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Chapter 5.26 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

मेधाविनं ह्यर्थकामं कुरूणां; बहुश्रुतं वाग्मिनं शीलवन्तम् सूत राजा धृतराष्ट्रः कुरुभ्यो; सोऽस्मरद्विदुरं पुत्रकाम्यात्

English Translation

The king Dhritarashtra, from a desire to please his son, remembered not that Vidura was a wise man among the Kurus and wished for the well-being of the Kurus, of very great learning, adept at speech and well behaved.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

मेधाविनं | हि + अर्थ + काम | कुरूणां | बहुश्रुतं | वाग्मिनं | शीलवन्तम्
सूत | राजा | धृतराष्ट्रः | कुरुभ्यो | न | सो | ऽस्मरद् | विदुरं | पुत्र + काम्या