Vaishampayana said: -
1. In this way discoursing with Sanat-Sujata and the wise Vidura, the king passed that night.
2. That night having passed away, all the kings entered the Council Chamber with glad hearts with the desire of seeing the Suta.
3. Desirous of hearing the message of those sons of Pritha, full of virtue and worldly benefit, all with Dhritarashtra at their head went to the blessed Council Chamber.
4. Of a bright white and large area and adorned with a golden floor it was beautiful as the moon and wet with sandal water.
5. It was covered over with handsome seats made of gold and of wood and of marble and of ivory, having excellent covers.
6. Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Shalya, Kritabarman, Joyadratha, Aswathama, Vikarna, Somadatta, Valhika,
7. Vidura of great wisdom, and Yuyutsu of great prowess, all these heroes and rulers of the earth, O bull among the race of Bharata,
8. Keeping Dhritarashtra in the front entered that blessed Council Chamber, as also did Dushasana, Chitrasena, Shakuni and Souvala.
9. Durmukha, Dusaha, Kama, Uluka, Vivinsati having placed Duryodhana, the wrathful king of the Kurus, in the front,
10. Entered that Council, O king, like the gods forming the train of Shakra. At the time, O king, filled with those heroes, having arms like iron maces,
11. That Council Chamber, O king, appeared like a den filled with lion. All those “highly bowmen of great prowess having entered the hall,
12. Those of the effulgence of the sun seated themselves on the variegated seats. And to all those kings, seated on their seats, O Bharata,
13. The gate keeper (thus) submitted for their information, the presence of the Suta’s son: Here comes he with his car who was sent to the sons of Pandu.
14. Our messenger has returned speedily by the aid of horses of Sindhu species, which ace good carriers of loads. Coming to that place quickly and dismounting from the chariot the one having earrings entered the Council Chamber full of great-souled rulers of the earth.
Sanjaya said: -
15. Having gone to the Pandavas, I am returned; know you this, O sons of Kuru. The Pandus salute all the sons of Kurus, each according to his age.
16. They pay their respects to the old and present suitable greetings to those of their age and also to those their youngers. In fact, the sons of Pritha present suitable greetings to all according to their respective ages.
17. What I, instructed by Dhritarashtra before, having gone there from hence said to the sons of Pandu, listen to that, O rulers.
Thus ends the forty-seventh chapter, Sanjaya sent in message, in the Yanasandhi of the Udyoga Parva.