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Chapter 8.52 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

अद्य कर्णे हते कृष्ण धार्तराष्ट्राः सराजकाः विद्रवन्तु दिशो भीताः सिंहत्रस्ता मृगा इव

English Translation

And as a deer, afraid of the lion, turns its tail, so, O Krishna, let all the Dhartarashtras, today, with the fall of Karna, beat a hasty retreat.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अद्य | कर्णे | हते | कृष्ण | धार्तराष्ट्राः | स + राजक
विद्रवन्तु | दिशो | भीताः | सिंह + त्रस् | मृगा | इव