Mahabharat

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तत्र च मया दृष्टे सत्रियौ तन्त्रे ऽधिरॊप्य पटं वयन्त्यौ तस्मिंश च तन्त्रे कृष्णाः सिताश च तन्तवः किं तत ।। १-३-१६७ ।।

sanskrit

'And there, upon my observation, two women were weaving fabric on the loom by skillfully manipulating the threads of black and white. In that loom, black and white threads were intricately woven. What is the significance of that?' ।। 1-3-167 ।।

english translation

tatra ca mayA dRSTe satriyau tantre 'dhiròpya paTaM vayantyau tasmiMza ca tantre kRSNAH sitAza ca tantavaH kiM tata || 1-3-167 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript