आत्मानं मन्यते वीरं येन पाप: सुयोधन: । तमद्य मूलं पापानां जहि सौतिं धनंजय,धनंजय! जिसके साथ होनेसे पापी दुर्योधन अपनेको वीर मानता है, वह सूतपुत्र कर्ण ही सारे पापोंकी जड़ है; अत: आज तुम उसे मार डालो
ātmānaṃ manyate vīraṃ yena pāpaḥ suyodhanaḥ | tam adya mūlaṃ pāpānāṃ jahi sautiṃ dhanañjaya dhanañjaya ||
Vāyu said: “Because of him the sinful Suyodhana (Duryodhana) imagines himself a hero. Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, is the very root of these wrongs. Therefore, today, Dhanañjaya, strike down Sūti.”
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