द्यूते त्वधर्मेण जितस्य साधो: सत्यावलम्बस्य वनं गतस्य । न याचतोऽदात्समयेन दायं तमोजुषाणो यदजातशत्रो: ॥ ८ ॥
dyute tv adharmena jitasya sadhoh satyavalambasya vanam gatasya na yacato ’dat samayena dayam tamo-jusano yad ajata-satroh
- dyute
- by means of gambling
- tu
- but
- adharmena
- by unfair tricks
- jitasya
- of the vanquished
- sadhoh
- a saintly person
- satya-avalambasya
- one who embraced truth as shelter
- vanam
- forest
- gatasya
- of the goer
- na
- never
- yacatah
- when asked for
- adat
- delivered
- samayena
- in due course
- dayam
- right share
- tamah-jusanah
- overwhelmed by illusion
- yat
- as much as
- ajata-satroh
- of one who had no enemy.
Yudhisthira, who was born without any enemy, was unfairly defeated in gambling. But because he had taken the vow of truthfulness, he went off to the forest. When he came back in due course and begged the return of his rightful share of the kingdom, he was refused by Dhrtarastra, who was overwhelmed by illusion.