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THE MAHABHARATA
 
Pratikami-
was mad with the
 

" Yudhisthira
infatuation of
 
was mad with the
infatuation of
gambling; Draupadi,
 

Duryodhana won you; SO you enter

Dhritarashtra's house. Daughter of king

Yajnasena! I shall lead you to do menial

work."
 

 
द्रौपदी-

'कथं त्वेवं वदसि प्रातिकामिन्

को हि दीव्येद्भार्यया राजपुत्रः ।

मूढो राजा द्यूतमदेन मत्तो

ह्यभून्नान्यत्कैतवमस्य किञ्चित् ॥'
 

How do you speak thus, Pratikamin ?

Which son of a king will play with his

wife as the stake? Mad with the infatuation

of gambling, did the king become

confounded ? Was there not for him

anything else as wager ? "

 
प्रातिकामी-
66
 
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यदा नाभूत् कैतवमन्यदस्य

तदाऽदेवीत्पाण्डवोऽजातशत्रुः ।

न्यस्ताः पूर्वं भ्रातरस्तेन राशा
 
ज्ञा
स्वयं चात्मा त्वमथो राजपुत्री ॥