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वैशंपायन उवाच । पृथामामन्त्र्य गोविन्दः कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । दुर्योधनगृहं शौरिरभ्यगच्छदरिंदमः॥५-८९-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having taken leave of Pṛthā and having also circumambulated respectfully, Śauri went to Duryodhana’s residence—the subduer of adversaries.
english translation
लक्ष्म्या परमया युक्तं पुरंदरगृहोपमम् । तस्य कक्ष्या व्यतिक्रम्य तिस्रो द्वाःस्थैरवारितः॥५-८९-२॥
Endowed with exceptional splendor, comparable to the residence of Purandara (Indra), he passed through three enclosures of that mansion, unobstructed by the gatekeepers.
english translation
ततोऽभ्रघनसंकाशं गिरिकूटमिवोच्छ्रितम् । श्रिया ज्वलन्तं प्रासादमारुरोह महायशाः॥५-८९-३॥
Then the illustrious one ascended the palace—resembling a dense mass of clouds, rising like a mountain peak, and blazing with splendor.
english translation
तत्र राजसहस्रैश्च कुरुभिश्चाभिसंवृतम् । धार्तराष्ट्रं महाबाहुं ददर्शासीनमासने॥५-८९-४॥
There he beheld the mighty-armed Dhārtarāṣṭra seated upon his throne, encompassed by thousands of kings and by the Kurus.
english translation
दुःशासनं च कर्णं च शकुनिं चापि सौबलम् । दुर्योधनसमीपे तानासनस्थान्ददर्श सः॥५-८९-५॥
He saw Duḥśāsana, Karṇa, and also Śakuni Saubala, seated there near Duryodhana.
english translation