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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । किमसौ पाण्डवो राजा धर्मपुत्रोऽभ्यभाषत । श्रुत्वेमा बहुलाः सेनाः प्रत्यर्थेन समागताः ॥५-४९-१॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: What did that Pāṇḍava king, Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira), say upon hearing that these numerous forces have assembled under the opposing side?
english translation
किमिच्छत्यभिसंरम्भाद्योत्स्यमानो युधिष्ठिरः । कस्य स्विद्भ्रातृपुत्राणां चिन्तासु मुखमीक्षते॥५-४९-२॥
What does Yudhiṣṭhira, preparing for engagement with heightened resolve, intend? And upon which of his brothers’ sons does he look, in his deliberations, with particular concern?
english translation
के स्विदेनं वारयन्ति शाम्य युध्येति वा पुनः । निकृत्या कोपितं मन्दैर्धर्मज्ञं धर्मचारिणम्॥५-४९-३॥
Who, indeed, restrains him—saying ‘be calm’—or again urges him, ‘engage’? He knows dharma and practices dharma, yet has been provoked by the shortsighted through deceit.
english translation
संजय उवाच । राज्ञो मुखमुदीक्षन्ते पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह । युधिष्ठिरस्य भद्रं ते स सर्वाननुशास्ति च॥५-४९-४॥
Sañjaya said: The Pāñcālas, together with the Pāṇḍavas, gaze upon the king’s face—upon Yudhiṣṭhira. May it be well with you; he too guides and marshals them all.
english translation
पृथग्भूताः पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजाः । आयान्तमभिनन्दन्ति कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥५-४९-५॥
The chariot contingents of the Pāṇḍavas and the Pāñcālas, drawn up separately, greet Kuntī’s son Yudhiṣṭhira as he approaches.
english translation