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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.79.9

Mahābhārata 1.79.9

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Sanskrit

1.79.9

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu punardāsyāmi yauvanam |
svaṃ caiva pratipatsyāmi pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha || 9 ||

"Yayati replied, 'Thou art sprung from my heart, O son, but thou givest me not thy youth. Therefore, thy children shall never be kings.' And he continued, addressing another son of his, 'O Turvasu, take thou this weakness of mine along with my decrepitude. With thy youth, O son, I like to enjoy the pleasure of life. After the lapse of a full thousand years I shall give back to thee thy youth, and take back from thee my weakness and decrepitude.'

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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