Mahabharata · 1.192.25–26
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो दुर्योधनश् चैव राधेयश् च विशां पते ॥
धृतराष्ट्रम् उपागम्य वचो ऽब्रूताम् इदं तदा ॥
संनिधौ विदुरस्य त्वां वक्तुं नृप न शक्नुवः ॥
विविक्तम् इति वक्ष्यावः किं तवेदं चिकीर्षितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tato duryodhanaś caiva rādheyaś ca viśāṃ pate ||
dhṛtarāṣṭram upāgamya vaco 'brūtām idaṃ tadā ||
saṃnidhau vidurasya tvāṃ vaktuṃ nṛpa na śaknuvaḥ ||
viviktam iti vakṣyāvaḥ kiṃ tavedaṃ cikīrṣitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः दुर्योधनः च एव राधेयः च विशां पतेtataḥ duryodhanaḥ ca eva rādheyaḥ ca viśāṃ patethen Duryodhana and Radheya (Karna), O lord of the people,
धृतराष्ट्रम् उपागम्य वचः अब्रूताम् इदं तदाdhṛtarāṣṭram upāgamya vacaḥ abrūtām idaṃ tadāhaving approached Dhritarashtra, then spoke this word:
संनिधौ विदुरस्य त्वां वक्तुं नृप न शक्नुवःsaṃnidhau vidurasya tvāṃ vaktuṃ nṛpa na śaknuvaḥ"In the presence of Vidura we cannot speak with you, O king;
विविक्तम् इति वक्ष्यावः किं तव इदं चिकीर्षितम्viviktam iti vakṣyāvaḥ kiṃ tava idaṃ cikīrṣitamwe shall speak in private; what is it that you intend?"
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुर्योधनश्duryodhanaśoriginal form "duryodhanaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राधेयश्rādheyaśoriginal form "rādheyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचोvacooriginal form "vaco", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्रूताम्'brūtāmoriginal form "'brūtām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवेदंtavedaṃoriginal form "tavedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then Duryodhana and Radheya, having approached Dhritarashtra, spoke this word: 'In the presence of Vidura we cannot speak with you, O king; we shall speak in private; what is it that you intend?'"
Version
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Here evil intent flees the light and seeks secrecy. It is telling that the conspirators cannot speak in Vidura's presence: falsehood shies away from a righteous witness and seeks solitude. Here appears a sure sign of evil: what hides from honest eyes is itself unclean. Thus scripture reveals the habit of deceit; and the very presence of the righteous exposes the wicked design.