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sañjaya uvāca

drishtvā tu pāndavānīkam

vyūdham duryodhanas tadā

ācāryam upasańgamya

rājā vacanam abravīt

SYNONYMS

sañjayah uvāca — Sañjaya said; drishtvā — after seeing; tu — but; pāndava-anīkam — the soldiers of the Pāndavas; vyūdham — arranged in a military phalanx; duryodhanah — King Duryodhana; tadā — at that time; ācāryam — the teacher; upasańgamya — approaching; rājā — the king; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke.

TRANSLATION

Sañjaya said: O King, after looking over the army arranged in military formation by the sons of Pāndu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and spoke the following words.

PURPORT

Dhritarāshtra was blind from birth. Unfortunately, he was also bereft of spiritual vision. He knew very well that his sons were equally blind in the matter of religion, and he was sure that they could never reach an understanding with the Pāndavas, who were all pious since birth. Still he was doubtful about the influence of the place of pilgrimage, and Sañjaya could understand his motive in asking about the situation on the battlefield. Sañjaya wanted, therefore, to encourage the despondent king and thus assured him that his sons were not going to make any sort of compromise under the influence of the holy place. Sañjaya therefore informed the king that his son, Duryodhana, after seeing the military force of the Pāndavas, at once went to the commander in chief, Dronācārya, to inform him of the real position. Although Duryodhana is mentioned as the king, he still had to go to the commander on account of the seriousness of the situation. He was therefore quite fit to be a politician. But Duryodhana's diplomatic veneer could not disguise the fear he felt when he saw the military arrangement of the Pāndavas.

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