धृतराष्ट्र उवाच यथा वदति कल्याणीं वाचं दानपते भवान् । तथानया न तृप्यामि मर्त्य: प्राप्य यथामृतम् ॥ २६ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca yathā vadati kalyāṇīṁ vācaṁ dāna-pate bhavān tathānayā na tṛpyāmi martyaḥ prāpya yathāmṛtam
- dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca
- Dhṛtarāṣṭra said
- yathā
- as
- vadati
- speak
- kalyāṇīm
- auspicious
- vācam
- words
- dāna
- of charity
- pate
- O master
- bhavān
- you
- tathā
- so
- anayā
- by this
- na tṛpyāmi
- I am not satiated
- martyaḥ
- a mortal
- prāpya
- attaining
- yathā
- as if
- amṛtam
- the nectar of immortality
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O master of charity, I can never be satiated while hearing your auspicious words. Indeed, I am like a mortal who has obtained the nectar of the gods.