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न चेद विजित्य गास तास तवं गृहान वै परतियास्यसि परहसिष्यन्ति वीर तवां नरा नार्यश च संगताः ॥ ४-३६-२१ ॥
'If you return home without recovering the kine, both valiant men and even women will mock you when they gather together.' ॥ 4-36-21 ॥
english translation
अहम अप्य अत्र सैरन्ध्र्या सतुतः सारथ्य कर्मणि न हि शक्ष्याम्य अनिर्जित्य गाः परयातुं पुरं परति ॥ ४-३६-२२ ॥
'As for myself, I cannot go back to the city empty-handed, not after the Sairindhri praised me so highly for my skill in driving. It is because of those words of hers—and yours as well—that I have come here.' ॥ 4-36-22 ॥
english translation
सतॊत्रेण चैव सैरन्ध्र्यास तव वाक्येन तेन च कथं न युध्येयम अहं कुरून सर्वान सथिरॊ भव ॥ ४-३६-२३ ॥
'Praised by Sairindhri and urged by thy own words as well — how can I not fight with all the Kurus? So compose thyself and be still.' ॥ 4-36-23 ॥
english translation
[उत्तर] कामं हरन्तु मत्स्यानां भूयांसं कुरवॊ धनम परहसन्तु च मां नार्यॊ नरा वापि बृहन्नडे ॥ ४-३६-२४ ॥
'Uttara said: "Let the Kurus plunder the Matsyas of all their wealth. Let men and women, O Brihannala, laugh at me in scorn. Let the kine be lost, let the city be laid bare, let me face disgrace before my father himself—still, I say, there is no need for battle!"' ॥ 4-36-24 ॥
english translation
[वै] इत्य उक्त्वा पराद्रवद भीतॊ रथात परस्कन्द्य कुण्डली तयक्त्वा मानं स मन्तात्मा विसृज्य स शरं धनुः ॥ ४-३६-२५ ॥
'Vaiśampāyana continued: Saying this, the frightened prince, adorned with earrings, leapt down from his chariot and fled—casting aside his bow and arrows, and abandoning both honor and pride.' ॥ 4-36-25 ॥
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