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SABHA PARVA
 
113
 
"Once called, I wil! never turn back."

Having told Vidura so, Yudhisthira went

( to Hastinapura) the next day, with his party

and retinue and with the women headed

by Draupadi,
 
.
 

 
स हस्तिनपुरं गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रेण पाण्डवः ।

समियाय यथान्यायं कुरुभिश्चापि सर्वशः ॥
 

Reaching Hastinapura, Yudhisthira met
in the proper manner Ihritarashtra and

in the proper manner Dhritarashtra and
all the (other) members (f the Kuru house.
 

 
सुखोषितास्ते रजनीं प्रातस्सर्वे कृताह्निकाः ।

सभां रम्यां प्रविविशुः कितवैरभिनन्दिताः ॥
 

Having spent the night happily, they did
their daily religious duty in the morning

their daily religious duty in the morning
and entered the beautiful gambling hall,

cheered by gamblers.
 

 
शकुनिस्सौबलस्तत्र युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ।
 

' उपस्तीर्णा सभा राजन् सर्वे त्वयि कृतक्षणाः ।

अक्षानुप्त्वा देवनस्य समयोऽस्तु युधिष्ठिर ॥'
 
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