All my citations are from CE since it is searchable. Feel free to use KMG to confirm.
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Valour and virility are of no use to Partha227 now. In the middle of
the sabha, he has gambled away the daughter of Drupada, the king of Panchala.”’
On the intelligent King Dhritarashtra’s command, a Pratikamin spoke to
Partha Yudhishthira, who had already gone a long distance away. “
ving uttered these words, the
Pandava returned with his brothers. Though he knew Shakuni’s resort to maya, Partha
returned to gamble
Vaishampayana said, ‘Partha, lord of men, heard the remarks of the people. But from
shame and from his sense of dharma, again began to play with dice. The immensely
intelligent one knew, but returned to the game, thinking about whether this would lead to the
destruction of the Kurus. Yudhishthira said, “I am a king who always follows his own dharma.
How can I not return when challenged? O Shakuni! I will play with you.” Shakuni replied, “O
Pandavas! Ignore cattle, horses, many milch cows, innumerable sheep and goats, elephants,
treasuries, gold and all the female and male slaves. There is a single stake of exile in the
forest. Whether you or we lose, we will live in the forest. O bull among the Bharata lineage!
This is the stake with which we will play. O descendant of the Bharata lineage! There is one
throw of the dice for a life in the forest.” Partha accepted the challenge and Soubala gathered
the dice. Shakuni told Yudhishthira, “I have won.”’
They said farewell to Partha,149 Vrikodara, Dhananjaya, Yajnaseni150 and the twins. Then
they took Yudhishthira’s permission and sorrowfully returned to the kingdom, to wherever
they lived.’
evening, when Kounteya Dharmaraja Yudhishthira was seated and surrounded by all
the rishis, Dalbhya’s son Baka168 spoke to him, “O Partha! O supreme among the Kurus!
Droupadi said, “O Partha! I have not insulted or censured dharma in any way. Why should I
censure the supreme god, the lord of all beings?
This is ALL Yudhishtira. In the third to last citation, Yudhishtira is specifically singled out as Partha while Arjuna is called Dhananjaya.
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he does not rip apart your breast and drink your blood in
battle, Partha Vrikodara will not go to the worlds attained by those with good deed
When
Bhima said this, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira inhaled the fragrance of the Pandava’s head and
spoke to him in tones of pacification, “O mighty-armed one! There is no doubt that you will
kill Suyodhana, together with Gandivadhanva, but only after the thirteen years have passed.
O Partha! O illustrious one! You have said that the time has arrived. But I cannot utter a lie,
because that finds no place in me. O Kounteya! O invincible one! You will kill Suyodhana and
his followers, but without resorting to deceit, because that will certainly be sin.” While
Dharmaraja Yudhishthira was speaking to Bhima, the immensely fortunate and great rishi
Brihadashva arrived.
‘He was a follower of
Having been allied with
Krishna and having obtained homage from the two Parthas,44 the intelligent king again
entered Brihadratha’s city. The lotus-eyed Krishna, resplendent with supreme radiance and
laden with many riches, left with the two Parthas.
‘Achuyta and the two Pandavas went to Indraprastha
would be this way.
‘Partha Vrikodara then bound him so that he could not move and placed the unconscious
one, dirty with dust, on his chariot. F
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I'm not giving any more citations on Partha references. There are simply too many.
Edited by HearMeRoar - 5 years ago