47 The eye of Kali
After Yudhi had thrown his first dice, a 1, Nakula advised Yudhi to protect his line by betting again. Nakula and Saha had swapped places for this glaha, so that Nakula was now on Yudhi’s immediate left, with Saha at the farther end from the paddock, opposite to Dur.
‘Yes, bet now, brother. At least for the moment, on 1,’ Nakula added with resigned irony, ‘the gods have ample opportunity to provide you with a prime.’
‘But I have nothing left, Nakula. What else do I have?’ Yudhi turned to Dur. ‘I wish to place a bet, cousin, but I fear I may have nothing left to interest you.’
‘At the moment we hold Indraprastha,’ said Dur. ‘And the surrounding land. Think where your people are to live, how they are to support themselves if they find themselves with neither dwelling n
