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युधिष्ठिरः-
'अहं विशिष्टस्सर्वेषां भ्रातॄणां दयितस्तथा ।
कुर्यामहं जितः कर्म स्वयमात्मन्युपप्लुते ॥
 
THE MAHABHARATA
 
"I am superior to all the brothers and
dear to them. I will do service when
I am won and myself am enslaved."
 
जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥
 
Sakuni simply told Yudhisthira : Won'".
 
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शकुनि:-
'एतत्पापिष्ठमकरोः यदात्मानं पराजयेः ।
 
शिष्टे सति धने राजन् पाप आत्मपराजयः ॥
 
Sakuni-
This is most sinful that you should
have lost yourself. King, losing oneself
when property yet remains is sinful.
'अस्ति ते वै प्रिया राजन् ग्लह एकोऽपराजितः ।
पणस्व कृष्णां पाञ्चालीं तयाऽऽत्मानं पुनर्जय ॥'
 
King, there is your wife, a wager not
yet lost; stake Draupadi and win back
thine own self."