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यथा एव पाण्डोः पुत्राः ते तथा एव अभ्यधिकाः ममyathā eva pāṇḍoḥ putrāḥ te tathā eva abhyadhikāḥ mama"As they are Pandu's sons, so they are even dearer to me;
सा इयम् अभ्यधिका प्रीतिः वृद्धिः विदुर मे मताsā iyam abhyadhikā prītiḥ vṛddhiḥ vidura me matāthis indeed is greater joy and prosperity, Vidura, in my view —
यत् ते कुशलिनः वीराः मित्रवन्तः च पाण्डवाःyat te kuśalinaḥ vīrāḥ mitravantaḥ ca pāṇḍavāḥthat the heroes, the Pandavas, are well and have gained friends;
कः हि द्रुपदम् आसाद्य मित्रं क्षत्तः सबान्धवम्kaḥ hi drupadam āsādya mitraṃ kṣattaḥ sabāndhavamfor who, having gained Drupada as a friend along with his kin, O Kshattri,
न बुभूषेत् भवेन अर्थी गतश्रीः अपि पार्थिवःna bubhūṣet bhavena arthī gataśrīḥ api pārthivaḥwould not desire that, seeking well-being — even a king who has lost his fortune?"
धृतराष्ट्रdhṛtarāṣṭraoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथैवyathaivaoriginal form "yathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रास्putrāsoriginal form "putrās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवाभ्यधिकाtathaivābhyadhikāoriginal form "tathaivābhyadhikā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सेयम्seyamoriginal form "seyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रीतिर्prītiroriginal form "prītir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृद्धिर्vṛddhiroriginal form "vṛddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुशलिनोkuśalinooriginal form "kuśalino", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीराvīrāoriginal form "vīrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मित्रवन्तश्mitravantaśoriginal form "mitravantaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कोkooriginal form "ko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुभूषेद्bubhūṣedoriginal form "bubhūṣed", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेनार्थीbhavenārthīoriginal form "bhavenārthī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गतश्रीर्gataśrīroriginal form "gataśrīr", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the king's words are good, yet his heart is divided. It is telling that Dhritarashtra eloquently praises the Pandavas before Vidura — yet soon, in private, heeds something else. Here the wound of hypocrisy is laid bare: the lips speak dharma, while the heart clings to one's own son. Thus scripture reveals the king's inner division; and behind the fine words lies a wavering will, ready to bend toward evil.