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Mahabharata · Hindi

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01 · Bhishma's promise

हस्तिनापुर के राजा शांतनु सत्यवती से विवाह करना चाहते थे।

King Shantanu of Hastinapura wished to marry Satyavati.

सत्यवती के पिता ने माँगा कि अगला राजा उसी का पुत्र बने।

Her father asked that only her son should become the next king.

शांतनु के बड़े पुत्र राजकुमार देवव्रत ने राजगद्दी छोड़ दी और कभी विवाह न करने की प्रतिज्ञा की।

Prince Devavrata, Shantanu's eldest son, gave up the throne and promised never to marry.

इस कठोर प्रतिज्ञा के कारण लोग उन्हें भीष्म कहने लगे।

Because of this hard vow, people called him Bhishma.

Saylumo Hindi retelling · Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva (Sambhava Parva), Ganguli §100 · Original simplified Hindi retelling by Saylumo. This is not a quotation of the Mahābhārata, not a verse-by-verse translation, and not a complete epic. · Source & license

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