अध्याय 261
1 [य]
उक्तं भगवता जन्म रामादीनां पृथक पृथक
परस्थान कारणं बरह्मञ शरॊतुम इच्छामि कथ्यताम
“Bhishma said, The next morning, king Janaka, O Bharata, accompanied byhis minister and the whole household, came to Suka, placing his priest inthe van.
1 [युधिस्ठिर]
शरॊतुम इच्छामि भगवन विस्तरेण महामुने
राजधर्मान दविजश्रेष्ठ चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य चाखिलान
महात्मा भीष्म आदर्श पितृभक्त, आदर्श सत्यप्रतिज्ञ, शास्त्रोंके महान् ज्ञाता तथा परम भगवद्भक्त थे| इनके पिता भारतवर्षके चक्रवर्ती सम्राट् महाराज शान्तनु तथा माता भगवती गङ्ग थीं|
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
1 [स]
उलूकस्य वचः शरुत्वा कुन्तीपुत्रॊ युधिष्ठिरः
सेनां निर्यापयाम आस धृष्टद्युम्नपुरॊगमाम
“Duryodhana said, ‘Fear not, O king. Nor shouldest thou grieve for us. Omonarch, O lord, we are quite able to vanquish the foe in battle.
“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Beholding the Pandavas and the son ofDhritarashtra accomplished in arms, Drona thought the time had come whenhe could demand the preceptorial fee.