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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
स राजा सुमहातेजा वृद्धः कुरुकुलोद्वहः। नापश्यत तदा किञ्चिदप्रियं पाण्डुनन्दने ॥१५-३-१॥
That king, endowed with great brilliance and advanced in age, the foremost of the Kuru lineage, at that time saw nothing unpleasant happen to the son of Pāṇḍu. (15-3-1)
वर्तमानेषु सद्वृत्तिं पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। प्रीतिमानभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः ॥१५-३-२॥
The king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Ambikā, became affectionately disposed toward the Pāṇḍavas—those great-souled ones of good conduct—in the present time. (15-3-2)
सौबलेयी च गान्धारी पुत्रशोकमपास्य तम्। सदैव प्रीतिमत्यासीत्तनयेषु निजेष्विव ॥१५-३-३॥
And Gandhārī, the daughter of Subala, having put away her grief for her sons, was always affectionate towards them, as though they were her own sons. (15-3-3)
प्रियाण्येव तु कौरव्यो नाप्रियाणि कुरूद्वह। वैचित्रवीर्ये नृपतौ समाचरति नित्यदा ॥१५-३-४॥
O best among the Kurus, Kauravya only does what is pleasant for King Vichitravirya, not what is unpleasant, always. (15-3-4)
यद्यद्ब्रूते च किञ्चित्स धृतराष्ट्रो नराधिपः। गुरु वा लघु वा कार्यं गान्धारी च यशस्विनी ॥१५-३-५॥
Whatever king Dhṛtarāṣṭra says, whether the matter is weighty or light, Gāndhārī the illustrious also acts accordingly. (15-3-5)
तत्स राजा महाराज पाण्डवानां धुरन्धरः। पूजयित्वा वचस्तत्तदकार्षीत्परवीरहा ॥१५-३-६॥
Then the king, the great king and leader of the Pāṇḍavas, having honored those various words, did them; he was the destroyer of enemy heroes. (15-3-6)
तेन तस्याभवत्प्रीतो वृत्तेन स नराधिपः। अन्वतप्यच्च संस्मृत्य पुत्रं मन्दमचेतसम् ॥१५-३-७॥
By that conduct, the king became pleased with him. And recalling his son, who was dull and unintelligent, he also felt regret. (15-3-7)
सदा च प्रातरुत्थाय कृतजप्यः शुचिर्नृपः। आशास्ते पाण्डुपुत्राणां समरेष्वपराजयम् ॥१५-३-८॥
The pure king always, after rising in the morning and performing recitations, desires the sons of Pāṇḍu to be invincible in battles. (15-3-8)
ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वा च हुत्वा चैव हुताशनम्। आयुष्यं पाण्डुपुत्राणामाशास्ते स नराधिपः ॥१५-३-९॥
After causing the Brāhmaṇas to recite and offering oblations into the fire, the king prays for the long life of the sons of Pāṇḍu. (15-3-9)
न तां प्रीतिं परामाप पुत्रेभ्यः स महीपतिः। यां प्रीतिं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यः समवाप तदा नृपः ॥१५-३-१०॥
The king did not receive that supreme affection from his own sons which he then fully received from the sons of Pāṇḍu. (15-3-10)
ब्राह्मणानां च वृद्धानां क्षत्रियाणां च भारत। तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घानामभवत्सुप्रियस्तदा ॥१५-३-११॥
O Bhārata, at that time he became very dear to the Brāhmaṇas, the elders, the Kṣatriyas, and likewise to all the groups of Vaiśyas and Śūdras. (15-3-11)
यच्च किञ्चित्पुरा पापं धृतराष्ट्रसुतैः कृतम्। अकृत्वा हृदि तद्राजा तं नृपं सोऽन्ववर्तत ॥१५-३-१२॥
When some wrong had formerly been done by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the king, not keeping that in his heart, followed him, that king. (15-3-12)
यश्च कश्चिन्नरः किञ्चिदप्रियं चाम्बिकासुते। कुरुते द्वेष्यतामेति स कौन्तेयस्य धीमतः ॥१५-३-१३॥
Whoever among men does even a little of something unpleasant to the son of Ambikā becomes hated by the wise son of Kunti. (15-3-13)
न राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य न च दुर्योधनस्य वै। उवाच दुष्कृतं किञ्चिद्युधिष्ठिरभयान्नरः ॥१५-३-१४॥
Due to fear of Yudhiṣṭhira, no man spoke of any wrongdoing by King Dhṛtarāṣṭra or by Duryodhana. (15-3-14)
धृत्या तुष्टो नरेन्द्रस्य गान्धारी विदुरस्तथा। शौचेन चाजातशत्रोर्न तु भीमस्य शत्रुहन् ॥१५-३-१५॥
Gāndhārī and Vidura were satisfied with the king by his steadfastness; likewise, the slayer of enemies (Kṛṣṇa) was not satisfied with Bhīma, but with Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira) because of his purity. (15-3-15)
अन्ववर्तत भीमोऽपि निष्टनन्धर्मजं नृपम्। धृतराष्ट्रं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य सदा भवति दुर्मनाः ॥१५-३-१६॥
Bhima also followed, sighing, the king born of Dharma; and always, when seeing Dhritarashtra, he becomes distressed in mind. (15-3-16)
राजानमनुवर्तन्तं धर्मपुत्रं महामतिम्। अन्ववर्तत कौरव्यो हृदयेन पराङ्मुखः ॥१५-३-१७॥
The Kaurava followed Dharmaputra, the great-souled king-follower, but with his heart averted. (15-3-17)
