बीरबल की तीरदांजी (बादशाह अकबर और बीरबल)
अकबर ने बीरबल पर व्यंग्य करते हुए कहा – “बीरबल, तुम सिर्फ बातों के तीरंदाज हो, अगर तीन-कमान पकड़कर तीरदांजी करनी पड़े तो हाथ-पांव फूल जाएंगे|”
अध्याय 32
1 [वैषम्पायन]
तूष्णींभूतं तु राजानं शॊचमानं युधिष्ठिरम
तपस्वी धर्मतत्त्वज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनॊ ऽबरवीत
Chapter 26
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.
अध्याय 174
1 [आर्ज]
अस्माकम अनुरूपॊ वै यः सयाद गन्धर्व वेदवित
पुरॊहितस तम आचक्ष्व सर्वं हि विदितं तव
Chapter 61
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Hearing these words of his father, the passionateson of Dhritarashtra inflamed with great wrath, again said these words,of envy, of ‘Thou thinkest the Parthas having the celestials for theirallies, are incapable of being vanquished.
Chapter 146
“Vaisampayana said, ‘The wicked Duryodhana became very pleased when theking, O Bharata, had said so unto Pandavas. And, O bull of Bharata’srace, Duryodhana, then, summoning his counsellor, Purochana in private,took hold of his right hand and said, ‘O Purochana, this world, so fullof wealth, is mine.