The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.50.1

13.50.1

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
darśane kīdṛśaḥ snehaḥ saṃvāse ca pitāmaha |
mahābhāgyaṃ gavāṃ caiva tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'What is the nature of the compassion or pity that is felt at the sight of another's woe? What is the nature of that compassion or sympathy that one feels for another in consequence of one's living in the companionship of that other? What is the nature (and degree) of the high blessedness that attaches to kine? It behoveth thee, O grandsire, to expound all this to me.'