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TEXT 17
prana-glaho yam samara
isv-akso vahanasanah
atra na jnayate musya
jayo musya parajayah
SYNONYMS
prana-glahahlife is the stake; ayamthis; samarahbattle; isu-aksahthe arrows are the dice; vahana-asanahthe carriers such as the horses and elephants are the game board; atrahere (in this gambling match); nanot; jnayateis known; amusyaof that one; jayahvictory; amusyaof that one; parajayahdefeat.
TRANSLATION
O my enemy, consider this battle a gambling match in which our lives are the stakes, the arrows are the dice, and the animals acting as carriers are the game board. No one can understand who will be defeated and who will be victorious. It all depends on providence.
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