Shloka 7
धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्षमायाचनं तथा युधिष्ठिरे न्यासदानम् / Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Request for Forgiveness and the Entrustment to Yudhiṣṭhira
तथार्जुनस्तीव्रदु:खाभितप्तो मुहुर्मुहुर्नि:श्वसन् भारता ग्र्यः । युधिष्ठिरं मैवमित्येवमुक्त्वा निगृह्माथो दीनवत् सीदमान:,उस समय भरतवंशके अग्रगण्य वीर अर्जुन दुस्सह दुःखसे संतप्त हो बारंबार लंबी साँस खींचते हुए वहाँ युधिष्ठिससे बोले--“भैया! आप ऐसे अधीर न हो जाइये।” यों कहकर वे उन्हें दोनों हाथोंसे पकड़कर दीनकी भाँति शिथिल होकर बैठ गये
tathārjunas tīvraduḥkhābhitapto muhur muhur niḥśvasan bhāratāgryaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ maivam ity evam uktvā nigṛhya atho dīnavat sīdamānaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Arjuna, foremost among the Bharatas, scorched by unbearable grief and again and again heaving deep sighs, spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, “Brother, do not become so overwhelmed.” Saying this, he held him with both hands and, like one utterly dejected, sank down and sat, his strength giving way.
वैशम्पायन उवाच