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वैशंपायन उवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौन्तेयः सर्वान्भ्रातॄनुपह्वरे । आहूय भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥५-१९५-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Hearing this, the son of Kuntī—best of the Bharatas—summoned all his brothers nearby and spoke these words.
english translation
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु ये चारपुरुषा मम । ते प्रवृत्तिं प्रयच्छन्ति ममेमां व्युषितां निशाम्॥५-१९५-२॥
“My agents within Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s forces provide me with intelligence; throughout this night that has passed, they have conveyed to me the developments there.”
english translation
दुर्योधनः किलापृच्छदापगेयं महाव्रतम् । केन कालेन पाण्डूनां हन्याः सैन्यमिति प्रभो॥५-१९५-३॥
“It is reported that Duryodhana asked Āpageya of great vows: ‘At what time should the Pāṇḍavas’ forces be struck down, sir?’”
english translation
मासेनेति च तेनोक्तो धार्तराष्ट्रः सुदुर्मतिः । तावता चापि कालेन द्रोणोऽपि प्रत्यजानत॥५-१९५-४॥
“He told the ill-judging Dhārtarāṣṭra, ‘Within a month.’ And for that same span of time, Droṇa too assented.”
english translation
गौतमो द्विगुणं कालमुक्तवानिति नः श्रुतम् । द्रौणिस्तु दशरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे महास्त्रवित्॥५-१९५-५॥
“We have heard that Gautama stated a time twice as long. But Drauṇi, the wielder of great weapons, pledged (results) within ten nights.”
english translation