This page has not been fully proofread.

116
 
THE MAHABHARATA
 
cows, numberless goats and sheep ; — this,
king, is my wealth. With this, I will play
with you."
 
एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृत समुपाश्रितः ।
जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥
 
Hearing this and determining, Sakuni
resorted to deceit and simply told
Yudhisthira : " I have won."
 
युधिष्ठिरः-
'राजपुत्रा इमे राजन् शोभन्ते यैर्विभूषिताः ।
कुण्डलानि च निष्काश्च सर्व राजविभूषणम् ।
एतन्मम धनं राजंस्तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥'
 
Yudhisthira-
" King, these ear-rings, necklaces and
all the royal ornaments, adorned with
which these princes (my brothers) shine,-
these are my property; with these I play
with you."
 
जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥