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Urubhanga 40: dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ

Ūrubhaṅga 40

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Sanskrit

40

ripusamaravimardaṃ mānavīryapradīptaṃ
sutaśatamatidhīraṃ vīramutpādya mānam|
dharaṇitalavikīrṇaṃ kiṃ sa yogyo na bhoktuṃ
sakṛdapi dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ putradattaṃ nivāpam || 39 ||

Having produced a hundred sons—the destroyers of their foes in battle, blazed with pride and valour,
exceedingly steadfast, heroes, the very embodiment of honour,
now scattered over the surface of the earth—is Dhṛtarāṣṭra not even fit
to receive even once the funeral offering given by a son? || 39

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