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ब्रूयाः कर्ण इतो गत्वा द्रोणं शांतनवं कृपम् । सौम्योऽयं वर्तते मासः सुप्रापयवसेन्धनः॥५-१४०-१६॥
Karna, having gone from here, you should tell Droṇa, Śāṃtanava (Bhīṣma), and Kṛpa: ‘This month is auspicious; fodder, barley, and fuel are readily obtainable.’
english translation
पक्वौषधिवनस्फीतः फलवानल्पमक्षिकः । निष्पङ्को रसवत्तोयो नात्युष्णशिशिरः सुखः॥५-१४०-१७॥
‘The forests are abundant with ripened herbs; there is fruit, and few insects; the ground is free of mud; the water is pleasant-tasting; the weather is neither excessively hot nor cold—overall comfortable.’
english translation
सप्तमाच्चापि दिवसादमावास्या भविष्यति । संग्रामं योजयेत्तत्र तां ह्याहुः शक्रदेवताम्॥५-१४०-१८॥
‘And from the seventh day onward there will be an amāvāsyā, the new-moon day. One should schedule the engagement then, for that day is said to be under Indra’s divinity.’
english translation
तथा राज्ञो वदेः सर्वान्ये युद्धायाभ्युपागताः । यद्वो मनीषितं तद्वै सर्वं संपादयामि वः॥५-१४०-१९॥
‘And you should also tell the king and all those who have assembled for engagement: whatever you intend, I will indeed carry out all of it for you.’
english translation
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च दुर्योधनवशानुगाः । प्राप्य शस्त्रेण निधनं प्राप्स्यन्ति गतिमुत्तमाम्॥५-१४०-२०॥
Kings and princes who have fallen under Duryodhana’s sway, meeting death by weapons, will attain the highest state beyond death.
english translation