Mahabharata 2.33.27

वैशंपायन उवाच · vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca

ततो भीष्मः शांतनवो बुद्ध्या निश्चित्य भारतवार्ष्णेयं मन्यते कृष्णमर्हणीयतमं भुवि

tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo buddhyā niścitya bhāratavārṣṇeyaṃ manyate kṛṣṇamarhaṇīyatamaṃ bhuvi

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