श्री शुक उवाच एवं ब्रुवाणं मैत्रेयं द्वैपायनसुतो बुधः । प्रीणयन्निव भारत्या विदुरः प्रत्यभाषत ॥ १ ॥
sri suka uvaca
evam bruvanam maitreyam
dvaipayana-suto budhah
prinayann iva bharatya
vidurah pratyabhasata
sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; bruvanam-speaking; maitreyam-unto the sage Maitreya; dvaipayana-sutah-the son of Dvaipayana; budhah-learned; prinayan-in a pleasing manner; iva-as it was; bharatya-in the manner of a request; vidurah-Vidura; prati-counter; abhasata-expressed.