An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s3.551.1

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Vidura complained of the ingratitude of kings and their fondness of flattery (II, 64). Yudhishthira lost his wealth, kine, horses, goats, and sheep, "from Parnada to the eastern bank of the Sindhu," his city, country, lands, and the wealth of all dwelling therein, except that of the brahmans, and all those persons themselves except the brahmans, the ear-rings and nishkas and other ornaments of the princes who were present, then Nakula, Sahadeva, Arjuna, Bhima, himself, and Draupadi; now Bhishma, Drona, Krpa, Vidura, etc., all gave way to grief, but Dhrtarashtra, Karna, Duhsasana, etc., were glad (II, 65).—§ 299: Duryodhana ordered Kshattr (i.e. Vidura) to bring better Draupadi to sweep the chambers and stay with the servant maids; Vidura declared that having lost himself, Yudhishthira could not lawfully stake Draupadi, and said: "A goat had once swallowed a knife, and when it was pierced by it the huoter placed the head of the animal on the ground, and when drawing the knife out he tore its throat frightfully; therefore do not swallow the wealth of the Pandavas" (II, 66). Then Duryodhana ordered the prati-tikamin (a suta) to bring Draupadi; she ordered him to ask Yudhishthira whether he had lost himself or her first; as Yudhishthira said nothing, Duryodhana ordered that Draupadi should come and put her question in the assembly; she sent the suta back to the assembly saying that she would do what aged and virtuous persons would tell her; all sat without uttering a word;