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Mahabharata 3.10.16

Mahābhārata 3.10.16

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3.10.16

surabhiruvāca |
yadi putrasahasraṃ me sarvatra samameva me |
dīnasya tu sataḥ śakra putrasyābhyadhikā kṛpā || 16 ||

"Sakra said, 'O fair one, when thousands of thy son are (daily) oppressed, why dost thou grieve for one under infliction?' Suravi replied. 'Although I have a thousand offspring, yet my affections flow equally towards all! But, O Sakra, I feel greater compassion for one that is weak and innocent!'

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

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