Mahabharat
भये तु समुपक्रान्ते जरासंधे समुद्यते मन्त्रॊ ऽयं मन्त्रितॊ राजन कुलैर अष्टा दशावरैः ॥ २-१३-३४ ॥
'O King, when the threat of Jarasandha's impending attack loomed, eighteen minor royal families convened to devise a strategic plan.' ॥ 2-13-34 ॥
english translation
bhaye tu samupakrAnte jarAsaMdhe samudyate mantrò 'yaM mantritò rAjana kulaira aSTA dazAvaraiH ॥ 2-13-34 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript