Like bamboo which bears fruits when it is about to die, this king, this son of Dhritarashtra, wins this treasure at play. Intoxicated (in play), he does not perceive in his these last moments what enmity and frightful terrors the dice bring in.
अयं धत्ते वेणुरिवात्मघाती फलं राजा धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः। द्यूतं हि वैराय महाभयाय मत्तो न बुध्यत्ययमन्तकालम्॥