had left that spot, thePandavas arrived at that lake within which Duryodhana was restinghimself.