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पितामहस्य द्रोणस्य विदुरस्य च धीमतः । पश्यतां कुरुमुख्यानां सर्वेषामेव तत्त्वतः॥५-७१-११॥
All this took place in the very presence of the Grandfather (Bhīṣma), Droṇa, and the wise Vidura—indeed, before all the foremost Kurus who witnessed it in truth.
english translation
दानशीलं मृदुं दान्तं धर्मकाममनुव्रतम् । यत्त्वामुपधिना राजन्द्यूतेनावञ्चयत्तदा । न चापत्रपते पापो नृशंसस्तेन कर्मणा॥५-७१-१२॥
O King, you—generous in nature, gentle, self-restrained, devoted to dharma, and faithful to your vows—were then deceived by a stratagem in the dice-game; yet that sinful and ruthless man feels no shame for that deed.
english translation
तथाशीलसमाचारे राजन्मा प्रणयं कृथाः । वध्यास्ते सर्वलोकस्य किं पुनस्तव भारत॥५-७१-१३॥
O King, do not foster affectionate partiality toward one whose character and conduct are of that kind. He is worthy of punishment in the eyes of all people—how much more so in yours, O Bhārata.
english translation
वाग्भिस्त्वप्रतिरूपाभिरतुदत्सकनीयसम् । श्लाघमानः प्रहृष्टः सन्भाषते भ्रातृभिः सह॥५-७१-१४॥
With improper words he tormented his younger cousin; praising himself and exultant, he spoke in concert with his brothers.
english translation
एतावत्पाण्डवानां हि नास्ति किंचिदिह स्वकम् । नामधेयं च गोत्रं च तदप्येषां न शिष्यते॥५-७१-१५॥
“To this extent, the Pāṇḍavas have nothing here that is their own; even their very name and lineage will not remain to them”—such was the tenor of his claim.
english translation