Mahabharat

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बिल आखॊर विनाशः सयाद अग्नेर आकाशचारिणाम अन्ववेक्ष्यैतद उभयं शरेयान दाहॊ न भक्षणम ॥ १-२२१-२० ॥

sanskrit

'If we enter the hole, the mouse will destroy us; if we stay here, the fire roaming the sky will destroy us. Reflecting on both calamities, death by fire is preferable to being eaten alive.' ॥ 1-221-20 ॥

english translation

bila Akhòra vinAzaH sayAda agnera AkAzacAriNAma anvavekSyaitada ubhayaM zareyAna dAhò na bhakSaNama ॥ 1-221-20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/221/20

बिल आखॊर विनाशः सयाद अग्नेर आकाशचारिणाम अन्ववेक्ष्यैतद उभयं शरेयान दाहॊ न भक्षणम ॥ १-२२१-२० ॥

sanskrit

'If we enter the hole, the mouse will destroy us; if we stay here, the fire roaming the sky will destroy us. Reflecting on both calamities, death by fire is preferable to being eaten alive.' ॥ 1-221-20 ॥

english translation

bila Akhòra vinAzaH sayAda agnera AkAzacAriNAma anvavekSyaitada ubhayaM zareyAna dAhò na bhakSaNama ॥ 1-221-20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript