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Mahabharata 3.35.21

Mahābhārata 3.35.21

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3.35.21

mama pratijñāṃ ca nibodha satyāṃ vṛṇe dharmamamṛtājjīvitācca |
rājyaṃ ca putrāśca yaśo dhanaṃ ca sarvaṃ na satyasya kalāmupaiti || 21 ||

His enemies bow down unto him, and his friends gather round him, like the celestials clustering round Indra for protection. But know, O Bhima, my promise can never be untrue. I regard virtue as superior to life itself and a blessed state of celestial existence. Kingdom, sons, fame, wealth,--all these do not come up to even a sixteenth part of truth.'

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

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