अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope
स भोगान् विविधान् भुज्जन् रत्नानि विविधानि च । कथितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य विवर्णो हरिण: कृश:,दुर्योधन नाना प्रकारके भोग तथा भाँति-भाँतिके रत्नोंका उपयोग करते रहनेपर भी दिनोदिन दुबला रहने लगा। उसका रंग फीका पड़ गया। इसकी सूचना कर्मचारियोंने महाराज धृतराष्ट्रको दी
sa bhogān vividhān bhuñjan ratnāni vividhāni ca | kathito dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vivarṇo hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ |
Though he continued to enjoy many kinds of pleasures and to use various precious jewels, he grew thinner day by day and his complexion became pale. The attendants reported this condition to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.