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Adi Parva 174.11

Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 174 · Verse 11

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Sanskrit Original

तस्माद् धर्मप्रधानात्मा वेदधर्मविदीप्सितः। ब्राह्मणो गुणवान् कश्चित् पुरोधाः प्रतिदृश्यताम्॥ क्षत्रियेणाभिजातेन पृथिवीं जेतुमिच्छता। पूर्वं पुरोहितः कार्यः पार्थ राज्याभिवृद्धये॥

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O Partha, a Kshatriya of noble birth should first appoint a priest, if he is (at all) desirous of extending his dominions by conquering the earth. He, who is desirous of conquering the earth, should have a Brahmana before him.