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वैशंपायन उवाच । प्रविश्याथ गृहं तस्याश्चरणावभिवाद्य च । आचख्यौ तत्समासेन यद्वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि॥५-१३०-१॥

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having entered her residence and paid respects at her feet, he briefly reported to her what had occurred in the Kuru assembly.

english translation

वासुदेव उवाच । उक्तं बहुविधं वाक्यं ग्रहणीयं सहेतुकम् । ऋषिभिश्च मया चैव न चासौ तद्गृहीतवान्॥५-१३०-२॥

Vāsudeva said: Many kinds of counsel—sound and reasoned—were spoken by sages and by me as well; yet he did not accept it.

english translation

कालपक्वमिदं सर्वं दुर्योधनवशानुगम् । आपृच्छे भवतीं शीघ्रं प्रयास्ये पाण्डवान्प्रति॥५-१३०-३॥

Vāsudeva said: All this has ripened with time and now follows Duryodhana’s control. I take leave of you quickly; I shall depart toward the Pāṇḍavas.

english translation

किं वाच्याः पाण्डवेयास्ते भवत्या वचनान्मया । तद्ब्रूहि त्वं महाप्राज्ञे शुश्रूषे वचनं तव॥५-१३०-४॥

Vāsudeva said: What message should I convey, on your behalf, to those sons of Pāṇḍu? Tell me, O greatly wise one; I am ready to heed your instruction.

english translation

कुन्त्युवाच । ब्रूयाः केशव राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । भूयांस्ते हीयते धर्मो मा पुत्रक वृथा कृथाः॥५-१३०-५॥

Kuntī said: “Keśava, speak to King Yudhiṣṭhira, devoted to dharma. By excess of scruple his dharma is being diminished; my son, do not act in vain.”

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