Why do we want kingdom now? What words of comfort can I offer to Arjuna? And what shall I say to Subhadra quivering like a cow bereaved of her calf? How can I utter to them vain words of solace that serve no purpose? Truly, ambition destroys the understanding of men. Like the fool who, looking for honey, falls into a precipitous pit below and is destroyed, in my desire for victory I pushed to the battle-front this boy, whose life was all before him in love and joy. There is no fool like me in the world. I have killed Arjuna’s beloved son, instead of protecting him during the absence of his
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