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Vidura was very distressed that Dhritarashtra seemed unable to grasp such a simple truth. He thought it best not to say anything more and left.

Dhritarashtra tried again to dissuade Duryodhana from gambling with the Pandavas. "Give up your stubborn insistence on this game, son. It will only lead to destruction. Vidura is a great scholar of politics and ethics. He too sees only destruction in this game. You have everything; why do you envy the Pandavas' success?"

But Duryodhana was not at all prepared to hear such words. He said, "I have nothing compared to Kunti's sons. I have seen the gifts they received from kings. Their assembly hall resembles Indra's palace.