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वैशंपायन उवाच । संजयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नरेश्वरः । ततः संख्यातुमारेभे तद्वचो गुणदोषतः॥५-५९-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having heard Sañjaya’s words, the king—whose sight was wisdom—then began to assess that speech in terms of its merits and faults.
english translation
प्रसंख्याय च सौक्ष्म्येण गुणदोषान्विचक्षणः । यथावन्मतितत्त्वेन जयकामः सुतान्प्रति॥५-५९-२॥
Discerning, he examined with subtlety the merits and defects, with a mind oriented to what is real and fitting—though desiring victory for his sons.
english translation
बलाबले विनिश्चित्य याथातथ्येन बुद्धिमान् । शक्तिं संख्यातुमारेभे तदा वै मनुजाधिपः॥५-५९-३॥
Having determined, with factual discernment, what constituted strength and weakness, the wise lord of men then began to assess the relative capacities of the two sides.
english translation
देवमानुषयोः शक्त्या तेजसा चैव पाण्डवान् । कुरूञ्शक्त्याल्पतरया दुर्योधनमथाब्रवीत्॥५-५९-४॥
He then addressed Duryodhana, stating that the Pāṇḍavas possessed superior power and radiance—supported by both divine and human resources—whereas the Kurus were comparatively lesser in capacity.
english translation
दुर्योधनेयं चिन्ता मे शश्वन्नाप्युपशाम्यति । सत्यं ह्येतदहं मन्ये प्रत्यक्षं नानुमानतः॥५-५९-५॥
‘Duryodhana, this concern of mine never subsides. I hold this to be true—known by direct observation, not merely by inference.’
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