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ŚB 10.49.5-6

Devanagari

तेज ओजो बलं वीर्यं प्रश्रयादींश्च सद्गुणान् ।
प्रजानुरागं पार्थेषु न सहद्भ‍िश्चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ५ ॥
कृतं च धार्तराष्ट्रैर्यद् गरदानाद्यपेशलम् ।
आचख्यौ सर्वमेवास्मै पृथा विदुर एव च ॥ ६ ॥

Text

teja ojo balaṁ vīryaṁ
praśrayādīṁś ca sad-guṇān
prajānurāgaṁ pārtheṣu
na sahadbhiś cikīṛṣitam
kṛtaṁ ca dhārtarāṣṭrair yad
gara-dānādy apeśalam
ācakhyau sarvam evāsmai
pṛthā vidura eva ca

Synonyms

tejaḥ — the influence; ojaḥ — skill; balam — strength; vīryam — bravery; praśraya — humility; ādīn — and so on; ca — and; sat — excellent; guṇān — qualities; prajā — of the citizens; anurāgam — the great affection; pārtheṣu — for the sons of Pṛthā; na sahadbhiḥ — of those who could not tolerate; cikīrṣitam — the intentions; kṛtam — had been done; ca — also; dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ — by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; yat — what; gara — of poison; dāna — the giving; ādi — and so on; apeśalam — unbecoming; ācakhyau — told; sarvam — everything; eva — indeed; asmai — to him (Akrūra); pṛthā — Kuntī; viduraḥ — Vidura; eva ca — both.

Translation

Kuntī and Vidura described to Akrūra in detail the evil intentions of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, who could not tolerate the great qualities of Kuntī’s sons — such as their powerful influence, military skill, physical strength, bravery and humility — or the intense affection the citizens had for them. Kuntī and Vidura also told Akrūra about how the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra had tried to poison the Pāṇḍavas and carry out other such plots.