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# The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.41.12

Mahābhārata 6.41.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.12)

bhīmasena uvāca |  
kva gamiṣyasi rājendra nikṣiptakavacāyudhaḥ |  
daṃśiteṣvarisainyeṣu bhrātṝnutsṛjya pārthiva || 12 ||

> "Bhimasena said, 'Where wilt thou go, O king of kings, having cast off thy coat of mail and weapons, towards the warriors of the foe cased in mail, and leaving thy brothers, O ruler of earth?'  
> — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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## Translations (1)

- [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.43.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English

## Other recensions (2)

- [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.43.19) — Sanskrit
- [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.43.17) — Sanskrit

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