Shloka 24
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
'गान्धारीनन्दन! अब तुम सुखसे जाकर सो रहो। कल मैं बड़ा भीषण युद्ध करूँगा, जिसकी चर्चा लोग तबतक करते रहेंगे, जबतक कि यह पृथ्वी बनी रहेगी” ।। एवमुक्तस्तव सुतो निर्जगाम जनेश्वर । अभिवाद्य गुरुं मूर्थ्ना प्रययौ स्वं निवेशनम्,जनेश्वर! भीष्मके ऐसा कहनेपर आपका पुत्र दुर्योधन अपने उन गुरुजनके चरणोंमें मस्तक रखकर प्रणाम करनेके पश्चात् अपने शिविरको चला गया
sañjaya uvāca | gāndhārīnandana! adya tvaṁ sukhenāgatya svapihi | śvo'haṁ mahābhīṣaṇaṁ yuddhaṁ kariṣyāmi, yasya kathā lokā yāvat pṛthivī tiṣṭhati tāvat kariṣyanti || evam uktaḥ tava sutaḥ nirjagāma janeśvara | abhivādya guruṁ mūrdhnā prayayau svaṁ niveśanam ||
Sanjaya said: “O son of Gandhari, go now in comfort and sleep. Tomorrow I shall wage a most dreadful battle—one whose tale people will recount for as long as the earth endures.” Thus addressed, O lord of men, your son departed. Having bowed with his head to his elder and teacher, he went back to his own quarters. The passage underscores the grim resolve of war and the outward observance of reverence to elders even as destruction is being prepared.
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