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के तत्र अन्ये कितवा दीव्यमानाke tatra anye kitavā dīvyamānā[Yudh.:] 'What other gamblers will play there,
विना राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रैःvinā rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraiḥbesides the sons of King Dhritarashtra?
पृच्छामि त्वां विदुर ब्रूहि नस् तान्pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vidura brūhi nas tānI ask you, Vidura; tell us those
यैर् दीव्यामः शतशः संनिपत्यyair dīvyāmaḥ śataśaḥ saṃnipatyawith whom we shall play, meeting together, by the hundreds.'
गान्धार-राजः शकुनिःgāndhāra-rājaḥ śakuniḥ[Vidura:] 'The Gandhara king Shakuni,
विशां पते राज-अतिदेवीviśāṃ pate rāja-atidevīO lord of the people, a gambler beyond measure [skilled],
कृत-हस्तो मत-अक्षःkṛta-hasto mata-akṣaḥwith a practiced hand, a knower of dice;
विविंशतिश् चित्रसेनश् च राजाviviṃśatiś citrasenaś ca rājāVivimshati, and King Chitrasena,
सत्यव्रतः पुरुमित्रो जयश् चsatyavrataḥ purumitro jayaś caSatyavrata, Purumitra, and Jaya;
महा-भयाः कितवाः संनिविष्टाmahā-bhayāḥ kitavāḥ saṃniviṣṭāthe most fearsome gamblers, seated [there],
माया-उपधा देवितारो ऽत्र सन्तिmāyā-upadhā devitāro 'tra santigamblers relying on deceit, are gathered there.'
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रान्येtatrānyeoriginal form "tatrānye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदुरviduraoriginal form "vidura", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गान्धारराजःgāndhārarājaḥoriginal form "gāndhārarājaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शकुनिर्śakuniroriginal form "śakunir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजातिदेवीrājātidevīoriginal form "rājātidevī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतहस्तोkṛtahastooriginal form "kṛtahasto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मताक्षःmatākṣaḥoriginal form "matākṣaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाभयाःmahābhayāḥoriginal form "mahābhayāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मायोपधाmāyopadhāoriginal form "māyopadhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धात्राdhātrāoriginal form "dhātrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिष्टस्यdiṣṭasyaoriginal form "diṣṭasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वशेvaśeoriginal form "vaśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किलेदंkiledaṃoriginal form "kiledaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नादेवनंnādevanaṃoriginal form "nādevanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कितवैर्kitavairoriginal form "kitavair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अद्यadyaoriginal form "adya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेmeoriginal form "me", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Vidura does not conceal the truth: 'gamblers who rely on deceit are gathered there.' His forthrightness is telling—he calls cheats by their name, warning openly. The verse teaches that a faithful counselor neither flatters nor embellishes: he lays before the one about to go the whole truth of the danger, so that he walks, at least, with open eyes. Vidura has fulfilled his duty to the end—he named deceit as deceit. And that Yudhishthira will go nonetheless is not on the conscience of the one who warned him: to warn truthfully is the limit of an honest man's power; beyond it begins the freedom and fate of the one summoned. Whoever has openly named the trap is clear of blame, even if the one warned steps into it all the same.