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# Matsyapurana 103.5

Matsyapurāṇa 103.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [103.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.5)

hatvā bhīṣmaṃ ca droṇaṃ ca karṇaṃ caiva mahābalam  
duryodhanaṃ ca rājānaṃ putrabhrātṛsamanvitam //

> “I have killed Bhîṣma, Droṇa, the mighty Karṇa, the King Duryodhana, our kinsmen and other kings, who considered themselves brave soldiers and heroes. “O Govinda! what is now the good of my life, and how and why should I rule the empire?—5-6.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.103.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.103.5) — English, machine translation

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