संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
समाः ते च एव मे सर्वे यूयं च एव न संशयःsamāḥ te ca eva me sarve yūyaṃ ca eva na saṃśayaḥ'Equal to me are they all [the Kauravas] and you — there is no doubt;
दीनतः बालतः च एव स्नेहं कुर्वन्ति बान्धवाःdīnataḥ bālataḥ ca eva snehaṃ kurvanti bāndhavāḥ[but] kinsmen show [more] affection to the unfortunate and to the young;
तस्मात् अभ्यधिकः स्नेहः युष्मासु मम सांप्रतम्tasmāt abhyadhikaḥ snehaḥ yuṣmāsu mama sāṃpratamtherefore now my affection for you is greater;
स्नेहपूर्वं चिकीर्षामि हितं वः तत् निबोधतsnehapūrvaṃ cikīrṣāmi hitaṃ vaḥ tat nibodhataout of love I wish to do you good — hear this:
इदं नगरम् अभ्याशे रमणीयं निरामयम्idaṃ nagaram abhyāśe ramaṇīyaṃ nirāmayamhere nearby is a city, delightful, free of ills;
वसत इह प्रतिच्छन्नाः मम आगमनकाङ्क्षिणःvasata iha praticchannāḥ mama āgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥlive here concealed, awaiting my coming'
समास्samāsoriginal form "samās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दीनतोdīnatooriginal form "dīnato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बालतश्bālataśoriginal form "bālataś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्नेहोsnehooriginal form "sneho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वस्vasoriginal form "vas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तन्tanoriginal form "tan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसतेहvasatehaoriginal form "vasateha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिच्छन्नाpraticchannāoriginal form "praticchannā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ममागमनकाङ्क्षिणःmamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥoriginal form "mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here Vyasa reveals the law of love inclining toward the suffering. His admission is telling: though equally kin to both lines, he nonetheless loves the persecuted more — 'kinsmen show [more] affection to the unfortunate and the young.' Here glimmers a reflection of the Lord's mercy: impartial to all, He shows special favor to the humble and the suffering, to those who turn to Him in need. It is telling that the sage's love does not remain a mere feeling but is turned into action — he points out shelter for them and bids them wait. Thus the text reveals that true love inclines toward the weaker and proves itself through care; and in Vyasa's particular regard for the exiles is seen a mercy that seeks out the oppressed.