 | Book 3 Chapter 10
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | bhagavan nāham apy etad rocaye dyūtasaṃstavam
manye tad vidhinākramya kārito 'smīti vai mune
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| 2 | naitad rocayate bhīṣmo na droṇo viduro na ca
gāndhārī necchati dyūtaṃ tac ca mohāt pravartitam
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| 3 | parityaktuṃ na śaknomi duryodhanam acetanam
putrasnehena bhagavañ jānann api yatavrata
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| 4 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 4 | vaicitravīrya nṛpate satyam āha yathā bhavān
dṛḍhaṃ vedmi paraṃ putraṃ paraṃ putrān na vidyate
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| 5 | indro 'py aśrunipātena surabhyā pratibodhitaḥ
anyaiḥ samṛddhair apy arthair na sutād vidyate param
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| 6 | atra te vartayiṣyāmi mahad ākhyānam uttamam
surabhyāś caiva saṃvādam indrasya ca viśāṃ pate
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| 7 | triviṣṭapagatā rājan surabhiḥ prārudat kila
gavāṃ māta purā tāta tām indro 'nvakṛpāyata
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| 8 | indra uvāca
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| 8 | kim idaṃ rodiṣi śubhe kaccit kṣemaṃ divaukasām
mānuṣeṣv atha vā goṣu naitad alpaṃ bhaviṣyati
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| 9 | surabhir uvāca
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| 9 | vinipāto na vaḥ kaś cid dṛśyate tridaśādhipa
ahaṃ tu putraṃ śocāmi tena rodimi kauśika
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| 10 | paśyainaṃ karṣakaṃ raudraṃ durbalaṃ mama putrakam
pratodenābhinighnantaṃ lāṅgalena nipīḍitam
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| 11 | etaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛśaṃ śrantaṃ vadhyamānaṃ surādhipa
kṛpāviṣṭāsmi devendra manaś codvijate mama
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| 12 | ekas tatra balopeto dhuram udvahate 'dhikām
aparo 'lpabalaprāṇaḥ kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ
kṛcchrād udvahate bhāraṃ taṃ vai śocāmi vāsava
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| 13 | vadhyamānaḥ pratodena tudyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
naiva śaknoti taṃ bhāram udvoḍhuṃ paśya vāsava
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| 14 | tato 'haṃ tasya duḥkhārtā viraumi bhṛśaduḥkhitā
aśrūṇy āvartayantī ca netrābhyāṃ karuṇāyatī
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| 15 | indra uvāca
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| 15 | tava putrasahasreṣu pīḍyamāneṣu śobhane
kiṃ kṛpāyitam asty atra putra eko 'tra pīḍyate
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| 16 | surabhir uvāca
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| 16 | yadi putrasahasraṃ me sarvatra samam eva me
dīnasya tu sataḥ śakra putrasyābhyadhikā kṛpā
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| 17 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 17 | tad indraḥ surabhīvākyaṃ niśamya bhṛśavismitaḥ
jīvitenāpi kauravya mene 'bhyadhikam ātmajam
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| 18 | pravavarṣa ca tatraiva sahasā toyam ulbaṇam
karṣakasyācaran vighnaṃ bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ
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| 19 | tad yathā surabhiḥ prāha samam evāstu te tathā
suteṣu rājan sarveṣu dīneṣv abhyadhikā kṛpā
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| 20 | yādṛśo me sutaḥ paṇḍus tādṛśo me 'si putraka
viduraś ca mahāprājñaḥ snehād etad bravīmy aham
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| 21 | cirāya tava putrāṇāṃ śatam ekaś ca pārthiva
pāṇḍoḥ pañcaiva lakṣyante te 'pi mandāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ
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| 22 | kathaṃ jīveyur atyantaṃ kathaṃ vardheyur ity api
iti dīneṣu pārtheṣu mano me paritapyate
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| 23 | yadi pārthiva kauravyāñ jīvamānān ihecchasi
duryodhanas tava sutaḥ śamaṃ gacchatu pāṇḍavaiḥ
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