Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
ते यूयं संहता भूत्वा तद्वधार्थ ममापि च | आत्मार्थ पाण्डवार्थ च प्रयुद्धयध्वं मया सह,“इसलिये तुम सब लोग संगठित होकर मेरे वधके लिये प्रयत्न करो। अपनी और पाण्डवोंकी भलाईके लिये मेरे साथ युद्ध करो”
te yūyaṃ saṃhatā bhūtvā tad-vadhārthaṃ mamāpi ca | ātmārthaṃ pāṇḍavārthaṃ ca prayuddhyadhvaṃ mayā saha ||
Sañjaya said: “Therefore, all of you, having united together, strive to slay him—and me as well. For your own welfare and for the welfare of the Pāṇḍavas, join battle along with me.”
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