SB 1.13.21

Synonyms

[After pointing out the pettiness of lingering in household affairs (in the last two and a half verses), Vidura now endeavors to awaken detachment in Dhṛtarāṣṭra in seven verses beginning with the following (atrāvasthāne dainya-mati darśayan vairāgyam utpādayati pitṛ-bhrātriti saptabhiḥ).⁵²]; te — your [tava⁵³]; pitṛ — uncle [Bhīṣma⁵⁴]; bhrātṛ — brothers [and cousins, such as Bhūriśravā]; suhṛt — friends [and allies, such as Śalya]; putrāḥ — [and] sons [headed by Duryodhana]; hatāḥ — have all been killed [mṛtāḥ⁵⁵]; vayam — the prime of your life [yauvanam⁵⁶]; vigatam — has slipped away [apagatam⁵⁷]; ca — and; ātmā — [your] body [dehaḥ]; grastaḥ — is stricken; jarayā — with old age; [yet in spite of this (yadyapy evaṁ tathāpi)]; upāsase — you reside [merely for the sake of your livelihood (jīvanārtham); like a household dog (gṛha-pāla-vat)⁵⁸]; para-geham — [in] another’s house [in the house of your enemies (śatrūṇāṁ geham)].

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