Skandapurana 7.4.52_8

7.4.52_8

kṣupobravīt kṣatramiti dadhīco brahma ceti94 ha95 .
athū tāṃ96 kāraṇe97 cobhau98 na nyavartata99 kaścana ..63 . .
atha tīkṣṇatayā caiva tapodhikatayā100 tathā .
brāhmaṇatvasya cāgryatvāttathā daivakṛtena ca . . 64. .
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80 bhuvi niḥ sṛtaḥ - gha. . 81 śṛṃgī - ka . 82 kavacī - kha . 83 kuṃ ḍalī - kha. . 84 bhūmi - ka . 85 tvaṃ - ka. . 86 mama rocate - gha. . 87 vajrameṣyati ka., vara yāsyati - gha. . 88 cyāvaneśca -? . 89 dadhīcasya? . 90 saṃgamya - kha. . 91 prabhaḥ - kha . 92 kṣetraṃ - ka. kha . 93 naceti - gha. . 94.. veti - ka. . 95 ca - kha. gha. . 96 nābrūtāṃ - kha . 97 kāraṇa - gha. . 98 cobhe - ka. kha 91 pravartata - gha vyaka..? - ka, vyavartana ( ta) - kha . 100 vayodhikatayā - ka .
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kuddho dadhīcastaṃ vyāsa vāmahastena mūrdhani .
ājaghāna mahātejā vajreṇātaḍayat101 sa ca102 ..65..

Kṣupa said, "The warrior caste," while Dadhīca said, "The priestly caste." / Then both of them stated their arguments, and neither would yield. / Then, through sharp temper, superior austerity, / the pre-eminence of brahminhood, and by the power of fate, / enraged, O Vyāsa, Dadhīca struck him on the head with his left hand, / and of great splendour, he struck back with the thunderbolt.