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# Dutaghatotkaca 23: dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ

Dūtaghaṭotkaca 23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.23)

śakrāpanītakavaco'rdharathaḥ pramādī  
vyājopalabdhaviphalāstravalo ghṛṇāvāna |  
karṇo'rjunasya kila yāsyati tulyabhāvaṃ  
yadyastradānaguravo dahanendrarudrāḥ || 23 ||

> His armor removed by Śakra, a half-car warrior, careless, / the power of his weapons rendered useless through being gained by deception, full of pity— / will Karṇa indeed equal Arjuna, / even if Agni, Indra, and Rudra are the preceptors who gave him his weapons?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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