Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
अन्तरेणापि कौन्तेय निकृतिं पापनिश्चयम् । हन्ता त्वमसि दुर्धर्ष सानुबन्धं सुयोधनम्,“कुन्तीनन्दन! तुम दुर्धर्ष वीर हो, छल-कपटका आश्रय लिये बिना भी पापपूर्ण विचार रखनेवाले सुयोधनको सगे-सम्बन्धियोंसहित नष्ट कर सकते हो”
antareṇāpi kaunteya nikṛtiṁ pāpaniścayam | hantā tvam asi durdharṣa sānubandhaṁ suyodhanam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O son of Kuntī, even without resorting to deceit, you—an unassailable hero—are capable of slaying Suyodhana, whose resolve is fixed on sinful intent, together with all who are bound to him.”
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