67 - YANASANDHI PARVA (Contd)

Vaishampayana said: -

1. On Duryodhana; the son of Dhritarashtra, not minding this speech much, and all the others remaining dumb those bulls among men rose up (and departed).

2. After all the kings of the earth have stood up, the great king (Dhritarashtra) began to enquire of Sanjaya in secret,

3. The resolves of his own party and of his enemies and Pandavas, after the one who was subject to wishes of his son had wished them (the kings) success.

Dhritarashtra said: -

4. O son of Gavalgani, tell one of the little superiority that exists in our own army. You know the affairs of the Pandavas fully, in what points they are superior and in what inferior.

5. You know the points of superiority of these two armies. You know everything and can foresee them. You are well conversant with what is conducive to righteousness and worldly profit. You, who are such, O Sanjaya, asked by me, tell me which of the parties, in the event of war between them, will cease to exist.

Sanjaya said: -

6. I shall not tell you anything in secret, for then ill felling against me may enter within you, O king. Have our sire of great vows, and queen Gandhari brought here, O Ajamida.

7. They will be able to remove any ill-feeling, O chief among men, (you may harbour against me), acquainted as they are with virtue and skilled as they are in foresight. In their presence shall I tell you everything about the purposes determined on by Keshava and the son of Pritha.

Vaishampayana said: -

8. Gandhari and Vyasa were brought there by him, who was then spoken to. Conducted by Vidura, they quickly entered the Council Chamber.

9. And knowing that intention of Sanjaya and of his son, the exceedingly wise Krishna Dwaipayana after coming there said:

Vyasa said: -

10. To Dhritarashtra, who is asking, O Sanjaya, tell everything that he wants to know. Tell everything to him about the son of Vasudeva and Arjuna, as you know them.

Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter in the Yanasandhi of the Udyoga Parva.