Mbh 12.12.3d

Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Observant of the duties of one's own order,--duties respected by the ancients and practised by the best of men, who is there, O Partha, that would grieve, O king, for having in a trice stain in battle his foes that swelled with prosperity, like Sakra slaying the forces of the Daityas? Having in the observance of Kshatriya duties subjugated the world by the aid of thy prowess, and having made presents unto persons conversant with the Vedas, thou canst, O monarch, go to regions higher than heaven. It behoves thee not, O Partha, to indulge in grief."'"

Mbh 12.12.3d · Mahabharata · SANTI PARVA

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Dharma Grief The Divine Leadership War Wealth

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