The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.1.21
Mahābhārata 13.1.21
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.1.21
lubdhaka uvāca |
hatvā lābhaḥ śreya evāvyayaṃ syātsadyo lābho balavadbhiḥ praśastaḥ |
kālāllābho yastu sadyo bhaveta hate śreyaḥ kutsite tvīdṛśe syāt || 21 ||
"The fowler replied, 'Let us earn great and inexhaustible merit hereafter by killing (this creature), even as a man acquires great merit, and confers it on his victim sacrificed as well, by sacrifice upon the altar. Merit is acquired by killing an enemy: by killing this despicable creature, thou shalt acquire great and true merit hereafter.'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit