[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 9.5.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.5.26 Mahābhārata 9.5.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5.26) duryodhana uvāca | senāpatyena varaye tvāmahaṃ mātulātulam | so'smānpāhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha skando devānivāhave || 26 || > "'Duryodhana said, "I solicit thee with offer of the leadership of my army, O maternal uncle. O foremost of warriors, protect us incomparably, even as Skanda protected the gods in battle. O foremost of kings, thyself cause thy own self to be installed in the command as Pavaka's son Kartikeya in the command of (the forces of) the celestials. O hero, slay our foes in battle like Indra slaying the Danavas."'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 9.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5.25) - [Next: 9.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5.27) - [Up: 9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.9.6.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.6.29) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.5.26) · Pramāṇa