Mahābhārata · Ādiparvan · 1.100TTS
अमर्षितः स्वयं जेतुम् अशक्तः पाण्डवान् रणे निरुत्साहश् च संप्राप्तुं श्रियम् अक्षत्रियो यथा गान्धारराजसहितश् छद्मद्यूतम् अमन्त्रयत्
amarṣitaḥ svayaṃ jetum aśaktaḥ pāṇḍavān raṇe nirutsāhaś ca saṃprāptuṃ śriyam akṣatriyo yathā gāndhārarājasahitaś chadmadyūtam amantrayat
“Dhritarashtra told Sanjaya that his inclination was never to war, that he made no distinction between his own children and the children of Pandu, and that only through paternal affection did he bear with the thoughtless Duryodhana, who, unable to overcome the Pandavas, concerted an unfair game at dice with the king of Gandhara. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
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