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SaÅYa ovac
d*îa Tau Paa<@vaNaqk&- VYaU!& duYaaeRDaNaSTada )
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aïjaya uväca
dåñövä tu päëòavänékaà
vyüòhaà duryodhanas tadä
äcäryam upasaìgamya
räjä vacanam abravét
SYNONYMS
saïjayaù uväca—Saïjaya said; dåñövä—after seeing; tu—but; päëòava-anékam—the soldiers of the Päëòavas; vyüòham—arranged in a military phalanx; duryodhanaù—King Duryodhana; tadä—at that time; äcäryam—the teacher; upasaìgamya—approaching; räjä—the king; vacanam—words; abravét—spoke.
TRANSLATION
Saïjaya said: O King, after looking over the army arranged in military formation by the sons of Päëòu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and spoke the following words.
PURPORT
Dhåtaräñöra 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 Päëòavas, who were all pious since birth. Still he was doubtful about the influence of the place of pilgrimage, and Saïjaya could understand his motive in asking about the situation on the battlefield. Saïjaya 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. Saïjaya therefore informed the king that his son, Duryodhana, after seeing the military force of the Päëòavas, at once went to the commander in chief, Droëäcärya, 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 Päëòavas.
