Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Restraint and the Pāṇḍavas’ Authorized Return (धृतराष्ट्र-उपदेशः)
वैशम्पायन उवाच 488 अर निकृतिं समुपाश्रित: । शकुनिर्युधिष्ठटिरमभाषत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! यह सुनकर कपटी शकुनिने निश्चयपूर्वक अपनी जीत घोषित करते हुए युधिष्ठिससे कहा--'ये दाँव भी मैंने ही जीता”
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ari-nikṛtiṁ samupāśritaḥ śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata |
Vaiśampāyana said: Having resorted to deceit against his opponent, Śakuni addressed Yudhiṣṭhira, declaring with calculated certainty that he had won.
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