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Mahabharat

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वैशंपायन उवाच । अथोपगम्य विदुरमपराह्णे जनार्दनः । पितृष्वसारं गोविन्दः सोऽभ्यगच्छदरिंदमः॥५-८८-१॥

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then, in the afternoon, Janārdana approached Vidura; that Govinda, subduer of adversaries, went to meet his paternal aunt.

english translation

सा दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमायान्तं प्रसन्नादित्यवर्चसम् । कण्ठे गृहीत्वा प्राक्रोशत्पृथा पार्थाननुस्मरन्॥५-८८-२॥

Seeing Kṛṣṇa approaching, radiant like a clear sun, Pṛthā embraced him by the neck and cried out, remembering the sons of Pāṇḍu.

english translation

तेषां सत्त्ववतां मध्ये गोविन्दं सहचारिणम् । चिरस्य दृष्ट्वा वार्ष्णेयं बाष्पमाहारयत्पृथा॥५-८८-३॥

In the midst of those steadfast souls, Pṛthā, after a long time, on seeing Govinda—the Vārṣṇeya, her companion—was overcome with tears.

english translation

साब्रवीत्कृष्णमासीनं कृतातिथ्यं युधां पतिम् । बाष्पगद्गदपूर्णेन मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥५-८८-४॥

She spoke to Kṛṣṇa as he sat—duly honored as a guest, the lord of warriors—her voice choked with tears, her mouth grown dry.

english translation

ये ते बाल्यात्प्रभृत्येव गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः । परस्परस्य सुहृदः संमताः समचेतसः॥५-८८-५॥

Those who, from childhood onward, delighted in serving their teachers—mutual well-wishers, esteemed by all, and even-minded.

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