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मैत्रेय उवाच
पृथुः प्रजानां करुणं निशम्य परिदेवितम् ।
दीर्घं दध्यौ कुरुश्रेष्ठ निमित्तं सो ऽन्वपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥

maitreya uvaca

prthuh prajanam karunam

nisamya paridevitam

dirgham dadhyau kurusrestha

nimittam so 'nvapadyata

maitreyah uvaca-the great saint Maitreya said; prthuh-King Prthu; prajanam-of the citizens; karunam-pitiable condition; nisamya-hearing; paridevitam-lamentation; dirgham-for a long time; dadhyau-contemplated; kuru-srestha-O Vidura; nimittam-the cause; sah-he; anvapadyata-found out.