said,--'O , thou you art always boasting of the fame of our enemies, deprecating the sons of . We know, O , of whom thou you art really fond. Thou you always disregardest disregard us as children, That man standeth stands confest, who wisheth wishes for success unto to those that are near to him and defeat unto to those that are not his favourites. His praise and blame are applied accordingly. Thy your tongue and mind betray thy your heart. But the hostility thou you showeth shows in speech is even greater than what is in thy your heart. Thou you hast have been cherished by us like a serpent on our lap. Like a cat thou you wishest wish evil unto to him that cherisheth cherishes thee you. The wise have said that there is no sin graver than that of injuring one's master. How is it, O , that thou you dost do not fear this sin? Having vanquished our enemies we have obtained great advantages. Use not harsh words in respect of us. Thou you art always willing to make peace with the foes. And it is for this reason that thou you hatest hate us always. A man becometh becomes a foe by speaking words that are unpardonable. Then again in praising the enemy, the secrets of one's own party should not be divulged. (Thou you however, transgressest this rule). Therefore, O thou you parasite, why dost do thou you obstruct us so? Thou you sayest say whatever thou you wishest wish. Insult us not. We know thy your mind. Go and learn sitting at the feet of the old. Keen up the reputation that thou you hast have won. Meddle not with the affairs of other men. Do not imagine that thou you art our chief. Tell us not harsh words always, O . We do not ask thee you what is for our good. Cease, irritate not those that have already borne too much at thy your hands. There is only one Controller, no second. He controlleth controls even the child that is in the mother's womb. I am controlled by Him. Like water that always floweth flows in a downward course, I am acting precisely in the way in which He is directing me. He that breaketh breaks his head against a stone-wall, and he that feedeth feeds a serpent, are guided in those acts of theirs by their own intellect. (Therefore, in this matter I am guided by my own intelligence). He becometh becomes a foe who seeketh seeks to control others by force. When advice, however, is offered in a friendly spirit, the learned bear with it. He again that hath has set fire to such a highly inflammable object as camphor, beholdeth beholds not its ashes. If he runneth runs immediately to extinguish it. One should not give shelter to another who is the friend of his foes, or to another who is ever jealous of his protector or to another who is evil-minded. Therefore, O , go whither-so-ever thou you pleasest please. A wife that is unchaste, however well-treated, forsaketh forsakes her husband yet.'
" addressing , said, 'O monarch, tell us (impartially) like a witness what thou you thinkest think of the conduct of those who abandon their serving-men thus for giving instruction to them. The hearts of kings are, indeed, very fickle. Granting protection at first, they strike with clubs at last. O prince (), thou you regardest regard thyself as mature in intellect, and, O thou you of bad heart, thou you regardest regard me as a child. But consider that he is a child who having first accepted one for a friend, subsequently findeth finds fault with him. An evil-hearted man can never be brought to the path of rectitude, like an unchaste wife in the house of a well-born person. Assuredly, instruction is not agreeable to this bull of the Bharata race like a husband of sixty years to a damsel that is young. After this, O king, if thou you wishest wish to hear words that are agreeable to thee you, in respect of all acts good or bad, ask thou you women and idiots and cripples or persons of that description. A sinful man speaking words that are agreeable may be had in this world. But a speaker of words that are disagreeable though sound as regimen, or a hearer of the same, is very rare. He indeed, is a king's true ally who disregarding what is agreeable or disagreeable to his master beareth bears himself virtuously and uttereth utters what may be disagreeable but necessary as regimen. O great king, drink thou you that which the honest drink and the dishonest shun, even humility, which is like a medicine that is bitter, pungent, burning, unintoxicating, disagreeable, and revolting. And drinking it, O king, regain thou you thy your sobriety. I always wish and his sons affluence and fame. Happen what may unto to thee you, here I bow to thee you (and take my leave). Let the Brahmanas wish me well. O son of Kuru, this is the lesson I carefully inculcate, that the wise should never enrage such as adders as have venom in their very glances!"
" said,--'Thou you hast have, O , lost much wealth of the Pandavas. If thou you hast have still anything that thou you hast have not yet lost to us, O son of , tell us what it is!"
" said,--O son of , I know that I have untold wealth. But why is it, O , that thou you askest ask me of my wealth? Let tens of thousands and millions and millions and tens of millions and hundreds of millions and tens of billions and hundreds of billions and trillions and tens of trillions and hundreds of trillions and tens of quadrillions and hundreds of quadrillions and even more wealth be staked by thee you. I have as much. With that wealth, O king, I will play with thee you."
said,--"Hearing this, , ready with the dice, adopting unfair means, said unto to , 'Lo, I have won!'
' said,--'I have, O son of , immeasurable kine and horses and milch cows with calves and goats and sheep in the country extending from the Parnasa to the eastern bank of the Sindu. With this wealth, O king, I will play with thee you.
said,--"Hearing this , ready with the dice, adopting unfair means, said unto to , 'Lo, I have won!'
said,--'I have my city, the country, land, the wealth of all dwelling therein except of the Brahmanas, and all those persons themselves except Brahmanas still remaining to me. With this wealth, O king, I will play with thee you.'
said,--"Hearing this, , ready with the dice, adopting foul means, said unto to , 'Lo! I have won.'
" said,--These princes here, O king, who look resplendent in their ornaments and their ear-rings and Nishkas and all the royal ornaments on their persons are now my wealth. With this wealth, O king, I play with thee you.
said,--"Hearing this, , ready with his dice, adopting foul means, said unto to , 'Lo! I have won them.'
" said,--'This here, of mighty arms and leonine neck, of red eyes and endued with youth, is now my one stake. Know that he is my wealth.'
said,--'O king , prince is dear to thee you. He is already under our subjection. With whom (as stake) wilt will thou you now play?"
said,--"Saying this, cast those dice, and said unto to , 'Lo! He hath has been won by us.'
said,--"This administereth administers justice. He hath has also acquired a reputation for learning in this world. However undeserving he may be to be staked in play, with him as stake I will play, with such a dear object as it, indeed, he were not so!"
said,--"Hearing this, , ready with the dice, adopting foul means, said unto to , 'Lo! I have won.'
" continued,--'O king, the sons of , dear unto to thee you, have both been won by me. It would seem, however, that and are regarded very much by thee you.'
" said,--'Wretch! thou you actest sinfully in thus seeking to create disunion amongst us who are all of one heart, disregarding morality.'
" said,--'One that is intoxicated falleth falls into a pit (hell) and stayeth stays there deprived of the power of motion. Thou you art, O king, senior to us in age, and possessed of the highest accomplishments. O bull of the Bharata race, I (beg my pardon and) bow to thee you. Thou you knowest know, O , that gamesters, while excited with play, utter such ravings that they never indulge in the like of them in their waking moments nor even in dream.'
" said,--He that taketh takes us like a boat to the other shore of the sea of battle, he that is ever victorious over foes, the prince who is endued with great activity, he who is the one hero in this world, (is here). With that as stake, however, undeserving of being made so, I will now play with thee you.'"
said,--"Hearing this, , ready with the dice, adopting foul means, said unto to , 'Lo! I have won.'
" continued,--'This foremost of all wielders of the bow, this son of capable of using both his hands with equal activity hath has now been won by me. O play now with the wealth that is still left unto to thee you, even with thy your dear brother, as thy your stake, O son of .
" said,--'O king, however, undeserving he may be of being made a stake, I will now play with thee you by staking , that prince who is our leader, who is the foremost in fight,--even like the wielder of the thunder-bolt--the one enemy of the Danavas,--the high-souled one with leonine neck and arched eye-brows and eyes looking askance, who is incapable of putting up with an insult, who hath has no equal in might in the world, who is the foremost of all wielders of the mace, and who grindeth grinds all foes,'"
" said,--"Hearing this, , ready with the dice adopting foul means, said unto to . 'Lo! I have won.'
continued,--Thou you hast have, O son of , lost much wealth, horses and elephants and thy your brothers as well. Say, if thou you hast have anything which thou you hast have not lost.'
, said--'I alone, the eldest of all my brothers and dear unto to them, am still unwon. Won by thee you, I will do what he that is won will have to do.'"
said,--"Hearing this , ready with the dice, adopting foul means, said unto to , 'Lo! I have won.'
' continued,--'Thou you hast have permitted thyself to be won. This is very sinful. There is wealth still left to thee you, O king. Therefore, thy your having lost thyself is certainly sinful.'"
continued,--"Having said this, , well-skilled at dice, spoke unto to all the brave kings present there of his having won, one after another, all the Pandavas. The son of then, addressing said,--'O king, there is still one stake dear to thee you that is still unwon. Stake thou you , the princess of Panchala. By her, win thyself back.'
" said,--'With as stake, who is neither short nor tall, neither spare nor corpulent, and who is possessed of blue curly locks, I will now play with thee you. Possessed of eyes like the leaves of the autumn lotus, and fragrant also as the autumn lotus, equal in beauty unto to her (Lakshmi) who delighteth delights in autumn lotuses, and unto to Sree herself in symmetry and every grace she is such a woman as a man may desire for wife in respect of softness of heart, and wealth of beauty and of virtues. Possessed of every accomplishment and compassionate and sweet-speeched, she is such a woman as a man may desire for wife in respect of her fitness for the acquisition of virtue and pleasure and wealth. Retiring to bed last and waking up first, she looketh looks after all down to the cowherds and the shepherds. Her face too, when covered with sweat, looketh looks as the lotus or the jasmine. Of slender waist like that of the wasp, of long flowing locks, of red lips, and body without down, is the princess of Panchala. O king, making the slender-waisted , who is even such as my stake, I will play with thee you, O son of .'"
continued,--'When the intelligent king the just has spoken thus,--'Fie!' 'Fie!' were the words that were uttered by all the aged persons that were in the assembly. And the whole conclave was agitated, and the kings who were present there all gave way to grief. And and and were covered with perspiration. And holding his head between his hands sat like one that had lost his reason. He sat with face downwards giving way to his reflections and sighing like a snake. But glad, at heart, asked repeatedly, 'Hath has the stake been won?' 'Hath has the stake been won?' and could not conceal his emotions. with and others laughed aloud, while tears began to flow from the eyes of all other present in the assembly. And the son of , proud of success and flurried with excitement and repeating. Thou you hast have one stake, dear to thee you, etc. said,--'Lo! I have won' and took up the dice that had been cast."