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CHITRA
men’s fame. Do you not know that all over the world the royal house of the Kurus is the most famous?
Arjuna
The house of the Kurus!
Chitra
And have you never heard of the greatest name of that far-famed house?
Arjuna
From your own lips let me hear it.
Chitra
Arjuna, the conqueror of the world. I have culled from the mouths of the multitude that imperishable name and hidden it with care in my maiden heart. Hermit, why do you look perturbed? Has that name only a deceitful glitter? Say so, and I will not hesitate to break this casket of
