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वैशंपायन उवाच । कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः । विदुरं सर्वधर्मज्ञं त्वरमाणोऽभ्यभाषत॥५-१२७-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having heard Kṛṣṇa’s words, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of men, urgently addressed Vidura, who was versed in all matters of dharma.
english translation
गच्छ तात महाप्राज्ञां गान्धारीं दीर्घदर्शिनीम् । आनयेह तया सार्धमनुनेष्यामि दुर्मतिम्॥५-१२७-२॥
“Go, dear one, to Gāndhārī—highly discerning and far-sighted. Bring her here; together with her I will attempt to persuade the misguided one.”
english translation
यदि सापि दुरात्मानं शमयेद्दुष्टचेतसम् । अपि कृष्णस्य सुहृदस्तिष्ठेम वचने वयम्॥५-१२७-३॥
If she too can pacify that malevolent and ill-disposed man, then we may yet stand by the counsel of Kṛṣṇa, our well-wisher.
english translation
अपि लोभाभिभूतस्य पन्थानमनुदर्शयेत् । दुर्बुद्धेर्दुःसहायस्य समर्थं ब्रुवती वचः॥५-१२७-४॥
Even for one overpowered by greed, a capable word may still point out the proper path—though spoken to a person of poor judgment and hard to help.
english translation
अपि नो व्यसनं घोरं दुर्योधनकृतं महत् । शमयेच्चिररात्राय योगक्षेमवदव्ययम्॥५-१२७-५॥
May the dreadful calamity—great and wrought by Duryodhana—be pacified for us for a long time, so that stability and security may endure without depletion.
english translation