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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.95.41

Mahābhārata 13.95.41

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Sanskrit

13.95.41

gaṇḍovāca |
gaṇḍaṃ gaṇḍaṃ gatavatī gaṇḍagaṇḍeti saṃjñitā |
gaṇḍagaṇḍeva gaṇḍeti viddhi mānalasaṃbhave || 41 ||

"Ganda said, 'The Ganda means a portion of the cheek. As I have that portion a little elevated above the others, I am, O thou that hast sprung from the sacrificial fire of Saivya, called by the name of Ganda!'"

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

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