Mahabharat

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परासादेषु विचित्रेषु गॊष्ठीष्व आवसथेषु च कथा विचित्राः कुर्वाणाः पिण्डितास तत्र शॊभनाः ।। ४-४२-२७ ।।

sanskrit

'It is in luxurious palaces, assemblies, and pleasure gardens that learned men, skilled in rhetoric, seem most at home. They perform many wondrous acts in such gatherings, or where sacrificial utensils require proper arrangement and cleansing. ' ।। 4-42-27 ।।

english translation

parAsAdeSu vicitreSu gòSThISva AvasatheSu ca kathA vicitrAH kurvANAH piNDitAsa tatra zòbhanAH || 4-42-27 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript