[ज] कथं समभवद दयूतं भरातॄणां तन महात्ययम यत्र तद वयसनं पराप्तं पाण्डवैर मे पितामहैः ।। २-४६-१ ।।
'Janamejaya asked, 'O foremost among the learned in the Vedas, how did that fateful dice game unfold, which caused such great suffering to the Pandavas and led to the sorrow of my grandfathers?'' ।। 2-46-1 ।।
'Sauti said, 'Thus instructed by the king, the powerful disciple of Vyasa, well-versed in the entire Vedas, narrated all that had transpired.'' ।। 2-46-4 ।।