Bhishma Parva 3.77
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Bhishma Parva Chapter 3 · Verse 77
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Sanskrit Original
उपायपूर्वं मेधावी यतेत सततोत्थितः॥ उपायविजयं श्रेष्ठमाहुर्भेदन मध्यमम्। जघन्य एष विजयो यो युद्धेन विशाम्पते॥
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It is said that the success that is obtained by negotiations and other means is the best. That which is secured by creating disunion (amongst the enemy) is but indifferent. O king, the success that is secured by battle is the worst.