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वैशंपायन उवाच । प्रातरुत्थाय कृष्णस्तु कृतवान्सर्वमाह्निकम् । ब्राह्मणैरभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रययौ नगरं प्रति॥५-८७-१॥

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Rising in the morning, Kṛṣṇa performed all the prescribed daily rites; having received the Brahmins’ permission, he set out toward the city.”

english translation

तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुमनुज्ञाप्य ततो नृप । पर्यवर्तन्त ते सर्वे वृकस्थलनिवासिनः॥५-८७-२॥

“O king, having taken leave of that mighty-armed one as he departed, all those residents of Vṛkasthala then turned back.”

english translation

धार्तराष्ट्रास्तमायान्तं प्रत्युज्जग्मुः स्वलंकृताः । दुर्योधनमृते सर्वे भीष्मद्रोणकृपादयः॥५-८७-३॥

“The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, adorned in proper attire, went out to receive him as he arrived—everyone except Duryodhana, including Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and others.”

english translation

पौराश्च बहुला राजन्हृषीकेशं दिदृक्षवः । यानैर्बहुविधैरन्ये पद्भिरेव तथापरे॥५-८७-४॥

O King, many townspeople, longing to behold Hṛṣīkeśa, came forth—some in many kinds of conveyances, and others on foot.

english translation

स वै पथि समागम्य भीष्मेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । द्रोणेन धार्तराष्ट्रैश्च तैर्वृतो नगरं ययौ॥५-८७-५॥

Meeting Bhīṣma, unwearied in action, along the road, and also Droṇa and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, he proceeded to the city surrounded by them.

english translation