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T
HE MAHABHARATA
 
H
aving told Yudhisthira thus, the mighty

Krishna, the best among men, left for

Dvaraka, taking Subhadra and Abhimanyu

in his golden chariot. And Dhrishta-

dyumna, son of Drupada, also departed

for his city, taking the sons of Draupadi.
 

 
पुण्यं द्वैतवनं रम्यं विविशुर्भरतर्षभाः ॥
 

The illustrious scions of Bharata, the

Pandavas, entered the holy and beautiful

Dvaita forest.
 

 
अथ कृष्णा धर्मराजमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
 

Then, Draupadi addressed these words

to Yudhisthira :
 

 
' नूनं च तव नैवास्ति मन्युर्भरतसत्तम ।

यत्ते भ्रातॄंश्च मां चैव दृष्ट्वा न व्यथते मनः ॥
 

"You best of the Bharatas ! surely, you

have no indignation, you whose mind is

not pained on seeing your brothers and me.
 

 
'नेह धर्मानृशंस्याभ्यां न क्षान्त्या नार्जवेन च ।

पुरुषः श्रियमाप्नोति न घृघ<flag></flag>णित्वेन कर्हिचित् ॥