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न तवाम अद्य मुदा युक्तम अहं देवितुम उत्सहे परियं तु ते चिकीर्षामि वर्ततां यदि मन्यसे ॥ ४-६३-३१ ॥
'I, therefore, do not venture to gamble with thee, so carried away by delight. Yet, if it pleases thee, let the game proceed, for my constant desire is to act for thy welfare.' ॥ 4-63-31 ॥
english translation
[विराट] सत्रियॊ गावॊ हिरण्यं च यच चान्यद वसु किं चन न मे किं चित तवया रक्ष्यम अन्तरेणापि देवितुम ॥ ४-६३-३२ ॥
'Virata said, 'My maidens and cattle, my gold, and all the wealth I possess—none of these shall you be able to safeguard today, even if I abstain from gambling.'' ॥ 4-63-32 ॥
english translation
[कन्क] किं ते दयूतेन राजेन्द्र बहुदॊषेण मानद देवने बहवॊ दॊषास तस्मात तत्परिवर्जयेत ॥ ४-६३-३३ ॥
'Kanka replied, 'O king, bestower of honours, why engage in gambling, a practice fraught with many evils? Gambling brings innumerable faults and ought to be avoided.' ॥ 4-63-33 ॥
english translation
शरुतस ते यदि वा दृष्टः पाण्डवॊ वै युधिष्ठिरः स राज्यं सुमहत सफीतं भरातॄंश च तरिदशॊपमान ॥ ४-६३-३४ ॥
'Thou mayst have seen, or at least heard of, Yudhishthira, son of Pandu, who lost his vast and flourishing kingdom along with his god-like brothers at the dice.' ॥ 4-63-34 ॥
english translation
दयूते हारितवान सर्वं तस्माद दयूतं न रॊचये अथ वा मन्यसे राजन दीव्याव यदि रॊचते ॥ ४-६३-३५ ॥
'For this reason, I shrink from gambling. Yet, if it pleases thee, O sovereign, I will play.' ॥ 4-63-35 ॥
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