Adi Parva 153.31
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 153 · Verse 31
Sanskrit Original
बलिनं मन्यसे यच्चाप्यात्मानं सपराक्रमम्। ज्ञास्यस्यद्य समागम्य मयाऽऽत्मानं बलाधिकम्॥ न तावदेतान् हिंसिष्ये स्वपन्त्वेते यथासुखम्। एष त्वामेव दुर्बुद्धे निहन्म्यद्याप्रियंवदम्॥ पीत्वा तवासृग् गात्रेभ्यस्ततः पश्चादिमानपि। हनिष्यामि ततः पश्चादिमां विप्रियकारिणीम्॥
You know yourself to be strong and endued with prowess. In your encounter with me to-day, you shall now rightly know with what is your (real) strength. I shall not kill these (your brothers) till then. Let them sleep at their pleasure. o foolish man, I shall first kill you who speaks such evil words. After drinking your blood, I shall then kill these (your brothers) and then kill this (my sister) who has done me an injury.