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Mahabharat

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इदं मे महदाश्चर्यं पर्वतस्येव सर्पणम् । यदीदृशं प्रभाषेथा भीमसेनासमं वचः॥५-७३-२१॥

This is a great wonder to me—like a mountain’s moving—that you would speak words of this kind, words comparable to Bhīmasena’s.

english translation

स दृष्ट्वा स्वानि कर्माणि कुले जन्म च भारत । उत्तिष्ठस्व विषादं मा कृथा वीर स्थिरो भव॥५-७३-२२॥

Therefore, having reflected on your own deeds and on your birth in a noble lineage, O Bhārata, rise up. Do not give way to despondency; O hero, become steady.

english translation

न चैतदनुरूपं ते यत्ते ग्लानिररिंदम । यदोजसा न लभते क्षत्रियो न तदश्नुते॥५-७३-२३॥

And this weariness is not fitting for you, O subduer of foes. What a kṣatriya does not obtain by personal vigor, he does not deserve to enjoy.

english translation