Mahabharat

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स एवम उक्त उपाध्यायेन परत्युवाच भगवते निवेद्य पूर्वम अपरं चरामि तेन वृत्तिं कल्पयामीति ।। १-३-४० ।।

sanskrit

'In response to the teacher's inquiry, Upamanyu replied, "I offer myself first as an oblation to the divine, and afterward, I sustain myself by whatever comes my way." ' ।। 1-3-40 ।।

english translation

sa evama ukta upAdhyAyena paratyuvAca bhagavate nivedya pUrvama aparaM carAmi tena vRttiM kalpayAmIti || 1-3-40 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript