Shloka 15
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
परानुसरणे ज्ञानमप्रतिद्वन्द्वतां रणे ।
सहस्रमाप्तुमिच्छामि बाहूनां लघुतागुणम् ॥
parānusaraṇe jñānam apratidvandvatāṃ raṇe /
sahasram āptum icchāmi bāhūnāṃ laghutāguṇam
ਦੁਸ਼ਮਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਦੁੱਤੀ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੋ। ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੇਜ਼ ਗਤੀ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਬਾਂਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
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