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THE MAHABHARATA
in the interior of a big forest cannot burn
the creatures living in holes." Having advised
( them ) thus and accompanied them ( to some
distance), Vidura went ( back ) to his dwelling.
सत्कृताश्चैव पौरस्ते पौरान्सत्कृत्य च [अनघ] ।
अलङ्कृतं जनाकीर्ण विविशुर्वारणावतम् ॥
Welcomed by the citizens with honour
and honouring the citizens ( in turn), the
Pandavas entered the decorated Varanavata,
crowded with people.
तेभ्यो भक्ष्याणि पानानि शयनीयानि शुभानि च ।
आसनानि च मुख्यानि प्रददौ स पुरोचनः ।
निवेदयामास गृहं शिवाख्यमशिवं तदा ॥
That Purochana gave them food, drinks,
beautiful beds and excellent seats, and
offered (them) an inauspicious house named
(however) Siva ( the auspicious one).
विदरस्य सुहृत्कश्चित् खनकः कुशलः क्वचित् ।
चक्रे च वेश्मनस्तस्य मध्ये नातिमहद्विलम् ॥
A friend of Vidura, an expert digger,
dug somewhere in the middle of that house
a fairly big subway.
THE MAHABHARATA
in the interior of a big forest cannot burn
the creatures living in holes." Having advised
( them ) thus and accompanied them ( to some
distance), Vidura went ( back ) to his dwelling.
सत्कृताश्चैव पौरस्ते पौरान्सत्कृत्य च [अनघ] ।
अलङ्कृतं जनाकीर्ण विविशुर्वारणावतम् ॥
Welcomed by the citizens with honour
and honouring the citizens ( in turn), the
Pandavas entered the decorated Varanavata,
crowded with people.
तेभ्यो भक्ष्याणि पानानि शयनीयानि शुभानि च ।
आसनानि च मुख्यानि प्रददौ स पुरोचनः ।
निवेदयामास गृहं शिवाख्यमशिवं तदा ॥
That Purochana gave them food, drinks,
beautiful beds and excellent seats, and
offered (them) an inauspicious house named
(however) Siva ( the auspicious one).
विदरस्य सुहृत्कश्चित् खनकः कुशलः क्वचित् ।
चक्रे च वेश्मनस्तस्य मध्ये नातिमहद्विलम् ॥
A friend of Vidura, an expert digger,
dug somewhere in the middle of that house
a fairly big subway.