Shloka 11
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
कृच्छुप्राप्तेन च तथा हारयेद् राज्यमागतम् | पणित्वा चैकपाणेन रोचयेदेवमाहवम्,“भला कौन ऐसा होगा, जो सब शत्रुओंको जीत लेनेके बाद जब एक ही बाकी रह जाय और वह भी संकटमें पड़ा हो तो उसके साथ अपने हाथमें आये हुए राज्यको दाँवपर लगाकर हार जाय और इस प्रकार एकके साथ युद्ध करनेकी शर्त रखकर लड़ना पसंद करे?
sañjaya uvāca | kṛcchuprāptena ca tathā hārayed rājyam āgatam | paṇitvā caikapāṇena rocayed evam āhavam |
Sañjaya said: “Who indeed would be so foolish as to stake and lose a kingdom already won, merely because a lone remaining enemy has fallen into distress? Who would choose to make such a wager—binding himself to fight on those terms against a single opponent—after having conquered all the rest?”
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