अजातशत्रु: कृतमैत्रो हुताग्नि- र्विप्रान्नत्वा तिलगोभूमिरुक्मै: । गृहं प्रविष्टो गुरुवन्दनाय न चापश्यत्पितरौ सौबलीं च ॥ ३१ ॥
ajata-satruh krta-maitro hutagnir vipran natva tila-go-bhumi-rukmaih grham pravisto guru-vandanaya na capasyat pitarau saubalim ca
- ajata
- never born
- satruh
- enemy
- krta
- having performed
- maitrah
- worshiping the demigods
- huta-agnih
- and offering fuel in the fire
- vipran
- the brahmanas
- natva
- offering obeisances
- tila-go-bhumi-rukmaih
- along with grains, cows, land and gold
- grham
- within the palace
- pravistah
- having entered into
- guru-vandanaya
- for offering respect to the elderly members
- na
- did not
- ca
- also
- apasyat
- see
- pitarau
- his uncles
- saubalim
- Gandhari
- ca
- also
Maharaja Yudhisthira, whose enemy was never born, performed his daily morning duties by praying, offering fire sacrifice to the sun-god, and offering obeisances, grains, cows, land and gold to the brahmanas. He then entered the palace to pay respects to the elderly. However, he could not find his uncles or aunt, the daughter of King Subala.