03001001a evanM dyUtajitAH pArthAH kopitAz ca durAtmabhiH 'O thou foremost of regenerate ones, deceitfully defeated at dice
03001001c dhArtarASTraisH sahAmAtyair nikRtyA dvijasattama by the sons of dhRtarASTra and their counsellors, incensed by those wicked ones
03001002a zrAvitAH paruSA vAcaH sRjadbhir vairam uttamam that thus brought about a fierce animosity, and addressed in language that was so cruel,
03001002c kim akurvata kauravyA mama pUrvapitAmahAH what did the kuru princes, my ancestors--the sons of pRthA --(then) do?
03001003a kathaJM czvaryavibhraSTAsH sahasA duHkham eyuSaH And how, deprived of affluence and suddenly over whelmed with misery,
03001003c vane vijahrire pArthAzH zakrapratimatejasaH did the sons of pRthA, equal unto zakra in prowess, pass their days in the forest?
03001004a ke cainAn anvavartanta prAptAn vyasanam uttamam Who followed the steps of those princes plunged in excess of affliction?
03001004c kimAhArAH kimAcArAH kva ca vAso mahAtmanAm And how did those high souled ones bear themselves and derive their sustenance, and where did they put up?
03001005a kathanM dvAdaza varSANi vane teSAmM mahAtmanAm And how did those twelve years (of exile) of those warriors
03001005c vyatIyur brAhmaNazreSTha zUrANAm arighAtinAm O illustrious ascetic and foremost of brAhmaNas, who were slayers of foes, pass away in the forest?
