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वैशंपायन उवाच । असिद्धानुनये कृष्णे कुरुभ्यः पाण्डवान्गते । अभिगम्य पृथां क्षत्ता शनैः शोचन्निवाब्रवीत्॥५-१४२-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: When Kṛṣṇa’s effort at conciliation had failed and the Pāṇḍavas had departed from the Kurus, the chamberlain Vidura approached Pṛthā (Kuntī) and, as though grieving, spoke to her in a low voice.
english translation
जानासि मे जीवपुत्रे भावं नित्यमनुग्रहे । क्रोशतो न च गृह्णीते वचनं मे सुयोधनः॥५-१४२-२॥
You know, dear lady, my constant disposition of goodwill and favor. Yet Suyodhana does not accept my counsel, even when I cry out to him in urgency.
english translation
उपपन्नो ह्यसौ राजा चेदिपाञ्चालकेकयैः । भीमार्जुनाभ्यां कृष्णेन युयुधानयमैरपि॥५-१४२-३॥
For that king, Yudhiṣṭhira, is firmly supported—by the Cedis, the Pāñcālas, and the Kekayas; and also by Bhīma and Arjuna, by Kṛṣṇa, and by Yuyudhāna and allies formidable as Yama.
english translation
उपप्लव्ये निविष्टोऽपि धर्ममेव युधिष्ठिरः । काङ्क्षते ज्ञातिसौहार्दाद्बलवान्दुर्बलो यथा॥५-१४२-४॥
Though settled at Upaplavya, Yudhiṣṭhira seeks only dharma. Out of goodwill toward his kinsmen, he longs for concord—like a strong man acting as though he were weak.
english translation
राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रोऽयं वयोवृद्धो न शाम्यति । मत्तः पुत्रमदेनैव विधर्मे पथि वर्तते॥५-१४२-५॥
But this king Dhṛtarāṣṭra—though advanced in years—does not grow calm; intoxicated by attachment to his son, he continues upon a path contrary to dharma.
english translation