Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.159
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7.159.1
उदीर्यमाणं तद्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ।
अविषह्यं च मन्वानः कर्णं दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ७.१५९.१ ॥
Seeing the great Pāṇḍava army advancing, and deeming it unbearable, Duryodhana spoke to Karṇa.
7.159.2
अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो मित्राणां मित्रवत्सल ।
त्रायस्व समरे कर्ण सर्वान्योधान्महारथान् ॥ ७.१५९.२ ॥
O lover of friends, that time has come. Karṇa, protect all the warriors and great charioteers in battle.
7.159.3
पाञ्चालैर्मत्स्यकैकेयैः पाण्डवैश्च महारथैः ।
वृतान्समन्तात्सह्क्रुद्धैर्निः श्वसद्भिरिवोरगैः ॥ ७.१५९.३ ॥
Surrounded on all sides by the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, Kaikeyas, and the great charioteers of the Pāṇḍavas, enraged and hissing like serpents.
7.159.4
एते नदन्ति संहृष्टाः पाण्डवा जितकाशिनः ।
शक्रोपमाश्च बहवः पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजाः ॥ ७.१५९.४ ॥
These Pāṇḍavas, thinking themselves victorious, roar in delight, and many chariot-divisions of the Pāñcālas, like Indra.
7.159.5
परित्रातुमिह प्राप्तो यदि पार्थं पुरन्दरः ।
तमप्याशु पराजित्य ततो हन्ताऽस्मि पाण्डवम् ॥ ७.१५९.५ ॥
Even if Indra, the destroyer of cities, has come here to protect Pārtha, I will quickly defeat him too, and then I shall slay that Pāṇḍava.
7.159.6
सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि समाश्वसिहि भारत ।
हन्तास्मि पाण्डुतनयान्पाञ्चालांश्च समागतान् ॥ ७.१५९.६ ॥
Truly I vow to you, O Bhārata: take comfort. I shall slay the sons of Pāṇḍu and the Pāñcālas who have assembled here.
7.159.7
जयं ते प्रतिदास्यामि वासवस्येव पावकिः ।
प्रियं तव मया कार्यमिति जीवामि पार्थिव ॥ ७.१५९.७ ॥
Just as the son of Fire gave victory to Vāsava, so I will give you victory. O king, I live only so that I may do what is dear to you.
7.159.8
सर्वेषामेव पार्थानां फल्गुनो बलवत्तरः ।
तस्यामोघां विमोक्ष्यामिशक्तिं शक्रविनिर्मितां ॥ ७.१५९.८ ॥
Of all the sons of Pṛthā, Phalguna (Arjuna) is the mightiest. Upon him I will release that unfailing power, made by Śakra (Indra).
7.159.9
तस्मिन्हते महेष्वासे भ्रातरस्तस्य मानद ।
तव वश्या भविष्यन्ति वनं यास्यन्ति वा पुनः ॥ ७.१५९.९ ॥
O great archer, bestower of honor, when he has been slain, his brothers will become subject to you, or they will go again to the forest.
7.159.10
मयि जीवति कौरव्य विषादं मा कृथाः क्वचित् ।
अहं जेष्यामि समरे सहितान्सर्वपाण्डवान् ॥ ७.१५९.१० ॥
O Kaurava, while I am alive, never give way to despair. In battle I will conquer all the Pāṇḍavas gathered together.
7.159.11
पाञ्चालान्केकयांश्चैव वृष्णींश्चापि समागतान् ।
बाणौघैः शकलीकृत्य तव दास्यामि मेदिनीम् ॥ ७.१५९.११ ॥
Having cut the Pāñcālas, the Kekayas, and even the Vṛṣṇis who have assembled, into pieces with floods of arrows, I will give you this earth.
7.159.12
एवं ब्रुवाणं कर्णं तु कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत् ।
स्मयन्निव महाबाहुः सूतपुत्रमिदं वचः ॥ ७.१५९.१२ ॥
As Karṇa spoke thus, Kṛpa, son of Śāradvata, the mighty-armed one, smiling as it were, said these words to the son of a charioteer.
7.159.13
शोभनं शोभनं कर्ण सनाथः कुरुपुङ्गवः ।
त्वया नाथेन राधेय वचसा यदि सिध्यति ॥ ७.१५९.१३ ॥
"Excellent, excellent, Karṇa! If it is accomplished by your word alone, then the bull of the Kurus, having you as his lord, is indeed protected."
7.159.14
बहुशः कत्थसे कर्ण कौरवस्य समीपतः ।
न तु ते विक्रमः कश्चिद्दृश्यते फलमेव वा ॥ ७.१५९.१४ ॥
"Karṇa, you boast again and again in the presence of the Kaurava, yet no prowess of yours is seen, nor even its fruit."
7.159.15
समागमः पाण्डुसुतैर्दृष्टस्ते बहुशो युधि ।
सर्वत्र निर्जितश्चासि पाण्डवैः सूतनन्दन ॥ ७.१५९.१५ ॥
"You have met the sons of Pāṇḍu in battle many times, O son of the charioteer, and everywhere you have been defeated by the Pāṇḍavas."
7.159.16
हियमाणे तदा कर्ण गन्धर्वैर्धृतराष्ट्रजे ।
तदाऽयुध्यन्त सैन्यानि त्वमेकोऽग्रेऽपलायिथाः ॥ ७.१५९.१६ ॥
"Karṇa, when the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were being carried off by the Gandharvas, then the armies fought, but you alone fled from the very front."
7.159.17
विराटनगरे चापि समेताः सर्वकौरवाः ।
पार्थेन निर्जिता युद्धे त्वं च कर्ण सहानुजः ॥ ७.१५९.१७ ॥
"Karṇa, at the city of Virāṭa all the Kauravas who had gathered were defeated in battle by Pārtha, and you too, together with your younger brother, were defeated."
7.159.18
एकस्याप्यसमर्थस्त्वं फल्गुनस्य रणाजिरे ।
कथमुत्सहसे जेतुं सकृष्णान्सर्वपाण्डवान् ॥ ७.१५९.१८ ॥
"Unable even to withstand the single Phalguna (Arjuna) on the battlefield, how do you dare to conquer all the Pāṇḍavas together with Kṛṣṇa?"
7.159.19
अब्रुवन्कर्ण युध्यस्व कत्थसे बहु सूतज ।
अनुक्त्वा विक्रमेद्यस्तु तद्वै सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥ ७.१५९.१९ ॥
They said: Karṇa, fight! Son of a charioteer, you boast much. He who is praised for valour acts without speaking; that is the vow of good men.
7.159.20
गर्जित्वा सूतपुत्र त्वं शारदाभ्र इवाजलः ।
निष्फलो दृश्यसे कर्ण तच्च राजा न बुध्यते ॥ ७.१५९.२० ॥
Having roared, you appear fruitless, Karṇa, son of a charioteer, like an autumn cloud without water; and the king does not understand this.
7.159.21
तावद्गर्जस्व राधेय यावत्पार्थं न पश्यसि ।
आरात्पार्थं हि ते दृष्ट्वा दुर्लभं गर्जितं पुनः ॥ ७.१५९.२१ ॥
O son of Rādhā, roar on as long as you do not see Pārtha; for once you have seen Pārtha from afar, your roaring again will be rare.
7.159.22
त्वमनासाद्य तान्बाणान्फल्गुनस्य विगर्जसि ।
पार्थसायकविंद्धस्य दुर्लभं गर्जितं तव ॥ ७.१५९.२२ ॥
Without reaching those arrows of Phalguna (Arjuna), you roar; when pierced by Pārtha's arrows, your roaring will be rare.
7.159.23
बाहुभिः क्षत्रियाः शूरा वाग्भिः शूरा द्विजातयः ।
धनुषा फल्गुनः शूरः कर्णः शूरो मनोरथैः।
तोषितो येन रुद्रोऽपि कः पार्थं प्रतिघातयेत् ॥ ७.१५९.२३ ॥
Warriors are brave by their arms, twice-born men are brave by their words; Phalguna is brave by his bow, Karṇa is brave by his wishes. Who could strike back at Pārtha, who pleased even Rudra?
7.159.24
एवं संरुषितस्तेन तदा शारद्वतेन ह ।
कर्णः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः कृपं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.१५९.२४ ॥
Thus provoked by the son of Śaradvat (Kṛpa), Karṇa, best of fighters, then spoke these words to Kṛpa.
7.159.25
शूरा गर्जन्ति सततं प्रावृषीव वलाहकाः ।
फलं चाशु प्रयच्छन्ति बीजमुप्तमनूषरे ॥ ७.१५९.२५ ॥
Heroes thunder constantly, like rain-clouds in the monsoon, and seed sown in fertile ground quickly yields fruit.
7.159.26
दोषमत्र न पश्यामि शूराणां रणमूर्धनि ।
तत्तद्विकत्थमानानां भारं चोद्वहतां मृधे ॥ ७.१५९.२६ ॥
I see no fault in heroes at the forefront of battle who boast of themselves as they bear the burden of war.
7.159.27
यं भारं पुरुषो वोढुं मनसा हि व्यवस्यति ।
दैवमस्य ध्रुवं तत्र साहाय्यायोपपद्यते ॥ ७.१५९.२७ ॥
For whatever burden a man resolves in his mind to bear, fate surely comes forward to help him in it.
7.159.28
व्यवसायद्वितीयोऽहं मनसा भारमुद्वहन् ।
हत्वा पाण्डुसुतानाजौ सकृष्णान्सहसात्वतान्।
गर्जामि यद्यहं विप्र तव किं तत्र नश्यति ॥ ७.१५९.२८ ॥
With my own resolve as my second, bearing this burden in my mind, I roar that I will slay the sons of Pāṇḍu in battle, together with Kṛṣṇa and the Sātvatas; O brāhmaṇa, if I roar thus, what of yours is lost there?
7.159.29
वृथा शूरा न गर्जन्ति सजला इव तोयदाः ।
सामर्थ्यमात्मनो ज्ञात्वा ततो गर्जन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ ७.१५९.२९ ॥
Heroes do not roar in vain, like rain-laden clouds; the wise roar only after knowing their own strength.
7.159.30
सोऽहमद्य रणे यत्तौ सहितौ कृष्मपाण्डवौ ।
उत्सहामि रणे जेतुं ततो गर्जामि गौतम ॥ ७.१५९.३० ॥
Therefore I am able today to conquer Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍavas, who stand united and ready in battle; that is why I roar, O Gautama.
7.159.31
पश्य त्वं गर्जितस्यास्य फलं मे विप्र सानुगान् ।
हत्वा पाण्डुसुतानाजौ सहकृष्णान्ससात्वतान्।
दुर्योधनाय दास्यामि पृथिवीं हतकण्टकाम् ॥ ७.१५९.३१ ॥
Behold, O brahmin, the fruit of this roar of mine: having slain in battle the sons of Pāṇḍu, together with Kṛṣṇa and the Sātvatas and their followers, I will give Duryodhana the earth, its thorns destroyed.
7.159.32
मनोरथप्रलापा मे न ग्राह्यास्तव सूतज ॥ ७.१५९.३२ ॥
Your fantasies of desire are not to be taken up by me, O son of a charioteer.
7.159.33
सदा क्षिपसि वै कृष्णौ धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम् ।
ध्रुवस्तत्र जयः कर्ण यत्र युद्धविशारदौ ॥ ७.१५९.३३ ॥
You always revile the two Kṛṣṇas and Dharmarāja, the Pāṇḍava, O Karṇa. Victory is not certain where those two skilled in war are present.
7.159.34
देवगन्धर्वयक्षाणां मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम् ।
दंशितानामपि रणे अजेयौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥ ७.१५९.३४ ॥
Even against armored hosts of gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, humans, serpents and rākṣasas, Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍavas are invincible in battle.
7.159.35
ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवाग्दान्तो गुरुदैवतपूजकः ।
नित्यं धर्मरतश्चैव कृतास्त्रश्च विशेषतः ॥ ७.१५९.३५ ॥
He is devoted to brahmins, truthful, self-controlled, a worshipper of teachers and deities, always delighting in dharma, and especially skilled in weapons.
7.159.36
धृतिमांश्च कृतज्ञश्च धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
भ्रातरश्चास्य बलिनः सर्वास्त्रेषु कृतश्रमाः ॥ ७.१५९.३६ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, is steadfast and grateful, and his brothers are mighty, having toiled in all weapons.
7.159.37
गुरुवृत्तिरताः प्राज्ञा धर्मनित्या यशस्विनः ।
सम्बन्धिनश्चेन्द्रवीर्याः स्वनुर्ताः प्रहारिणः ॥ ७.१५९.३७ ॥
Devoted to the service of their teachers, wise, ever steadfast in dharma, renowned, kinsmen, of Indra's valour, loyal, and skilled strikers.
7.159.38
धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च दौर्मुखिर्जनमेजयः ।
चन्द्रसेनो रुद्रसेनः कीर्तिधर्मा ध्रुवो धरः ॥ ७.१५९.३८ ॥
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, Daurmukhi, Janamejaya, Candrasena, Rudrasena, Kīrtidharmā, Dhruva and Dhara.
7.159.39
वसुचन्द्रो दामचन्द्रः सिंहचन्द्रः सुतेजनः ।
द्रुपदस्य तथा पुत्रा द्रुपदश्च महास्त्रवित् ॥ ७.१५९.३९ ॥
Vasucandra, Dāmacandra, Siṃhacandra, Sutejana, the sons of Drupada, and Drupada himself, knower of great weapons.
7.159.40
येषामर्थाय संयत्तो मत्स्यराजः सहानुजः ।
शतानीकः सूर्यदत्तः श्रुतानीकः श्रुतध्वजः ॥ ७.१५९.४० ॥
For whose sake the king of Matsya stands ready with his younger brothers: Śatānīka, Sūryadatta, Śrutānīka and Śrutadhvaja.
7.159.41
बलानीको जयानीको जयाश्वो रथवाहनः ।
चन्द्रोदयः समरथो विराटभ्रातरः शुभाः ॥ ७.१५९.४१ ॥
Balānīka, Jayānīka, Jayāśva the charioteer, Candrodaya and Samaratha — the auspicious brothers of Virāṭa.
7.159.42
यमौ च द्रौपदेयाश्च राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः ।
येषामर्थाय युध्यन्ते न तेषां विद्यते क्षयः ॥ ७.१५९.४२ ॥
The twins, the sons of Draupadī, and the rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca — for whose sake they fight, there is no destruction.
7.159.43
एते चान्ये च बहवो गणाः पाण्डुसुतस्य वै ॥ ७.१५९.४३ ॥
These and many other troops belong indeed to the son of Pāṇḍu.
7.159.44
कामं खलु जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् ।
सयक्षराक्षसगणं सभूतभुजगद्विपम्।
निःशेषमस्त्रवीर्येण कुर्वाते भीमफल्गुनौ ॥ ७.१५९.४४ ॥
Indeed Bhīma and Phalguna, by the might of their weapons, would utterly destroy the entire world, with gods, asuras and men, with hosts of yakṣas and rākṣasas, with beings, serpents and elephants.
7.159.45
युधिष्ठिरश्च पृथिवीं निर्दहेद्धोरचक्षुषा ॥ ७.१५९.४५ ॥
And Yudhiṣṭhira could burn up the earth with his fierce gaze.
7.159.46
अप्रमेयबलः शौरिर्येषामर्थे च दंशितः ।
कथं तान्संयुगे कर्ण जेतुमुत्सहसे परान् ॥ ७.१५९.४६ ॥
For whose sake Śauri (Kṛṣṇa) of immeasurable strength stands girded for battle, how, O Karṇa, do you dare to conquer those enemies in war?
7.159.47
महानपनयस्त्वेष नित्यं हि तव सूतज ।
यस्त्वमुत्सहसे योद्धुं समरे शौरिणा सह ॥ ७.१५९.४७ ॥
This is a great folly of yours, O son of a charioteer, that you always dare to fight with Śauri in battle.
7.159.48
एवमुक्तस्तु राधेयः प्रहसन्भरतर्षभ ।
अब्रवीच्च तदा कर्णो गुरं शारद्वतं कृपम् ॥ ७.१५९.४८ ॥
Thus addressed, Karṇa, the son of Rādhā, laughing, O bull of the Bharatas, then spoke to his teacher Kṛpa of Śāradvat.
7.159.49
सत्यमुक्तं त्वया ब्रह्मन्पाण्डवान्प्रति यद्वचः ।
एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणाः पाण्डुसुतेषु वै ॥ ७.१५९.४९ ॥
Brahmin, what you have said about the Pāṇḍavas is true; these and many other virtues truly belong to the sons of Pāṇḍu.
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अजय्याश्च रणे पार्था देवैरपि सवासवैः ।
सदैत्ययक्षगन्धर्वैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः ॥ ७.१५९.५० ॥
In battle the sons of Pṛthā cannot be conquered, even by the gods together with Vāsava, nor by daityas, yakṣas, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents and rākṣasas.
7.159.51
तथापि पार्थाञ्जेष्यामि शक्त्या वासवदत्तया ।
मम ह्यमोघा दत्तेयं शक्तिः शक्रेण वै द्विज।
एतया निहनिष्यामि सव्यसाचिनमाहवे ॥ ७.१५९.५१ ॥
Yet I shall conquer the Pārthas with the spear given by Vāsava. This weapon given to me by Śakra, O twice-born, never fails. With it I shall slay Savyasācin (Arjuna) in battle.
7.159.52
हते तु पाण्डवे कृष्णे भ्रातरश्चास्य सोदराः ।
अनर्जुना न शक्ष्यन्ति महीं भोक्तुं कथञ्चन ॥ ७.१५९.५२ ॥
When the Pāṇḍava Kṛṣṇa is slain, his own brothers too, without Arjuna, will in no way be able to enjoy the earth.
7.159.53
तेषु नष्टेषु सर्वेषु पृथिवीयं ससागरा ।
अयत्नात्कौरवेन्द्रस्य वशे स्थास्यति गौतम् ॥ ७.१५९.५३ ॥
O Gautama, once all of them are destroyed, this earth with its oceans will remain effortlessly under the control of the lord of the Kauravas.
7.159.54
सुनीतैरिह सर्वार्थाः सिध्यन्ते नात्र संशयः ।
एतमर्थमहं ज्ञात्वा ततो गर्जामि गौतम ॥ ७.१५९.५४ ॥
Here all aims are accomplished by good policy, without doubt. Knowing this very matter, O Gautama, I roar.
7.159.55
त्वं तु विप्रश्च वृद्धश्च अशक्तश्चापि संयुगे ।
कृतस्नेहश्च पार्थेषु मोहान्मामवमन्यसे ॥ ७.१५९.५५ ॥
You are a brahmin, old, and even unfit for battle, and you hold affection for the Pāṇḍavas; out of delusion you disregard me.
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यद्येवं वक्ष्यसे भूयो ममाप्रियमिह द्विज ।
ततस्ते खङ्गमुद्यम्य जिह्वां छेत्स्यामि दुर्मते ॥ ७.१५९.५६ ॥
If again you speak thus unpleasantly to me, O brahmin, then, O ill-minded one, I will raise my sword and cut out your tongue.
7.159.57
यच्चापि पाण्डवान्विप्र स्तोतुमिच्छसि संयुगे ।
भीषयन्सर्वसैन्यानि कौरवेयांश्च दुर्मते ॥ ७.१५९.५७ ॥
And you wish to praise the Pāṇḍavas in battle, terrifying all the armies and the Kauravas, O ill-minded brahmin.
7.159.58
अत्रापि शृणु मे वाक्यं यथावद्ब्रुवतो द्विज ।
दुर्योधनश्च द्रोणश्च शकुनिर्दुर्मुखो जयः ॥ ७.१५९.५८ ॥
Hear also here my words, spoken exactly as they are, O brahmin: Duryodhana, Droṇa, Śakuni, Durmukha, and Jaya.
7.159.59
दुःशासनो वृषसेनो मद्राजस्त्वमेव च ।
सोमदत्तश्च भूरिश्च तथा द्रौणिर्विविंशतिः ॥ ७.१५९.५९ ॥
Duḥśāsana, Vṛṣasena, the king of Madra, yourself too, Somadatta, Bhūri, the son of Droṇa, and Vivinśati.
7.159.60
तिष्ठेयुर्दंशिता यत्रा सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ।
जयेदेतान्नरः को नु शक्रतुल्यबलोऽप्यरिः ॥ ७.१५९.६० ॥
Where all these skilled in battle, armored, stand firm, which man could conquer them, even an enemy of strength equal to Indra?
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शूराश्च हि कृतास्त्राश्च बलिनः स्वर्गलिप्सवः ।
धर्मज्ञा युद्धकुशला हन्युर्युद्धे सुरानपि ॥ ७.१५९.६१ ॥
Heroes, skilled in weapons, mighty, desiring heaven, knowers of dharma and skilled in battle, they could slay even the gods in war.
7.159.62
एते स्थास्यन्ति सङ्ग्रामे पाण्डवानां वधार्थिनः ।
जयमाकाङ्क्षमाणा हि कौरवेयस्य दंशिताः ॥ ७.१५९.६२ ॥
Seeking the death of the Pāṇḍavas, desiring victory for the Kaurava, armoured, these men will stand firm in battle.
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दैवायत्तमहं मन्ये जयं सुबलिनामपि ।
यत्र भीष्मो महाबाहुः शेते शरशताचितः ॥ ७.१५९.६३ ॥
I think victory, even for the very mighty, depends on fate, when the mighty-armed Bhīṣma lies covered with hundreds of arrows.
7.159.64
विकर्णश्चित्रसेनश्च बाह्लीकोऽथ जयद्रथः ।
भूरिश्रवा जयश्चैव जलसन्धः सुदक्षिणः ॥ ७.१५९.६४ ॥
Vikarṇa, Citrasena, Bāhlīka, then Jayadratha, Bhūriśravas, Jaya, Jalasandha and Sudakṣiṇa.
7.159.65
शलश्च रथिनां श्रेष्ठो भगदत्तश्च वीर्यवान् ।
एते चान्ये च राजानो देवैरपि सुदुर्जयाः ॥ ७.१५९.६५ ॥
Śalya, best of chariot-warriors, and valiant Bhagadatta, these and the other kings are hard to conquer even for the gods.
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निहताः समरे शूराः पाण्डवैर्बलवत्तराः ।
किमन्यद्दैवसंयोगान्मन्यसे पुरुषाधम ॥ ७.१५९.६६ ॥
The heroes, very mighty, slain in battle by the Pāṇḍavas! What else do you think this is, worst of men, but the union of fate?
7.159.67
यांश्च तांस्तौषि सततं दुर्योधनरिपून्द्विज ।
तेषामपि हताः शूराः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ७.१५९.६७ ॥
O twice-born one, the heroes of those very enemies of Duryodhana whom you constantly praise have also been slain, by hundreds and by thousands.
7.159.68
क्षीयन्ते सर्वसैन्यानि कुरूणां पाण्डवैः सह ।
प्रभावं नात्र पाश्यामि पाण्डवानां कथञ्चन ॥ ७.१५९.६८ ॥
Together with the Pandavas, all the armies of the Kurus are being destroyed; here I do not see the might of the Pandavas in any way.
7.159.69
यस्तान्बलवतो नित्यं मन्यसे त्वं द्विजाधम ।
यतिष्येऽहं यथाशक्ति योद्धुं तैः सह संयुगे।
दुर्योधनहितार्थाय जयो दैवे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ ७.१५९.६९ ॥
O lowest of the twice-born, you always think of them as mighty; for the welfare of Duryodhana I shall strive to fight with them in battle according to my ability; victory rests upon fate.