This brave son of Kuru, unskillful at the game of dice, though dissuaded by all his friends, challenged this son of Gandhari, an expert in the game, to a match.
निवार्यमाणश्च कुरुप्रवीरः सर्वैः सुहृद्भियमप्यतज्ज्ञः। स दीव्यमानः प्रतिदीव्य चैनं गान्धारराजस्य सुतं मताक्षम्॥