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संजय उवाच । हिरण्वत्यां निविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु । दुर्योधनो महाराज कर्णेन सह भारत॥५-१५७-१॥
Sañjaya said: When the great-souled Pāṇḍavas had taken up residence at Hiraṇvatī, Duryodhana, O great king, together with Karṇa, O Bhārata,
english translation
सौबलेन च राजेन्द्र तथा दुःशासनेन च । आहूयोपह्वरे राजन्नुलूकमिदमब्रवीत्॥५-१५७-२॥
—along with Śakuni, son of Subala, O lord of kings, and also with Duḥśāsana—having summoned him to a private place, the king said this to Ulūka.
english translation
उलूक गच्छ कैतव्य पाण्डवान्सहसोमकान् । गत्वा मम वचो ब्रूहि वासुदेवस्य शृण्वतः॥५-१५७-३॥
“Ulūka, go—O deceitful one—to the Pāṇḍavas together with the Somakas; and having gone, deliver my words while Vāsudeva listens.”
english translation
इदं तत्समनुप्राप्तं वर्षपूगाभिचिन्तितम् । पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च युद्धं लोकभयंकरम्॥५-१५७-४॥
“That very event has now arrived—long contemplated through many years: the strategic war between the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus, a prospect that brings fear to the world.”
english translation
यदेतत्कत्थनावाक्यं संजयो महदब्रवीत् । मध्ये कुरूणां कौन्तेय तस्य कालोऽयमागतः । यथा वः संप्रतिज्ञातं तत्सर्वं क्रियतामिति॥५-१५७-५॥
“That grand, boastful statement which Saṃjaya spoke in the midst of the Kurus, O son of Kuntī—its time has now come. Let everything be carried out exactly as you promised.”
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